U18 World League

El Nido de Víboras
Spectators: 7679 (Terracing: 5760, Seating: 1766, VIP seats: 153) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Severino Di Giovanni got the match started through his kick off. Constantino Elija was out of position in the 6 minute of play, and Ruperto Madaleno capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Ruperto Madaleno really showed his touch with that goal: 1-0. Anier Eudoxio kicked well hit freekick during the 9th minute of the match. Constantino Elija stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Severino Di Giovanni's shot from short distance in the 12th minute. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 13th minute of the game. One of Yalapa:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Club de la Serpiente:s goal. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Freddy Franco during the 16th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 16th minute, Freddy Franco hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 20 minutes, Domingos Laurgain mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Club de la Serpiente and the Yalapa players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 20th match minute, Club de la Serpiente was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Domingos Laurgain to maneuver through the defense. A hard shot 22 in the game by Severino Di Giovanni from a close distance when the talented Constantino Elija managed to make a qualified save. Yalapa's players were relieved. An unexpectedly hard shot by Anier Eudoxio in the 24th minute of play forced Club de la Serpiente's goalkeeper Santo Cayo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The supporters of Club de la Serpiente booed when Yalapa was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 30 match minutes in a wonderful position. Eustacio Dalmau didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 37th minute, Severino Di Giovanni reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Constantino Elija. The goal made the score 2-0. Constantino Elija made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ruperto Madaleno in the 41st minute of play. In the 43rd minute, Leandro Urbes hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 44th minute, Anier Eudoxio left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Yalapa fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-1. Af the end of the first half the score was 2-1. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Andres Peru was the one to do the kick off. Ruperto Madaleno sent away a hard shot on goal in the 51st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Santo Cayo made an important save on a dangerous shot by Anier Eudoxio in the 53rd minute. Constantino Elija didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Severino Di Giovanni went, in the 55th minute, to the upper right corner, 3-1 was the resulting score. Emilio Leheren kicked well hit freekick during the 58th minute of the match. After 59 minutes, Amancio Radowitzky mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Club de la Serpiente and the Yalapa players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 59th minute, Amancio Radowitzky hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 62nd minute, Severino Di Giovanni ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Constantino Elija was frozen by the shot and now it was 4-1. A collision led to Yalapa getting a freekick after 64 minutes play. Andres Peru hit a great ball. Anier Eudoxio sent away a hard shot on goal in the 75th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Anier Eudoxio sent away a hard shot on goal in the 79th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Freddy Franco got his second yellow card in the match during the 86th minute which meant that he had to leave the ground. After a rather tough play, Club de la Serpiente's Freddy Franco got a free kick in the 87th minute. Santo Cayo made an important save on a dangerous shot by Erasmo Theodore in the 89th minute. After some careless play in the Club de la Serpiente defense, Anier Eudoxio kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Santo Cayo. The Club de la Serpiente fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Santo Cayo should have stopped the shot. Many of Yalapa's supporters were seen to leave the ground early as it became clear their team was going to lose. Yalapa may have spent more time on the ball, but Club de la Serpiente were more willing to take their chances and they walked away with the win.