U18 World League

Dionisio Fernanco
Spectators: 8007 (Terracing: 6007, Seating: 1841, VIP seats: 159) Jeronimo Pudes started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Jeronimo Pudes scored 0-1 in the 4th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Ovidio Maureo, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Jeronimo Pudes fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 9th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ovidio Maureo having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Apolo Ruy in the 12th minute of play forced Deportivo Diamante U18's goalkeeper Eriberto Sindo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Eriberto Sindo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Bruno Maraman, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 14 played minutes Sportivo Ben Hur got a freekick which was hit by Ovidio Piarres. In the 19th minute, Vladimiro Juvenal made a precise shot to the right of Ovidio Maureo. Sportivo Ben Hur's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-2. In the 24th minute, Deportivo Diamante U18's Tobias Cibran seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Tobias Cibran the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of Deportivo Diamante U18 protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and Tobias Cibran had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. After a rather tough play, Deportivo Diamante U18's Tobias Cibran got a free kick in the 24th minute. Sportivo Ben Hur's Desiderio Tancredo shoveled away a really nice long shot in the 25th minute of play. The shot was stopped by Eriberto Sindo but with some difficulty. After a rather tough play, Deportivo Diamante U18's Ricardo Chus got a free kick in the 28th minute. After a rather tough play, Sportivo Ben Hur's Ovidio Piarres got a free kick in the 38th minute. In the 38th minute of the match Ulises Frutos sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Ovidio Maureo skillfully saved the ball. With a little luck, Deportivo Diamante U18's Eriberto Sindo got control of the ball when Bruno Maraman tried to sneak it across the goal line. Eriberto Sindo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Apolo Ruy in the 41st minute of play. Silvio Pirro charged in rather forcefully in the 41st minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Silvio Pirro the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The supporters of Sportivo Ben Hur booed when Deportivo Diamante U18 was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 41 match minutes in a wonderful position. Silvio Pirro didn't get a good kick on the ball. Ovidio Maureo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Abelardo Berriotxoa, who was totally free with the ball in the 45th minute. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-2.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Bruno Maraman to make the kick off. Ovidio Maureo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jeronimo Pudes in the 56th minute of play. Ovidio Maureo made a fantastic save in the 61st minute, when Jeronimo Pudes sent off a good shot on target. Deportivo Diamante U18's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Ulises Frutos in the 62nd minute. Deportivo Diamante U18's Ulises Frutos was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Ovidio Maureo in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. Jeronimo Pudess short, quick shot in the 66thth minute got Ovidio Maureo to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. Sportivo Ben Hur's Ovidio Maureo proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 69th minute of the match, managed to save Sportivo Ben Hur from getting a goal against them. After 70 minutes, Felix Malvin mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Sportivo Ben Hur and the Deportivo Diamante U18 players grew even worse after the yellow card. Felix Malvin hit a great freekick 70 minutes into the match. The supporters of Deportivo Diamante U18 booed when Sportivo Ben Hur was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 72 match minutes in a wonderful position. Domingos Turi didn't get a good kick on the ball. Ovidio Maureo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jeronimo Pudes, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Eriberto Sindo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Bruno Maraman, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Ovidio Piarres during the 96th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After a rather tough play, Sportivo Ben Hur's Ovidio Piarres got a free kick in the 98th minute. Deportivo Diamante U18 played a much better game than Sportivo Ben Hur and deserved their victory. The Sportivo Ben Hur players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.