U18 World League

☆ Minas Tirith ☆
Spectators: 7713 (Terracing: 5786, Seating: 1774, VIP seats: 153) VAMO ARRIBA's Anselmo Santo started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. 11 minutes into the match, Gondor FC™'s goal looked a bit too open when Anibal Ortzi came free, but Smajo Gollum reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Nicasio Loco stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Hakim Mikelini's shot from short distance in the 14th minute. Anselmo Santo received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 15th minute. Smajo Gollum tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 39 minutes into the game, Gondor FC™'s Pippin Tuk nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Nicasio Loco made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-1. Nicasio Loco took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Radoslav Zahirović, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. A collision led to Gondor FC™ getting a freekick after 46 minutes play. Muzafer Kalinović hit a great ball. The score stood at 1-1 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Pippin Tuk stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Nicasio Loco had in the 60thth minute some difficulties stopping Pippin Tuk's well aimed penalty as it nearly passed him on his left side, but he still managed to hold the ball. After 62 played minutes VAMO ARRIBA got a freekick which was hit by Damaso Romelio. Gondor FC™'s Fesmir Franković was substituted for Radoslav Zahirović. After 63 played minutes VAMO ARRIBA got a freekick which was hit by Damaso Romelio. 65 minutes into the match, Pippin Tuk had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Nicasio Loco. VAMO ARRIBA's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Pippin Tuk was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-1. Fernan Pelayo received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 72nd minute. Smajo Gollum tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Anselmo Santo came free with the goalkeeper in the 74th minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Smajo Gollum could save by the left post. Fesmir Franković hit a great freekick 75 minutes into the match. Cristo Harkaitz charged in rather forcefully in the 79th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Cristo Harkaitz the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. If Fernan Pelayo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 81st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Pippin Tuk sent away a hard shot on goal in the 89th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Nicasio Loco came out of the goal in the 91st minute to try and stop a shot by Gondor FC™'s Fesmir Franković. But to his dismay, Fesmir Franković quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 3-1. The audience thought a goal was coming when Anselmo Santo got free with Smajo Gollum in the 94th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 96 minutes into the match, Gondor FC™'s goal looked a bit too open when Fernan Pelayo came free, but Smajo Gollum reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. VAMO ARRIBA's Anselmo Santo got a good chance for a goal in the 100th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. Gondor FC™ had won after a very even match.