U18 World League

La Caldera
Spectators: 7645 (Terracing: 5735, Seating: 1758, VIP seats: 152) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Fulgencio Aznar took the kick off in the first half of the match. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Mateo Porfiro during the 5th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. A collision led to La Vuelta del Malon getting a freekick after 5 minutes play. Mateo Porfiro hit a great ball. Fulgencio Aznar fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 15th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Arnaldo Bortzaioriz having to interfere. 20 minutes into the match, Garchofila FC's Teofilo Furtado sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Maximiliano Regis narrowly saved just below the crossbar. An unexpectedly hard shot by Facu Pession in the 22nd minute of play forced Garchofila FC's goalkeeper Arnaldo Bortzaioriz to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A collision led to La Vuelta del Malon getting a freekick after 30 minutes play. Jaime Bembe hit a great ball. In the 32nd minute, Fulgencio Aznar left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The La Vuelta del Malon fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-0. Bernabe Oihan's late challenge caught a Garchofila FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Bernabe Oihan helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to La Vuelta del Malon getting a freekick after 37 minutes play. Bernabe Oihan hit a great ball. 40 minutes into the match, La Vuelta del Malon's goal looked a bit too open when Romulo Peru came free, but Maximiliano Regis reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When Valentin Hartz fell near the penalty area in the 42nd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Garchofila FC's protests and gave Valentin Hartz a yellow card for diving instead. In the 42nd minute, Valentin Hartz hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Teofilo Furtado made a kick off. When Valentin Hartz was, once again, overly rough in his play he received his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. 51 minutes had been played. After a rather tough play, Garchofila FC's Valentin Hartz got a free kick in the 52nd minute. 53 minutes into the match, Garchofila FC's goal looked a bit too open when Jaime Bembe came free, but Arnaldo Bortzaioriz reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Arnaldo Bortzaioriz made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Fulgencio Aznar in the 56th minute of play. Faustino Tximitx received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 57th minute. Arnaldo Bortzaioriz tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After some fancy dribbling in the 66th minute, Jaime Bembe managed to get in a good position for a shot. La Vuelta del Malon's supporters rose to their feet, but Jaime Bembe was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Arnaldo Bortzaioriz breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. The supporters of La Vuelta del Malon booed when Garchofila FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 67 match minutes in a wonderful position. Matías Kranevitter didn't get a good kick on the ball. After some careless play in the Garchofila FC defense, Fulgencio Aznar kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Arnaldo Bortzaioriz. The Garchofila FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Arnaldo Bortzaioriz should have stopped the shot. After 72 played minutes Garchofila FC got a freekick which was hit by Eleuterio Bihar. The supporters of La Vuelta del Malon booed when Garchofila FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 74 match minutes in a wonderful position. Teofilo Furtado didn't get a good kick on the ball. 77 minutes into the match, La Vuelta del Malon's goalkeeper Maximiliano Regis had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Teofilo Furtado. Arnaldo Bortzaioriz didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Fulgencio Aznar went, in the 79th minute, to the upper right corner, 4-0 was the resulting score. Arnaldo Bortzaioriz showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Facu Pession in the 84th minute of the match. 86 minutes into the game, La Vuelta del Malon's Fulgencio Aznar nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Arnaldo Bortzaioriz made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 5-0. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Teofilo Furtado in the 92nd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Maximiliano Regis prevented the ball from getting in the gole. The goalkeeper, Maximiliano Regis, was totally fooled by Garchofila FC's Teofilo Furtado, who 95 minutes into the game made a penalty shot that went in on the goalkeeper's left side. For all the effort they put into the match, the Garchofila 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 La Vuelta del Malon.