U18 World League

Sobrecastell
Spectators: 7469 (Terracing: 5603, Seating: 1717, VIP seats: 149) Aílton Donato started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Maurinho Corrêa made a fantastic save in the 3rd minute, when Kiko Ponce De Leon sent off a good shot on target. Maurinho Corrêa came out of the goal in the 6th minute to try and stop a shot by Sobrecastell UD's Kiko Ponce De Leon. But to his dismay, Kiko Ponce De Leon quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-0. The audience was convinced that Vito Pirani's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Tome Bencoiechea was relentless in the 13th minute of the game. In the 18th minute Aílton Donato shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Tome Bencoiechea saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After a rather tough play, Sobrecastell UD's Santiago Cabezas got a free kick in the 19th minute. A collision led to Sobrecastell UD getting a freekick after 28 minutes play. Kiko Ponce De Leon hit a great ball. Vito Pirani received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 29th minute. Tome Bencoiechea tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Tome Bencoiechea showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Aílton Donato in the 34th minute of the match. In the 37th minute, Aílton Donato ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Tome Bencoiechea was frozen by the shot and now it was 3-1. An unexpectedly hard shot by Vito Pirani in the 40th minute of play forced Sobrecastell UD's goalkeeper Tome Bencoiechea to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 42nd minute, Iker Flores hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After having played for 44 minutes, Vito Pirani managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Minuim SS's supporters crossed their fingers, but Vito Pirani was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Sobrecastell UD's Tome Bencoiechea played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Vito Pirani in the 47th minute of play. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Kiko Ponce De Leon made a kick off. If Jorge Cordeiro had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 51st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 53 minutes into the match, Sobrecastell UD's goal looked a bit too open when Aílton Donato came free, but Tome Bencoiechea reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. If Aílton Donato had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 55th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The supporters of Minuim SS booed when Sobrecastell UD was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 63 match minutes in a wonderful position. Gilberto Bodelon didn't get a good kick on the ball. Maurinho Corrêa took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Kiko Ponce De Leon, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 67 minutes into the match, Vito Pirani had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Tome Bencoiechea. Sobrecastell UD's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Vito Pirani was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-3. 70 minutes into the match, Aílton Donato notched a goal, 3-4, to the right of Sobrecastell UD's Tome Bencoiechea. Tome Bencoiechea was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Vito Pirani hit a great freekick 78 minutes into the match. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Kiko Ponce De Leon during the 79th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Tome Bencoiechea made an important save on a dangerous shot by Vito Pirani in the 81st minute. Tome Bencoiechea made a fantastic save in the 83rd minute, when Vito Pirani sent off a good shot on target. Vito Pirani received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 86th minute. Tome Bencoiechea tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After a rather tough play, Sobrecastell UD's Gaizka Bermudez got a free kick in the 87th minute. Minuim SS played a much better game than Sobrecastell UD and deserved their victory. The Sobrecastell UD players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.