U18 World League

Auriolam Arena
Spectators: 7496 (Terracing: 5623, Seating: 1724, VIP seats: 149) Los Playmobil FC's Romulo Pierres started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. In the 2nd minute, Honorato Cordoba hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 8th minute, Jesús Elias hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Gaizka Coira recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 10th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Severo Berdaitz took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Bitxintxo Zamora, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After having played for 15 minutes, Fran Gómez managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Auriolam II C.F.'s supporters crossed their fingers, but Fran Gómez was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Bitxintxo Zamora received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Severo Berdaitz came out and tried to block the shot, but Bitxintxo Zamora slotted it home off the left post making it 1-0 in the 17th minute. After 19 minutes, Tome Bouzas mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Auriolam II C.F. and the Los Playmobil FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. Tome Bouzas kicked well hit freekick during the 19th minute of the match. Bitxintxo Zamora received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 23rd minute. Severo Berdaitz tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Bitxintxo Zamora might have been able to make a better finish in the 27th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Severo Berdaitz. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Bitxintxo Zamora ran back to his position shaking his head. Auriolam II C.F.'s Fran Gómez got a good chance for a goal in the 29th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Bitxintxo Zamora blasted a shot towards the goal in the 30th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Severo Berdaitz having to make a save. Severo Berdaitz took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Bitxintxo Zamora, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 34th minute, Bitxintxo Zamora made a precise shot to the right of Severo Berdaitz. Los Playmobil FC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-0. Cresitobalo Candela stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Romulo Pierres's shot from short distance in the 39th minute. Fran Gómez kicked well hit freekick during the 39th minute of the match. After having played for 47 minutes, Jesús Elias managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Auriolam II C.F.'s supporters crossed their fingers, but Jesús Elias was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Af the end of the first half the score was 2-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

Los Playmobil FC's Severo Berdaitz played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Bitxintxo Zamora in the 60th minute of play. After some careless play in the Auriolam II C.F. defense, Santos Ilazki kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Cresitobalo Candela. The Auriolam II C.F. fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Cresitobalo Candela should have stopped the shot. Santos Ilazki fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 73rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Cresitobalo Candela having to interfere. After 74 minutes of play Auriolam II C.F.'s Tome Bouzas was too eager in his attempt to stop his opponent and brought him down. With that he got his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. In the 75th match minute, Auriolam II C.F. was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Tome Bouzas to maneuver through the defense. Cresitobalo Candela showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Romulo Pierres in the 77th minute of the match. Bitxintxo Zamora charged in rather forcefully in the 80th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Bitxintxo Zamora the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The supporters of Los Playmobil FC booed when Auriolam II C.F. was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 80 match minutes in a wonderful position. Bitxintxo Zamora didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 82nd minute Fran Gómez shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Severo Berdaitz saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Severo Mikeldi fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 84th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Cresitobalo Candela having to interfere. Jesús Elias hit a great freekick 85 minutes into the match. When Severo Mikeldi fell near the penalty area in the 86th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Los Playmobil FC's protests and gave Severo Mikeldi a yellow card for diving instead. The supporters of Auriolam II C.F. booed when Los Playmobil FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 87 match minutes in a wonderful position. Severo Mikeldi didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 87 played minutes Auriolam II C.F. got a freekick which was hit by Bilbo De Silva. After a defensive mix-up in Auriolam II C.F.'s zone, Romulo Pierres stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Cresitobalo Candela came out of the goal and Romulo Pierres tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The final whistle blew with the score still tied, and both teams left the pitch thinking about the missed chances that could have given their team the win.