U18 World League

Field of Dreams
Spectators: 7690 (Terracing: 5768, Seating: 1769, VIP seats: 153) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Ezequiel Bela started the match with the kick off. 5 minutes into the match, RED DEVIL's goalkeeper Severino Barto had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Victor Azeari. Ernesto Gitano hit a great freekick 9 minutes into the match. In the 13th minute of the match, Bruno Mateo tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Severino Barto saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. 18 minutes into the match, RED DEVIL's goalkeeper Severino Barto had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Victor Azeari. 18 minutes into the game, Bruno Mateo lined in a short shot 1-0 behind a frustrated Severino Barto. After a rather tough play, Fractal FC's Ernesto Gitano got a free kick in the 23rd minute. 26 minutes into the match, Ezequiel Bela had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Amado Bonifaco. Fractal FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Ezequiel Bela was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-1. Benito Isadore kicked well hit freekick during the 29th minute of the match. Severino Barto made a fantastic save in the 34th minute, when Victor Azeari sent off a good shot on target. Victor Azearis short, quick shot in the 35thth minute got Severino Barto to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. With an all-out effort, Fractal FC's Severino Barto threw himself towards the right post 41 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Victor Azeari, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. In the 42nd match minute, RED DEVIL was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ricardo Oidor to maneuver through the defense. After 45 minutes of play, RED DEVIL's Eulalio Rafe made it 1-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Amado Bonifaco was left in no man's land by his defense there! Disappointed in the 1-2 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Bruno Mateo was the one to do the kick off. After a rather tough play, RED DEVIL's Ezequiel Bela got a free kick in the 52nd minute. Severino Barto showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Bruno Mateo, who was totally free with the ball in the 54th minute. Severino Barto didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Victor Azeari went, in the 56th minute, to the upper right corner, 2-2 was the resulting score. Gavino Mannuel kicked well hit freekick during the 62nd minute of the match. Bruno Mateo got in the 63rd a clear chance and fired away a hard shot against goal, but Severino Barto handled the situation perfectly and made a save by the crossbar. Alfonso Joseph kicked well hit freekick during the 66th minute of the match. When Victor Azeari came up free with the goalie in the 69th minute, the Fractal FC 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 Victor Azeari couldn't finish the play. 75 minutes into the game, Ermegildo Mikolas was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Fractal FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave RED DEVIL the free kick. After a rather tough play, Fractal FC's Ermegildo Mikolas got a free kick in the 75th minute. With an all-out effort, RED DEVIL's Amado Bonifaco threw himself towards the right post 76 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Cipriano Eufrasio, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. Ernesto Gitano hit a great freekick 77 minutes into the match. 81 minutes into the match, RED DEVIL's goal looked a bit too open when Victor Azeari came free, but Severino Barto reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Severino Barto made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Victor Azeari in the 83rd minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Bruno Mateo in the 86th minute of play forced RED DEVIL's goalkeeper Severino Barto to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Amado Bonifaco made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cipriano Eufrasio in the 88th minute of play. Severino Barto showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ernesto Gitano in the 90th minute of the match. Fractal FC were unable to convert their possession into goals, allowing RED DEVIL to leave the ground with a draw.