U18 World League

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Spectators: 7487 (Terracing: 5616, Seating: 1722, VIP seats: 149) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Serafin Calixto kicked off to start the match. After some careless play in the Stone City defense, Jacob Garzo kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Arsenio Aballe. The Stone City fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Arsenio Aballe should have stopped the shot. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jacob Garzo in the 7th minute of play forced Stone City's goalkeeper Arsenio Aballe to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 8th match minute, Stone City was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Fernan Galo to maneuver through the defense. In the 10th minute, Dalmacio Duardo hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Serafin Calixto came free with the goalkeeper in the 13th minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Siluna Mira could save by the left post. 17 minutes into the match, Stone City's goal looked a bit too open when Xacobo Barbaste came free, but Arsenio Aballe reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Yoel Prado in the 18th minute of play forced Stone City's goalkeeper Arsenio Aballe to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A collision led to Stone City getting a freekick after 20 minutes play. Jeronimo Teofilio hit a great ball. In the 25th minute, Enzo Brotfeld got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Arsenio Aballe showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Xacobo Barbaste in the 31st minute of the match. Dalmacio Duardo kicked well hit freekick during the 32nd minute of the match. In the 37th minute, Dalmacio Duardo hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 38th minute of the match Jacob Garzo shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Arsenio Aballe showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. With 40 minutes on the clock, Dalmacio Duardo commited a dangerous tackle. The referee had no choice but to show him the red card. After 39 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Stone City! Stone City's Arsenio Aballe played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jacob Garzo in the 45th minute of play. Arsenio Aballe came out of the goal in the 46th minute to try and stop a shot by Tabalongo AFC's Yoel Prado. But to his dismay, Yoel Prado quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-3. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-3 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Yoel Prado stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. After a rather tough play, Stone City's Serafin Calixto got a free kick in the 58th minute. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Jacob Garzo during the 59th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The crowd rose to their feet as Yoel Prado kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Arsenio Aballe. That made the score 0-5 in the 68 minute of play. 71 minutes into the game, Tabalongo AFC's Carlos Manuel Manterola nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Arsenio Aballe made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-6. In the 85th minute, Carlos Manuel Manterola reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Arsenio Aballe. The goal made the score 0-7. 91 minutes into the game, Yoel Prado recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Arsenio Aballe. Yoel Prado showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 0-8. When the final whistle sounded Tabalongo AFC left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than Stone City.