U18 World League

MEC
Spectators: 7542 (Terracing: 5658, Seating: 1734, VIP seats: 150) Anastasio Rico made the kick off and thus started the match. 6 minutes into the match, MarquinhosEC's Alfredo Loyola sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Arturo Cordera narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Guto de Toledo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Angel Gora, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alfredo Loyola in the 13th minute of play forced La Pantera Azulgrana's goalkeeper Arturo Cordera to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a rather tough play, La Pantera Azulgrana's Raul Panpili got a free kick in the 14th minute. After some fancy dribbling in the 15th minute, Joaquim Ribeiro managed to get in a good position for a shot. MarquinhosEC's supporters rose to their feet, but Joaquim Ribeiro was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Arturo Cordera breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After a rather tough play, MarquinhosEC's Marco Boldrini got a free kick in the 17th minute. When MarquinhosEC's Alfredo Loyola in the 23rd minute got a chance for a shot 23rd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye La Pantera Azulgrana's goalie prevented a goal. Belmiro Paranaense could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 26th minute of the match, but Arturo Cordera made a huge save. The crowd rose to their feet as Joaquim Ribeiro kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Arturo Cordera. That made the score 1-0 in the 27 minute of play. When Julian Urki fell near the penalty area in the 45th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored La Pantera Azulgrana's protests and gave Julian Urki a yellow card for diving instead. In the 45th minute, Julian Urki hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 2-0.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Alfredo Loyola to strike the kick off in the second half. A collision led to La Pantera Azulgrana getting a freekick after 50 minutes play. Cirilo Abaunza hit a great ball. Guto de Toledo made an important save on a dangerous shot by Anastasio Rico in the 55th minute. In the 59th minute Belmiro Paranaense shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Arturo Cordera saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 62nd match minute, La Pantera Azulgrana was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Julian Urki to maneuver through the defense. Arturo Cordera made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Joaquim Ribeiro in the 65th minute of play. When Jacobo Distiratsu fell near the penalty area in the 67th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored La Pantera Azulgrana's protests and gave Jacobo Distiratsu a yellow card for diving instead. In the 68th match minute, La Pantera Azulgrana was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jacobo Distiratsu to maneuver through the defense. After 69 minutes, Angel Gora mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the La Pantera Azulgrana and the MarquinhosEC players grew even worse after the yellow card. The supporters of MarquinhosEC booed when La Pantera Azulgrana was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 69 match minutes in a wonderful position. Angel Gora didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 71st minute, Alfredo Loyola made a precise shot to the right of Arturo Cordera. La Pantera Azulgrana's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 3-0. After 75 played minutes MarquinhosEC got a freekick which was hit by Belmiro Paranaense. Belmiro Paranaense fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 77th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Arturo Cordera having to interfere. Arturo Cordera showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Belmiro Paranaense in the 81st minute of the match. Arturo Cordera showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Alfredo Loyola, who was totally free with the ball in the 83rd minute. La Pantera Azulgrana's Arturo Cordera played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Joaquim Ribeiro in the 84th minute of play. 85 minutes into the match, La Pantera Azulgrana's goal looked a bit too open when Zé Carlos Barbosa came free, but Arturo Cordera reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Belmiro Paranaense charged in rather forcefully in the 87th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Belmiro Paranaense the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 87th minute, Belmiro Paranaense hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Arturo Cordera showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Joaquim Ribeiro in the 92nd minute of the match. Arturo Cordera took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Alfredo Loyola, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. It was no surprise that this one had ended in a win for the home team. MarquinhosEC had played much better football throughout.