U18 League

Estadio Alejandra
Spectators: 152 (Terracing: 114, Seating: 35, VIP seats: 3) Fidel Oriol made the kick off and thus started the match. Rigoberto Montez made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Fidel Oriol in the 3rd minute of play. Eustacio Kemen took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Omar Salas, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Fidel Oriol recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 8th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 12th minute, Narciso Toli hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Atletico Saladillo FC's Leonardo Jakue pulled a muscle in his back after 20 minutes and couldn't finish the game. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Natalio Angel during the 20th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Atletico Saladillo FC's Cayetano Berart was substituted for Leonardo Jakue. A collision led to Alejandra getting a freekick after 21 minutes play. Natalio Angel hit a great ball. A collision led to Alejandra getting a freekick after 23 minutes play. Emilio Lonzo hit a great ball. 26 minutes into the match, Alvaro Eliu had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Eustacio Kemen. Atletico Saladillo FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Alvaro Eliu was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-0. Eustacio Kemen showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Alvaro Eliu in the 29th minute of the match. Natalio Angel succeeded to score despite a near miss that spronge from right pole into the goal to 2-0 in the 34th playminute. After 39 played minutes Atletico Saladillo FC got a freekick which was hit by Bernardino Frisco. Eustacio Kemen showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Natalio Angel, who was totally free with the ball in the 40th minute. With an all-out effort, Alejandra's Eustacio Kemen threw himself towards the right post 47 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Omar Salas, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 2-0 at half-time.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Natalio Angel made a kick off. In the 57th minute the ball was on its way in behind Alejandra's goalkeeper Rigoberto Montez, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. After 58 minutes, Emilio Lonzo mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Alejandra and the Atletico Saladillo FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 58th minute, Emilio Lonzo hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Eustacio Kemen showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Omar Salas in the 62nd minute of the match. If Angelo Senen had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 68th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 70 minutes into the match, Alejandra's goalkeeper Rigoberto Montez had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Fidel Oriol. Eustacio Kemen made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Natalio Angel in the 71st minute of play. Fidel Oriol received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 72nd minute. Rigoberto Montez tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Fidel Oriol could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 75th minute of the match, but Rigoberto Montez made a huge save. After a defensive mix-up in Alejandra's zone, Fidel Oriol stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Rigoberto Montez came out of the goal and Fidel Oriol tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. A collision led to Alejandra getting a freekick after 79 minutes play. Emilio Lonzo hit a great ball. After having played for 96 minutes, Ruben Berto managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Alejandra's supporters crossed their fingers, but Ruben Berto was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. Alejandra had won after a very even match.