U18 World League

Americo montanini
Spectators: 7469 (Terracing: 5603, Seating: 1717, VIP seats: 149) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when John Duran took the kick off in the first half of the match. John Duran kicked a quick shot right in front of the goal in the 4thth minute. Though ot was a great shot Rossobianco's keeper Ubaldo Cordeal was sill able to block leaving the score board unchanged. The audience thought a goal was coming when John Duran got free with Ubaldo Cordeal in the 5th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 7 minutes into the match, Rossobianco's goalkeeper Ubaldo Cordeal had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by John Duran. Ubaldo Cordeal was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but John Duran showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-0 in the 7 minute of play. In the 12th minute the ball was on its way in behind Rossobianco's goalkeeper Ubaldo Cordeal, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 20th minute, John Duran reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Ubaldo Cordeal. The goal made the score 2-0. Carolo Antoñana struck a weak shot in the 23rd minute. Ubaldo Cordeal didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Atlético Bucaramanga. With his leg Ubaldo Cordeal managed to avoid a goal in the 27thth minute, when Atlético Bucaramanga's John Duran fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. In the 38th minute, Carolo Antoñana ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Ubaldo Cordeal was frozen by the shot and now it was 4-0. When Edelmiro Hartz fell near the penalty area in the 46th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Rossobianco's protests and gave Edelmiro Hartz a yellow card for diving instead. After a rather tough play, Rossobianco's Edelmiro Hartz got a free kick in the 46th minute. 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.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Edelmiro Hartz to make the kick off. Genaro Arbizu made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Edelmiro Hartz in the 51st minute of play. John Duran kicked well hit freekick during the 58th minute of the match. 65 minutes into the game, Atlético Bucaramanga's Carolo Antoñana nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Ubaldo Cordeal made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 6-0. Ubaldo Cordeal showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Carolo Antoñana, who was totally free with the ball in the 70th minute. Ubaldo Cordeal took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Carolo Antoñana, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When Edelmiro Hartz was, once again, overly rough in his play he received his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. 72 minutes had been played. In the 77th minute of the match, Rafael Eudoxio got a very nice opportunity to score, but Genaro Arbizu was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. In the 80th minute, Carolo Antoñana 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. In the 81st match minute, Rossobianco was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Guillermo Ponc to maneuver through the defense. Rafael Eudoxio could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 84th minute of the match, but Genaro Arbizu made a huge save. In the 85th minute John Duran shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ubaldo Cordeal saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Ubaldo Cordeal made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from John Duran in the 86th minute of play. Ubaldo Cordeal made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from John Duran in the 89th minute of play. Guido Dalmu's late challenge caught a Atlético Bucaramanga's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Guido Dalmu helped the player get up and apologised. In the 90th minute, Guido Dalmu hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. An unexpectedly hard shot by John Duran in the 92nd minute of play forced Rossobianco's goalkeeper Ubaldo Cordeal to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Ubaldo Cordeal took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from John Duran, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Juan-Carlos Gonzalo hit a great freekick 97 minutes into the match. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The Atlético Bucaramanga fans cheered their team off the field, for while Rossobianco had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.