U18 League

El Monumental
Spectators: 152 (Terracing: 114, Seating: 35, VIP seats: 3) Jose Vincent started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Jose Vincent sent away a hard shot on goal in the 4th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Castelar F.C.'s Gervasio Ireno played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jose Vincent in the 4th minute of play. In the 8th minute of the match, Mauricio Ondino tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Gervasio Ireno saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Jose Vincent in the 9th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Gervasio Ireno saved Castelar F.C. from getting behind. In the 13th minute, Hipolito Gabrio hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. If Erasmo Joseph had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 15th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 16th minute, Cirilo Batista hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 19th minute, Jose Vincent made a precise shot to the right of Gervasio Ireno. Castelar F.C.'s defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-0. When ELMUÑE's Jose Vincent 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 Castelar F.C.'s goalie prevented a goal. Jose Vincent's late challenge caught a Castelar F.C.'s player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Jose Vincent helped the player get up and apologised. After 34 played minutes ELMUÑE got a freekick which was hit by Eleuterio Fortun. Hipolito Gabrio struck a weak shot in the 34th minute. Mauricio Santiago didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Castelar F.C.. Castelar F.C.'s Higinio Pedroso got a good chance for a goal in the 36th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 38thth minute of the game Erasmo Joseph who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but ELMUÑE's Mauricio Santiago was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Jose Vincent fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 39th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Gervasio Ireno having to interfere. In the 42nd minute Hipolito Gabrio shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Mauricio Santiago saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 44 played minutes Castelar F.C. got a freekick which was hit by Erasmo Joseph. Gervasio Ireno acted impressively in front of the goal and made a superb save when he, in the 44th minute, took the ball on the long shot from Gaudencio Isauro. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 2-0 at half-time.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Erasmo Joseph was the one to do the kick off. In the 51st match minute, Castelar F.C. was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Delmar Iyan to maneuver through the defense. Mauricio Ondino received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 52nd minute. Gervasio Ireno tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The audience was convinced that Jose Vincent's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Gervasio Ireno was relentless in the 55th minute of the game. In the 56th minute, Cirilo Batista 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. Cirilo Batista kicked well hit freekick during the 60th minute of the match. In the 62nd match minute, Castelar F.C. was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Erasmo Joseph to maneuver through the defense. In the 63rd minute, Erasmo Joseph hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Cirilo Batista kicked well hit freekick during the 64th minute of the match. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Americo Matthew in the 67th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Gervasio Ireno prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Pablo Taurino kicked well hit freekick during the 71st minute of the match. Americo Matthew scored 3-0 in the 76th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Gervasio Ireno, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. A collision led to ELMUÑE getting a freekick after 79 minutes play. Evaristo Gumaro hit a great ball. ELMUÑE's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Pablo Taurino in the 84th minute. In the 84th minute, Mauricio Ondino hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The audience was convinced that Americo Matthew's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Gervasio Ireno was relentless in the 89th minute of the game. Americo Matthew sent away a hard shot on goal in the 90th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. When Americo Matthew came up free with the goalie in the 95th minute, the ELMUÑE fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Americo Matthew couldn't finish the play. When the referee ended the match the ELMUÑE players were able to celebrate. They had won a fair victory and recieved the ovations of their fans.