U18 World League

El Blanco Arena
Spectators: 7366 (Terracing: 5500, Seating: 1717, VIP seats: 149) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Baldomiro Gau started the match with the kick off. 3 minutes into the game, Rodney Maeda was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Real Dracul Medellín's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave La Panchera the free kick. Tercero Arriete showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Valentin Mikeldi, who was totally free with the ball in the 5th minute. 6 minutes into the match, Baldomiro Gau had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Tercero Arriete. Real Dracul Medellín's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Baldomiro Gau was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. Augusto Indar recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 8th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. When Danilo Demesio fell near the penalty area in the 10th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored La Panchera's protests and gave Danilo Demesio a yellow card for diving instead. After a rather tough play, La Panchera's Sebastian Mazuste got a free kick in the 13th minute. Tercero Arriete showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Augusto Indar in the 18th minute of the match. In the 23rd minute, Barto Falla hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Tercero Arriete showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Baldomiro Gau, who was totally free with the ball in the 25th minute. After some fancy dribbling in the 26th minute, Valentin Mikeldi managed to get in a good position for a shot. La Panchera's supporters rose to their feet, but Valentin Mikeldi was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Tercero Arriete breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Augusto Indar received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 28th minute. Tercero Arriete tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Valentin Mikeldi in the 31st minute of play forced Real Dracul Medellín's goalkeeper Tercero Arriete to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Augusto Indar charged in rather forcefully in the 33rd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Augusto Indar the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Real Dracul Medellín made a substitution. Merexildo Mathey replaced Natan Blanco. A collision led to La Panchera getting a freekick after 35 minutes play. Augusto Indar hit a great ball. After some careless play in the Real Dracul Medellín defense, Valentin Mikeldi kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Tercero Arriete. The Real Dracul Medellín fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Tercero Arriete should have stopped the shot. Ladio Sabuco in the 43rdth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Bruno Cresenciano, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Sebastian Mazuste during the 45th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 45th minute, Sebastian Mazuste hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Ladio Sabuco was the one to do the kick off. Real Dracul Medellín were awarded a corner in the 54th minute after La Panchera's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Goizeder Ruberte took the corner. After taking down the ball on Real Dracul Medellín's corner Goizeder Ruberte fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Bruno Cresenciano quite easily take care of the ball. In the 58th minute, La Panchera's Sebastian Mazuste seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Sebastian Mazuste the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of La Panchera protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and Sebastian Mazuste had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. La Panchera:s Bruno Cresenciano showed great skill when he stopped Goizeder Ruberte:s penalty. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Ladio Sabuco in the 62nd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Bruno Cresenciano saved La Panchera from getting behind. After 67 minutes, Merexildo Mathey mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Real Dracul Medellín and the La Panchera players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 67th minute, Merexildo Mathey hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 69 played minutes Real Dracul Medellín got a freekick which was hit by Goizeder Ruberte. After 71 minutes of play Real Dracul Medellín's Merexildo Mathey was too eager in his attempt to stop his opponent and brought him down. With that he got his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. Merexildo Mathey kicked well hit freekick during the 71st minute of the match. Tercero Arriete acted impressively in front of the goal and made a superb save when he, in the 72nd minute, took the ball on the long shot from Alfonso Bernard. After 75 played minutes Real Dracul Medellín got a freekick which was hit by Cordeara Almenara. Real Dracul Medellín's Tercero Arriete proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 76th minute of the match, managed to save Real Dracul Medellín from getting a goal against them. The audience thought a goal was coming when Baldomiro Gau got free with Tercero Arriete in the 81st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 84th minute, Teofilo Jaizki hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Bruno Cresenciano showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ladio Sabuco in the 86th minute of the match. Ladio Sabuco fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 89th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Bruno Cresenciano having to interfere. If Ladio Sabuco had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 93rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. If Raitin Olea had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 96th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead.