U18 World League

La Garra del Tigre
Spectators: 7532 (Terracing: 5650, Seating: 1732, VIP seats: 150) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Cesar Weterio got the match started through his kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Israel Abeitia in the 3rd minute of play forced Tigres Ñacuñán FC's goalkeeper Mariano Orland to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 5 minutes into the match, Tigres Ñacuñán FC's goal looked a bit too open when Dalmacio Bilintx came free, but Mariano Orland reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Mariano Orland showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Mauricio Feliz in the 9th minute of the match. After 10 played minutes C.del.U FC got a freekick which was hit by Alvaro Fonso. The crowd rose to their feet as Tigres Ñacuñán FC's Cesar Weterio slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Casimiro Vermudo. That made the score 1-0 after 14 minutes of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cesar Weterio in the 20th minute of play forced C.del.U FC's goalkeeper Casimiro Vermudo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Benedicto Mirande received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 22nd minute. Casimiro Vermudo tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Mariano Orland showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Mauricio Feliz, who was totally free with the ball in the 24th minute. In the 27th minute Dalmacio Bilintx shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Mariano Orland saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Ernesto Guillem in the 29th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Casimiro Vermudo prevented the ball from getting in the gole. 32 minutes into the match, C.del.U FC's goalkeeper Casimiro Vermudo had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Cesar Weterio. Alvaro Fonso kicked well hit freekick during the 33rd minute of the match. Casimiro Vermudo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ernesto Guillem in the 40th minute of play. The audience was convinced that Cesar Weterio's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Casimiro Vermudo was relentless in the 42nd minute of the game. Mauricio Feliz took the ball and in the 47 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Mariano Orland. Mariano Orland dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-1. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 1-1 after a close first half.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Dalmacio Bilintx stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. In the 55th match minute, C.del.U FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Emanuel Beliran to maneuver through the defense. When Mauricio Feliz came up free with the goalie in the 66th minute, the C.del.U FC 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 Mauricio Feliz couldn't finish the play. In the 73rd minute, Cesar Weterio left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Tigres Ñacuñán FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-1. A collision led to C.del.U FC getting a freekick after 79 minutes play. Emanuel Beliran hit a great ball. In the 82nd minute, Mauricio Feliz 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. Dalmacio Bilintx might have been able to make a better finish in the 84th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Mariano Orland. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Dalmacio Bilintx ran back to his position shaking his head. Mauricio Feliz's late challenge caught a Tigres Ñacuñán FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Mauricio Feliz helped the player get up and apologised. In the 85th match minute, C.del.U FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Mauricio Feliz to maneuver through the defense. A collision led to Tigres Ñacuñán FC getting a freekick after 87 minutes play. Cesar Weterio hit a great ball. The supporters of C.del.U FC booed when Tigres Ñacuñán FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 93 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ernesto Guillem didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 94th match minute, Tigres Ñacuñán FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ernesto Guillem to maneuver through the defense. Mariano Orland took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Mauricio Feliz, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Tigres Ñacuñán FC were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of C.del.U FC for a fine match.