U18 World League

S y D Serengueti
Spectators: 7542 (Terracing: 5658, Seating: 1734, VIP seats: 150) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Americo Ferrer took the kick off in the first half of the match. Real Academia Serengetti's Hugo Sabin played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Artemio Ramone in the 4th minute of play. In the 13th minute of the match Silvano Grabiel shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Ulises Bastian showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. Hugo Sabin made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Artemio Ramone in the 18th minute of play. Ulises Bastian showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Americo Ferrer, who was totally free with the ball in the 21st minute. Anibal Cebo sent away a hard shot on goal in the 23rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Ulises Bastian showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Santo Macias in the 26th minute of the match. Ulises Bastian showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Americo Ferrer, who was totally free with the ball in the 28th minute. 30 minutes into the match, AZURDUY F.C.'s goalkeeper Ulises Bastian had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Santo Macias. Ulises Bastian made an important save on a dangerous shot by Anibal Cebo in the 35th minute. 39 minutes into the match, Artemio Ramone notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of Real Academia Serengetti's Hugo Sabin. Hugo Sabin was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. In the 42nd minute, Teofilo Etxatxu ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Hugo Sabin was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-2. Anibal Cebo sent away a hard shot on goal in the 47th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Artemio Ramone made a kick off. 52 minutes into the game, Jeronimo Tebaldo was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Real Academia Serengetti's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave AZURDUY F.C. the free kick. In the 52nd match minute, Real Academia Serengetti was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jeronimo Tebaldo to maneuver through the defense. In the 53rd minute, Victorio Rexino hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Ulises Bastian showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Americo Ferrer in the 59th minute of the match. When Donato Cai fell near the penalty area in the 61st minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Real Academia Serengetti's protests and gave Donato Cai a yellow card for diving instead. Donato Cai hit a great freekick 61 minutes into the match. 65 minutes into the match, Teofilo Etxatxu had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Hugo Sabin. Real Academia Serengetti's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Teofilo Etxatxu was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-3. Hugo Sabin made a fantastic save in the 73rd minute, when Teofilo Etxatxu sent off a good shot on target. Real Academia Serengetti's Hugo Sabin proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 79th minute of the match, managed to save Real Academia Serengetti from getting a goal against them. In the 79th minute, Jeronimo Tebaldo hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Ulises Bastian took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Santo Macias, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Hugo Sabin made a fantastic save in the 83rd minute, when Teofilo Etxatxu sent off a good shot on target. An unexpectedly hard shot by Americo Ferrer in the 86th minute of play forced AZURDUY F.C.'s goalkeeper Ulises Bastian to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 89th minute, Santo Macias 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. Hugo Sabin came out of the goal in the 96th minute to try and stop a shot by AZURDUY F.C.'s Artemio Ramone. But to his dismay, Artemio Ramone quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-4. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched AZURDUY F.C. eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.