U18 World League

Pascual Guerrero
Spectators: 7682 (Terracing: 5762, Seating: 1767, VIP seats: 153) Noqueces FC's Desiderio Beltza 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. Celestino Villamañan showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Augusto James, who was totally free with the ball in the 3rd minute. 4 minutes into the match, Diablos Rojos's goal looked a bit too open when Victorino Cisco came free, but Celestino Villamañan reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cordero Sotomayor in the 7th minute of play forced Noqueces FC's goalkeeper Lázaro Chus to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Celestino Villamañan took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Victorino Cisco, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Lázaro Chus showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Argoitz Rubalcava in the 29th minute of the match. A collision led to Noqueces FC getting a freekick after 31 minutes play. Desiderio Beltza hit a great ball. 32 minutes into the match, Noqueces FC's goalkeeper Lázaro Chus had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Frantxizko Serra. 38 minutes into the match, Diablos Rojos's goal looked a bit too open when Victorino Cisco came free, but Celestino Villamañan reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 39th minute, Augusto James ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Celestino Villamañan was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-4. Su Aceituno lost his temper 45 minutes into the game and shoved another player to the ground. He was immediately shown a red card. In the 46th minute, Su Aceituno hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Reynaldo Lluc, 47 minutes into the match, dribbled the ball up the side of the field and decided to take a long shot at the goal. Unfortunately, the ball was poorly hit and landed closer to the corner than to the goal. The Diablos Rojos players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Noqueces FC were winning 0-4.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Cordero Sotomayor was the one to do the kick off. Lázaro Chus made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Xabel Barga in the 59th minute of play. A collision led to Noqueces FC getting a freekick after 60 minutes play. Augusto James hit a great ball. Lázaro Chus took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Argoitz Rubalcava, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Augusto James received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Celestino Villamañan came out and tried to block the shot, but Augusto James slotted it home off the left post making it 0-5 in the 68th minute. After a rather tough play, Noqueces FC's Feliberto Qwinton got a free kick in the 74th minute. After a rather tough play, Noqueces FC's Feliberto Qwinton got a free kick in the 80th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Desiderio Beltza in the 87th minute of play forced Diablos Rojos's goalkeeper Celestino Villamañan to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 90th minute the ball was on its way in behind Diablos Rojos's goalkeeper Celestino Villamañan, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. When the final whistle sounded Noqueces FC left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than Diablos Rojos.