U18 League

La Cueva
Spectators: 148 (Terracing: 112, Seating: 34, VIP seats: 2) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Eric Venero got the match started through his kick off. Arnulfo Bidari recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 7th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. A collision led to ⛥Milrayitas⛤ getting a freekick after 14 minutes play. Dario Iruinea hit a great ball. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Eric Venero in the 15th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Jeremias Abechuco saved ⛥Milrayitas⛤ from getting behind. Singlar Club FC's Diegotxe Maradona got a good chance for a goal in the 16th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Zeledon Polentzi made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Arnulfo Bidari in the 23rd minute of play. After 24 played minutes Singlar Club FC got a freekick which was hit by Americo Llorian. After 25 minutes, Mauro Palben mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the ⛥Milrayitas⛤ and the Singlar Club FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. Mauro Palben hit a great freekick 25 minutes into the match. After 29 played minutes ⛥Milrayitas⛤ got a freekick which was hit by Esteve Gai. A collision led to ⛥Milrayitas⛤ getting a freekick after 33 minutes play. Benigno Bazkoare hit a great ball. In the 37th minute, Dario Iruinea ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Zeledon Polentzi was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. The Singlar Club FC players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. ⛥Milrayitas⛤ were winning 0-1.

Emanuel Rioja charged in rather forcefully in the 55th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Emanuel Rioja the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to ⛥Milrayitas⛤ getting a freekick after 55 minutes play. Emanuel Rioja hit a great ball. Jeremias Abechuco made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Diegotxe Maradona in the 56th minute of play. With a little luck, Singlar Club FC's Zeledon Polentzi got control of the ball when Carlos Damario tried to sneak it across the goal line. Diegotxe Maradona received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 64th minute. Jeremias Abechuco tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After a defensive mix-up in Singlar Club FC's zone, Arnulfo Bidari stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Zeledon Polentzi came out of the goal and Arnulfo Bidari tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The audience was convinced that Eric Venero's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Jeremias Abechuco was relentless in the 71st minute of the game. After 73 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for ⛥Milrayitas⛤! The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Diegotxe Maradona during the 79th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After a rather tough play, Singlar Club FC's Diegotxe Maradona got a free kick in the 80th minute. Singlar Club FC's Zeledon Polentzi played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Dario Iruinea in the 84th minute of play. Jeremias Abechuco made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Adan Lorien in the 88th minute of play. Arnulfo Bidari fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 90th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Zeledon Polentzi having to interfere. Benicio Gombal charged in rather forcefully in the 95th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Benicio Gombal the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 95th minute, Benicio Gombal hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Cosme Tavio made in the 97th minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by ⛥Milrayitas⛤'s Benigno Bazkoare. Both teams had looked equal from kick-off, and no-one was surprised when the match finally ended in a draw.