U18 World League

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Spectators: 7678 (Terracing: 5759, Seating: 1766, VIP seats: 153) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Matias Eli got the match started through his kick off. ᴀᴄʜᴛᴜɴɢ ʙᴀʙɪᴇs ᴾᴵᴬᴿᴬ's Benjamin Arnas played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Guido Botello in the 9th minute of play. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Fidel Maureo during the 10th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Fidel Maureo hit a great freekick 10 minutes into the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Maximo Peru got free with Maximino Afonso in the 13th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Matias Eli took the ball and in the 16 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Benjamin Arnas. Benjamin Arnas dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-1. In the 23rd match minute, Florida Gulf Coast was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Matias Eli to maneuver through the defense. In the 24th minute, Fidel Maureo hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. With a little luck, Florida Gulf Coast's Maximino Afonso got control of the ball when Arnoldo Pasqual tried to sneak it across the goal line. Benjamin Arnas made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Flavio Lauren in the 28th minute of play. With his leg Maximino Afonso managed to avoid a goal in the 32ndth minute, when ᴀᴄʜᴛᴜɴɢ ʙᴀʙɪᴇs ᴾᴵᴬᴿᴬ's Felipe Cerilo fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. After 36 minutes, Arnoldo Pasqual mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the ᴀᴄʜᴛᴜɴɢ ʙᴀʙɪᴇs ᴾᴵᴬᴿᴬ and the Florida Gulf Coast players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 36th match minute, ᴀᴄʜᴛᴜɴɢ ʙᴀʙɪᴇs ᴾᴵᴬᴿᴬ was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Arnoldo Pasqual to maneuver through the defense. Benjamin Arnas showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Flavio Lauren in the 39th minute of the match. After 40 minutes, Esteban Ostargi mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the ᴀᴄʜᴛᴜɴɢ ʙᴀʙɪᴇs ᴾᴵᴬᴿᴬ and the Florida Gulf Coast players grew even worse after the yellow card. After a rather tough play, ᴀᴄʜᴛᴜɴɢ ʙᴀʙɪᴇs ᴾᴵᴬᴿᴬ's Esteban Ostargi got a free kick in the 40th minute. In the 45th minute the ball was on its way in behind Florida Gulf Coast's goalkeeper Maximino Afonso, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Maximino Afonso took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Felipe Cerilo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Disappointed in the 0-1 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Maximo Peru to make the kick off. When the match had gone on for 57 minutes, Fabio Jerico took a quick shot and it went in 0-2 without a chance for Benjamin Arnas to make any attempt to save it. An unexpectedly hard shot by Felipe Cerilo in the 67th minute of play forced Florida Gulf Coast's goalkeeper Maximino Afonso to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A collision led to Florida Gulf Coast getting a freekick after 68 minutes play. Fabio Jerico hit a great ball. Benjamin Arnas made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Flavio Lauren in the 69th minute of play. Maximino Afonso showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Felipe Cerilo, who was totally free with the ball in the 72nd minute. Fabio Jerico's late challenge caught a ᴀᴄʜᴛᴜɴɢ ʙᴀʙɪᴇs ᴾᴵᴬᴿᴬ's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Fabio Jerico helped the player get up and apologised. Fabio Jerico hit a great freekick 73 minutes into the match. In the 74th minute of the match Gerardo Chico sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Maximino Afonso skillfully saved the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Felipe Cerilo in the 79th minute of play forced Florida Gulf Coast's goalkeeper Maximino Afonso to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With a little luck, ᴀᴄʜᴛᴜɴɢ ʙᴀʙɪᴇs ᴾᴵᴬᴿᴬ's Benjamin Arnas got control of the ball when Fabio Jerico tried to sneak it across the goal line. After 96 minutes, Eustaquio Ralondo mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the ᴀᴄʜᴛᴜɴɢ ʙᴀʙɪᴇs ᴾᴵᴬᴿᴬ and the Florida Gulf Coast players grew even worse after the yellow card. Eustaquio Ralondo hit a great freekick 96 minutes into the match. When the match was over Florida Gulf Coast could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than ᴀᴄʜᴛᴜɴɢ ʙᴀʙɪᴇs ᴾᴵᴬᴿᴬ throughout the match.