U18 World League

Valhalla Stadium
Spectators: 7506 (Terracing: 5630, Seating: 1726, VIP seats: 150) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Marco Ispuzua got the match started through his kick off. Villarreal Pantoja made an important save on a dangerous shot by Alfredo Cevallo in the 9th minute. 22 minutes into the game, Azul Y Plomo's Roberto Aliceda nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Villarreal Pantoja made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-0. If Reynaldo Håland had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 24th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. A collision led to Itachi Uchiha getting a freekick after 25 minutes play. Minda Zumista hit a great ball. Villarreal Pantoja was in exellent shape and made a fantastic save when he, in the 26th minute of the match, managed to get hold of the ball after a long shot from Reasco Chillon. After a defensive mix-up in Itachi Uchiha's zone, Francisco Carabia stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Villarreal Pantoja came out of the goal and Francisco Carabia tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 33rd match minute, Azul Y Plomo was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Trota Traus to maneuver through the defense. Viviano Lavandera was probably a little too eager to shoot when he, in the 33rd played minute, shot the ball from way out. The shot was hard, but the ball flew wide of the goal. 3-0 became the score in the 40th minute when Alfredo Cevallo elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. The audience was convinced that Reynaldo Håland's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Villarreal Pantoja was relentless in the 44th minute of the game. In the 47th minute, Marco Ispuzua left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Itachi Uchiha fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 3-1. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 3-1 at half-time.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Reynaldo Håland was the one to do the kick off. When Marco Ispuzua came up free with the goalie in the 53rd minute, the Itachi Uchiha 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 Marco Ispuzua couldn't finish the play. 57 minutes into the match, Itachi Uchiha's goal looked a bit too open when Reynaldo Håland came free, but Villarreal Pantoja reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 62 minutes of play, Azul Y Plomo's Reynaldo Håland made it 4-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Villarreal Pantoja was left in no man's land by his defense there! Azul Y Plomo's Rolando Olozagoitia was substituted for Alfredo Cevallo. After 72 played minutes Azul Y Plomo got a freekick which was hit by Francisco Carabia. Villarreal Pantoja showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Reynaldo Håland, who was totally free with the ball in the 78th minute. Villarreal Pantoja showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Reynaldo Håland, who was totally free with the ball in the 86th minute. Itachi Uchiha's Villarreal Pantoja played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Reynaldo Håland in the 89th minute of play. Villarreal Pantoja showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Reynaldo Håland, who was totally free with the ball in the 90th minute. Villarreal Pantoja took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Reynaldo Håland, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Villarreal Pantoja showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Reynaldo Håland in the 95th minute of the match. Trota Traus fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 96th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Villarreal Pantoja having to interfere. There was no doubt that Azul Y Plomo were the better team. Azul Y Plomo's players enjoyed the ovations of the crowd after the victory.