U18 World League

Pipon Pipon Field
Spectators: 7583 (Terracing: 5688, Seating: 1744, VIP seats: 151) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Mario Ekain made the kick off which started today's match. In the 4th minute, Mario Ekain hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Maximiliano Astudillo hit a great freekick 6 minutes into the match. After a rather tough play, ⭐️ Never Walk Alone ⭐️'s Hector Eguerdi got a free kick in the 7th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Marcos Sewell in the 8th minute of play forced ⭐️ Never Walk Alone ⭐️'s goalkeeper Celestino Rexino to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Darin Marks took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Mario Ekain, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Mario Ekain in the 22nd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Darin Marks saved C. A. Pipon Pipon from getting behind. 27 minutes into the game, Bobby Fisher cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 3-0. Celestino Rexino was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Pancho Cabeza during the 31st minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The supporters of ⭐️ Never Walk Alone ⭐️ booed when C. A. Pipon Pipon was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 31 match minutes in a wonderful position. Pancho Cabeza didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 33 minutes C. A. Pipon Pipon's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Melquiades Txilar who took care of the corner kick. Melquiades Txilar made a great header on ⭐️ Never Walk Alone ⭐️'s corner, it was just that C. A. Pipon Pipon's Darin Marks managed to reach the ball for a save. A collision led to ⭐️ Never Walk Alone ⭐️ getting a freekick after 37 minutes play. Melquiades Txilar hit a great ball. After a defensive mix-up in ⭐️ Never Walk Alone ⭐️'s zone, Bobby Fisher stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Celestino Rexino came out of the goal and Bobby Fisher tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Celestino Rexino showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Raphael Houser in the 39th minute of the match. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 3-0 at half-time.

C. A. Pipon Pipon made a substitution. Foster Romero replaced Thaddeus Wiley. C. A. Pipon Pipon's Landon Vogt was substituted for Kerry Lancaster. 54 minutes into the match, C. A. Pipon Pipon's goal looked a bit too open when Nemesio Gorka came free, but Darin Marks reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Bobby Fisher took the ball and in the 56 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Celestino Rexino. Celestino Rexino dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 4-0. After 59 minutes, Saturnino Santikurtz mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the ⭐️ Never Walk Alone ⭐️ and the C. A. Pipon Pipon players grew even worse after the yellow card. The supporters of C. A. Pipon Pipon booed when ⭐️ Never Walk Alone ⭐️ was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 59 match minutes in a wonderful position. Saturnino Santikurtz didn't get a good kick on the ball. When Raphael Houser came up free with the goalie in the 60th minute, the C. A. Pipon Pipon fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Raphael Houser couldn't finish the play. Mario Ekain came free with the goalkeeper in the 62nd minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Darin Marks could save by the left post. After 65 played minutes C. A. Pipon Pipon got a freekick which was hit by Bobby Fisher. Ciriaco Berdaitz hit a great freekick 74 minutes into the match. Celestino Rexino took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Marcos Sewell, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 79th minute Raphael Houser shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Celestino Rexino saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Conrado Acosta in the 82nd minute of play forced C. A. Pipon Pipon's goalkeeper Darin Marks to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. C. A. Pipon Pipon made a substitution. Max Calvert replaced Rudy Irvin. Bobby Fisher fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 89th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Celestino Rexino having to interfere. After 92 played minutes ⭐️ Never Walk Alone ⭐️ got a freekick which was hit by Ciriaco Berdaitz. Celestino Rexino made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Raphael Houser in the 95th minute of play.