U18 World League

Estadio Razzoni
Spectators: 7652 (Terracing: 5741, Seating: 1759, VIP seats: 152) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Godofredo Rito made the kick off which started today's match. A collision led to Valhalla Time getting a freekick after 4 minutes play. Albano Torres hit a great ball. Halcones Azules's Laureano Gonza played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Blas Cordarryl in the 6th minute of play. Pablo Ubendu made a fantastic save in the 8th minute, when Nicasio Calvet sent off a good shot on target. Valhalla Time's Pablo Ubendu proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 10th minute of the match, managed to save Valhalla Time from getting a goal against them. In the 10th match minute, Valhalla Time was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Albano Torres to maneuver through the defense. The supporters of Halcones Azules booed when Valhalla Time was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 16 match minutes in a wonderful position. Godofredo Joey didn't get a good kick on the ball. Pablo Ubendu took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cristobal Bertin, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Lucio Gil during the 22nd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The supporters of Halcones Azules booed when Valhalla Time was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 23 match minutes in a wonderful position. Lucio Gil didn't get a good kick on the ball. Halcones Azules's Genaro Mendiko shoveled away a really nice long shot in the 24th minute of play. The shot was stopped by Pablo Ubendu but with some difficulty. Denis Maore recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 27th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Blas Cordarryl struck a weak shot in the 39th minute. Laureano Gonza didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Valhalla Time. The score stood at 0-0 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

54 minutes had been played when some careless play by Halcones Azules's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Robustiano Mattin was slow to take the kick. During this time Valhalla Time's players had a chance to rest. A nice corner shot did that Robustiano Mattin got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Laureano Gonza quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. 59 minutes into the match, Halcones Azules's goal looked a bit too open when Blas Cordarryl came free, but Laureano Gonza reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 66th minute, Godofredo Rito made a precise shot to the right of Pablo Ubendu. Valhalla Time's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-0. Halcones Azules made a substitution. Luciano Marcones replaced Maximo Loramendi. In the 77th minute of the match Lucio Gil shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Laureano Gonza showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. In the 80th match minute, Valhalla Time was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Albano Torres to maneuver through the defense. In the 85th minute Godofredo Rito shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Pablo Ubendu saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Marco Donzel in the 86th minute of play forced Valhalla Time's goalkeeper Pablo Ubendu to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Robustiano Mattin fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 89th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Laureano Gonza having to interfere. In the 90th minute, Godofredo Joey hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The supporters of Halcones Azules booed when Valhalla Time was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 92 match minutes in a wonderful position. Albano Torres didn't get a good kick on the ball. When Blas Cordarryl came up free with the goalie in the 96th minute, the Valhalla Time 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 Blas Cordarryl couldn't finish the play. When the referee ended the match the Halcones Azules players were able to celebrate. They had won a fair victory and recieved the ovations of their fans.