U18 League

AA Arena
Spectators: 175 (Terracing: 132, Seating: 40, VIP seats: 3) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Isaac Mijares got the match started through his kick off. Vern McAllister showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Isaac Mijares in the 9th minute of the match. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Isaias Hera in the 10th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Vern McAllister prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Isaac Mijares sent away a hard shot on goal in the 14th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. George Costanza who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 17thth minute tested the skills of Sebastiano Oyardo when he managed to save the team from getting behind. The supporters of American Airlines booed when Fútbol Club Insaar was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 20 match minutes in a wonderful position. Quintun Borniquell didn't get a good kick on the ball. After a defensive mix-up in American Airlines's zone, Tiago Sosa stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Vern McAllister came out of the goal and Tiago Sosa tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Jonas Beyzania kicked well hit freekick during the 24th minute of the match. Sebastiano Oyardo didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from George Costanza went, in the 28th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-0 was the resulting score. Berriotxoa Astudillo kicked well hit freekick during the 31st minute of the match. In the 35th minute, Berriotxoa Astudillo got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. When the match clock showed 36 minutes, the score became 1-1 when Isaac Mijares sped through American Airlines's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Vern McAllister. Chase Brock hit a great freekick 41 minutes into the match. Isaac Mijares fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 42nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Vern McAllister having to interfere. When Isaias Hera fell near the penalty area in the 45th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Fútbol Club Insaar's protests and gave Isaias Hera a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to Fútbol Club Insaar getting a freekick after 45 minutes play. Isaias Hera hit a great ball. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 1-1 after a close first half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell George Costanza to make the kick off. In the 56th minute, Zack McIntosh hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Asher Andersen charged in rather forcefully in the 57th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Asher Andersen the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 57th match minute, American Airlines was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Asher Andersen to maneuver through the defense. In the 58th minute, Tiago Sosa ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Vern McAllister was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-2. 62 minutes into the match, American Airlines's goal looked a bit too open when Pablo Caceres came free, but Vern McAllister reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Isaac Mijares in the 63rd minute of play forced American Airlines's goalkeeper Vern McAllister to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 67 minutes, George Costanza mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the American Airlines and the Fútbol Club Insaar players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 67th match minute, American Airlines was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by George Costanza to maneuver through the defense. 72 minutes in the game, Berriotxoa Astudillo fired away an excellent shot, which passed to the side of the right post without Vern McAllister having to interfere. In the 74th minute the ball was on its way in behind American Airlines's goalkeeper Vern McAllister, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 80th match minute, Fútbol Club Insaar was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Quintun Borniquell to maneuver through the defense. In the 81st minute, Zack McIntosh got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Sebastiano Oyardo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from George Costanza in the 88th minute of play. In the 89th match minute, Fútbol Club Insaar was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Pablo Caceres to maneuver through the defense. Sebastiano Oyardo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Phil Craft in the 92nd minute of play. 94 minutes into the match, George Costanza notched a goal, 2-2, to the right of Fútbol Club Insaar's Sebastiano Oyardo. Sebastiano Oyardo was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. The second half was just like the first, even and exciting. The match ended in a draw.