U18 World League

Kurt Tank
Spectators: 7506 (Terracing: 5630, Seating: 1726, VIP seats: 150) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Patricio Garviras started the match with the kick off. Luisito Luzaide took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jorge Niță, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 10 minutes into the game, Jorge Niță cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Luisito Luzaide was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. In the 14th minute, Fernan Luzaide hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After having played for 15 minutes, Jorge Niță managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Imperio Catatumbo de Lara's supporters crossed their fingers, but Jorge Niță was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Luisito Luzaide made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Rubio Pando in the 16th minute of play. Luisito Luzaide took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Raebert Manzano, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a rather tough play, Huckebein's Delmar Hug got a free kick in the 21st minute. Patricio Garviras recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 22nd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Luisito Luzaide made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Patricio Garviras in the 23rd minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jorge Niță in the 29th minute of play forced Huckebein's goalkeeper Luisito Luzaide to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Luisito Luzaide came out of the goal in the 31st minute to try and stop a shot by Imperio Catatumbo de Lara's Patricio Garviras. But to his dismay, Patricio Garviras quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-3. Luisito Luzaide didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Rubio Pando went, in the 38th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-4 was the resulting score. 42 minutes into the match, Huckebein's goal looked a bit too open when Patricio Garviras came free, but Luisito Luzaide reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After a defensive mix-up in Huckebein's zone, Jorge Niță stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Luisito Luzaide came out of the goal and Jorge Niță tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Luisito Luzaide showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Rubio Pando in the 46th minute of the match. 48 minutes into the match, Jorge Niță had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Luisito Luzaide. Huckebein's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Jorge Niță was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-5. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-5.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Samuel Gorbea was the one to do the kick off. Huckebein's Luisito Luzaide played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Patricio Garviras in the 54th minute of play. After 58 played minutes Patricio Garviras rounded Huckebein's defense and shot a beautiful shot into goal via left pole - 0-6. Boniel Barja sent away a hard shot on goal in the 64th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 66th minute Rubio Pando shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Luisito Luzaide saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Jorge Niță was really disappointed when he shot the ball just outside the right post instead of scoring a goal in the 67th minute. Imperio Catatumbo de Lara's manager could be seen on the sidelines shaking his head and muttering to himself as his team had just wasted another chance. When the match had gone on for 67 minutes, Patricio Garviras put it in 0-7 from a short distance just to the right of Luisito Luzaide. Luisito Luzaide made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Rubio Pando in the 71st minute of play. Huckebein's Luisito Luzaide played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Patricio Garviras in the 73rd minute of play. Luisito Luzaide was a little too slow when Rubio Pando got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 74th minute. The score was now 0-8. With a little luck, Huckebein's Luisito Luzaide got control of the ball when Rubio Pando tried to sneak it across the goal line. 85 minutes into the game, Angelo Chumo was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Huckebein's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Imperio Catatumbo de Lara the free kick. Angelo Chumo hit a great freekick 86 minutes into the match. Patricio Garviras in the 87thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Luisito Luzaide, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. 89 minutes into the match, Huckebein's goal looked a bit too open when Patricio Garviras came free, but Luisito Luzaide reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Luisito Luzaide was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Rubio Pando showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 0-9 in the 96 minute of play. When the final whistle sounded Imperio Catatumbo de Lara left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than Huckebein.