U18 World League

Rufus Arena
Spectators: 7533 (Terracing: 5651, Seating: 1732, VIP seats: 150) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Ramiro Naldo got the match started through his kick off. After 3 played minutes, HFA FC's Edgard Guillen shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Baldomero Florinio came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in HFA FC reached it. Ramiro Naldo's late challenge caught a HFA FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Ramiro Naldo helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to Pandilla Cobayeril getting a freekick after 4 minutes play. Ramiro Naldo hit a great ball. Oscar Ponciano hit a great freekick 8 minutes into the match. After a rather tough play, HFA FC's Anacleto Favila got a free kick in the 11th minute. 13 minutes into the match, Pandilla Cobayeril's goal looked a bit too open when Narciso Tohias came free, but Baldomero Florinio reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Baldomero Florinio came out of the goal in the 14th minute to try and stop a shot by HFA FC's Aristides Nayely. But to his dismay, Aristides Nayely quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-1. The supporters of HFA FC booed when Pandilla Cobayeril was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 19 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ismael Tabb didn't get a good kick on the ball. Baldomero Florinio took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Aristides Nayely, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Vinicio Odon in the 23rd minute of play forced Pandilla Cobayeril's goalkeeper Baldomero Florinio to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With 25 minutes on the clock, Oscar Ponciano commited a dangerous tackle. The referee had no choice but to show him the red card. After a defensive mix-up in Pandilla Cobayeril's zone, Faustino Cordeiro stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Baldomero Florinio came out of the goal and Faustino Cordeiro tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 33rd minute Narciso Tohias shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Baldomero Florinio saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 34thth minute of the game Narciso Tohias who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Pandilla Cobayeril's Baldomero Florinio was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. 36 minutes into the match, Aristides Nayely had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Baldomero Florinio. Pandilla Cobayeril's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Aristides Nayely was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-3. In the 44th minute Faustino Cordeiro shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Baldomero Florinio saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 47 minutes into the game, Salvador Louis cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-5. Baldomero Florinio was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Disappointed in the 0-5 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The wind increased when Narciso Tohias made the kick off in the second half. In the 52nd match minute, HFA FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Salvador Louis to maneuver through the defense. 54 minutes into the match, Pandilla Cobayeril's goalkeeper Baldomero Florinio had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Faustino Cordeiro. Baldomero Florinio made a fantastic save in the 55th minute, when Salvador Louis sent off a good shot on target. After a rather tough play, Pandilla Cobayeril's Ramiro Naldo got a free kick in the 57th minute. After a rather tough play, Pandilla Cobayeril's Ramiro Naldo got a free kick in the 59th minute. In the 61st minute, HFA FC's Salvador Louis dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 0-6. In the 68th minute of the match, Salvador Louis got a very nice opportunity to score, but Baldomero Florinio was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. Baldomero Florinio made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Salvador Louis in the 70th minute of play. Pandilla Cobayeril's Baldomero Florinio played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Narciso Tohias in the 72nd minute of play. Baldomero Florinio was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Narciso Tohias showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 0-8 in the 73 minute of play. Salvador Louis could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 78th minute of the match, but Baldomero Florinio made a huge save. Baldomero Florinio was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Aristides Nayely showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 0-9 in the 80 minute of play. Pandilla Cobayeril's Baldomero Florinio played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Narciso Tohias in the 83rd minute of play. In the 83rd match minute, Pandilla Cobayeril was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Christian Hitzeder to maneuver through the defense. 84 minutes into the match, Pandilla Cobayeril's goalkeeper Baldomero Florinio had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Salvador Louis. 86 minutes into the match, Narciso Tohias dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Baldomero Florinio, 0-10. With splendid footwork Narciso Tohias arrived in front of goal to shoot 0-11 by the left pole in the game's 89th minute. When Salvador Louis came up free with the goalie in the 92nd minute, the HFA 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 Salvador Louis couldn't finish the play. Baldomero Florinio showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Narciso Tohias in the 98th minute of the match.