U18 World League

Les Forques
Spectators: 7490 (Terracing: 5618, Seating: 1723, VIP seats: 149) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Reinaldo Veiga got the match started through his kick off. The supporters of Chester Bennington booed when Racing Rocafort C.F. was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 2 match minutes in a wonderful position. Salbatore Armada didn't get a good kick on the ball. 4 minutes into the game, Reinaldo Bueno was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Chester Bennington's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Racing Rocafort C.F. the free kick. Reinaldo Bueno hit a great freekick 4 minutes into the match. Racing Rocafort C.F.'s Dabi Leseduarte shoveled away a really nice long shot in the 5th minute of play. The shot was stopped by Nilton Sena but with some difficulty. In the 6th minute Ramiro Olmos shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Nilton Sena saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 13 minutes into the match, Pedrão Vides had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Gilabert Alonso. Racing Rocafort C.F.'s manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Pedrão Vides was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-2. An unexpectedly hard shot by Pedrão Vides in the 18th minute of play forced Racing Rocafort C.F.'s goalkeeper Gilabert Alonso to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Gonzalo De Silva hit a great freekick 19 minutes into the match. 22 minutes into the game, Racing Rocafort C.F.'s Danilo Jurado nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Nilton Sena made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-2. Gilabert Alonso made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Pedrão Vides in the 28th minute of play. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Pedrão Vides in the 28th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Gilabert Alonso prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Gilabert Alonso showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Pedrão Vides in the 32nd minute of the match. After a defensive mix-up in Chester Bennington's zone, Ramiro Olmos stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Nilton Sena came out of the goal and Ramiro Olmos tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After a defensive mix-up in Racing Rocafort C.F.'s zone, Reinaldo Veiga stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Gilabert Alonso came out of the goal and Reinaldo Veiga tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Racing Rocafort C.F.'s Gilabert Alonso played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Reinaldo Veiga in the 39th minute of play. After a defensive mix-up in Chester Bennington's zone, Ramiro Olmos stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Nilton Sena came out of the goal and Ramiro Olmos tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Nilton Sena showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ramiro Olmos in the 42nd minute of the match. 43 minutes into the match, Racing Rocafort C.F.'s Danilo Jurado sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Nilton Sena narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Geraldo Bueno hit a great freekick 46 minutes into the match. After the first half Chester Bennington were leading 1-2. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Danilo Jurado was the one to do the kick off. Zé Carlos Paraibano took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 62nd minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Gilabert Alonso. Racing Rocafort C.F.'s goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Chester Bennington's Reinaldo Veiga came free and shot a quick shot against goal 63 minutes in the game, fortunately Gilabert Alonso had problems saving as it came toward the left post. 1-3 became the score in the 68th minute when Reinaldo Veiga elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. In the 71st minute, Dabi Leseduarte hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Through an outstanding action, after 76 minutes, Gilabert Alonso successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. A collision led to Chester Bennington getting a freekick after 80 minutes play. Aloísio de Almeida hit a great ball. After a defensive mix-up in Chester Bennington's zone, Galo Navas stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Nilton Sena came out of the goal and Galo Navas tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After a rather tough play, Racing Rocafort C.F.'s Danilo Jurado got a free kick in the 84th minute. Pedrão Vides kicked well hit freekick during the 85th minute of the match. After 86 played minutes, Racing Rocafort C.F.'s Galo Navas shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Nilton Sena came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Racing Rocafort C.F. reached it. With 88 minutes on the clock, Araoz Verdeja commited a dangerous tackle. The referee had no choice but to show him the red card. A collision led to Chester Bennington getting a freekick after 94 minutes play. Décio Nogueira hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Pedrão Vides in the 97th minute of play forced Racing Rocafort C.F.'s goalkeeper Gilabert Alonso to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Ramiro Olmos's late challenge caught a Chester Bennington's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Ramiro Olmos helped the player get up and apologised. Ramiro Olmos kicked well hit freekick during the 98th minute of the match. When the final whistle was heard the away supporters stood up and showed their joy. Chester Bennington had managed to secure a win in what was a close match throughout.