U18 World League

EL PINO
Spectators: 7550 (Terracing: 5664, Seating: 1736, VIP seats: 150) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Cordarrol Montez kicked off to start the match. In the 3rd minute, Prudencio Chale hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. With a little luck, Azulgrana 81's Alvaro Karmel got control of the ball when Cordarrol Montez tried to sneak it across the goal line. 5 minutes had been played when some careless play by Azulgrana 81's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Eguzki Tamajon was slow to take the kick. During this time El Pinar's players had a chance to rest. Alvaro Karmel made a fantastic save in the 9th minute, when Cordarrol Montez sent off a good shot on target. In the 11th match minute, El Pinar was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Emesto Guete to maneuver through the defense. In the 16th minute, Rolando Ferrer hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 23rd minute, Txerran Maceda reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Alvaro Karmel. The goal made the score 1-0. In the 27th match minute, Azulgrana 81 was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Zacarias Txindoki to maneuver through the defense. Tomas Olazarra showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Emiliano Ascencio in the 31st minute of the match. 33 minutes into the game, Guib Sota was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. El Pinar's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Azulgrana 81 the free kick. The supporters of Azulgrana 81 booed when El Pinar was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 33 match minutes in a wonderful position. Guib Sota didn't get a good kick on the ball. Azulgrana 81's Alvaro Karmel played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Eguzki Tamajon in the 39th minute of play. In the 39th minute, Guib Sota had to be helped off the field due to a pulled leg muscle. In the 41st match minute, Azulgrana 81 was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Prudencio Chale to maneuver through the defense. After a rather tough play, El Pinar's Viviano Gallegos got a free kick in the 47th minute.

Pedro Casomiro hit a great freekick 60 minutes into the match. Alvaro Karmel showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Eguzki Tamajon, who was totally free with the ball in the 61st minute. After 70 played minutes El Pinar got a freekick which was hit by Eguzki Tamajon. An unexpectedly hard shot by Eguzki Tamajon in the 75th minute of play forced Azulgrana 81's goalkeeper Alvaro Karmel to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Alvaro Karmel showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Florian Secanell, who was totally free with the ball in the 77th minute. In the 78th minute of the match El Pinar got a corner. Azulgrana 81's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Eguzki Tamajon ran over to the corner to take the kick. 82 minutes into the match, Cordarrol Montez had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Alvaro Karmel. Azulgrana 81's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Cordarrol Montez was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 4-0. Viviano Gallegos hit a great freekick 94 minutes into the match. After some careless play in the El Pinar defense, Emiliano Ascencio kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Tomas Olazarra. The El Pinar fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Tomas Olazarra should have stopped the shot. El Pinar's supporters were highly satisfied with the result. They cheered their team of the pitch, having watched them win a very even match.