U18 World League

Gigante A
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. Jacinto de Sena started the match with the kick off. Camilo Urtsua could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 4th minute of the match, but Léo Rosado made a huge save. 5 minutes into the game, Ripa FC's Camilo Urtsua nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Léo Rosado made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-0. In the 11th match minute, Alfa FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Maurinho de Brito to maneuver through the defense. Ripa FC's Camilo Urtsua shoveled away a really nice long shot in the 11th minute of play. The shot was stopped by Léo Rosado but with some difficulty. Simon Martxelin showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Leandro de Lara in the 14th minute of the match. In the 18th minute, Dalmo Gaspar hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Simon Martxelin came out of the goal in the 23rd minute to try and stop a shot by Alfa FC's Jacinto de Sena. But to his dismay, Jacinto de Sena quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-1. An unexpectedly hard shot by Luis Celio in the 31st minute of play forced Alfa FC's goalkeeper Léo Rosado to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Luis Celio in the 31st minute of play forced Alfa FC's goalkeeper Léo Rosado to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The supporters of Alfa FC booed when Ripa FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 32 match minutes in a wonderful position. Nicanor Hever didn't get a good kick on the ball. If Camilo Urtsua had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 36th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Simon Martxelin made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jacinto de Sena in the 39th minute of play. In the 44th play minute Camilo Urtsua came free and shot an unsuspected shot which went into goal from the right pole behind a surprised Léo Rosado. 2-1. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 2-1.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Camilo Urtsua stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. In the 52nd minute Leandro de Lara shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Simon Martxelin saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 54th minute Jacinto de Sena shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Simon Martxelin saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Jacinto de Sena's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Simon Martxelin firmly grabbed it by the left post. Simon Martxelin took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Reginaldo Bastos, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 59th match minute, Ripa FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Luis Cordarrol to maneuver through the defense. Nicanor Hever hit a great freekick 61 minutes into the match. In the 65th minute, Camilo Urtsua ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Léo Rosado was frozen by the shot and now it was 3-1. Albano Macias sent away a hard shot on goal in the 69th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Léo Rosado showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Benicio Ixona in the 77th minute of the match. 84 minutes into the match, Ripa FC's goal looked a bit too open when Leandro de Lara came free, but Simon Martxelin reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Camilo Urtsua scored 4-1 in the 96th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Léo Rosado, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. For all the effort they put into the match, the Alfa FC players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for Ripa FC.