U18 League

Coloso del Parque
Spectators: 147 (Terracing: 111, Seating: 34, VIP seats: 2) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Arnaldo Hurko started the match with the kick off. After 11 played minutes Loco Cabezon got a freekick which was hit by Segundo Domeka. Arnaldo Hurko charged in rather forcefully in the 14th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Arnaldo Hurko the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 14th match minute, Loco Cabezon was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Arnaldo Hurko to maneuver through the defense. In the 18th minute, Arnaldo Hurko hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Segundo Domeka fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 22nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Francisco Matxin having to interfere. When Tomás Ioritz fell near the penalty area in the 25th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Caravana FC's protests and gave Tomás Ioritz a yellow card for diving instead. The supporters of Loco Cabezon booed when Caravana FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 25 match minutes in a wonderful position. Tomás Ioritz didn't get a good kick on the ball. Apolo Miro blasted a shot towards the goal in the 26th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Francisco Matxin having to make a save. Apolo Miro struck a weak shot in the 27th minute. Francisco Matxin didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Loco Cabezon. Hector Hustaz's late challenge caught a Loco Cabezon's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Hector Hustaz helped the player get up and apologised. In the 36th minute, Segundo Domeka 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. After having played for 40 minutes, Segundo Domeka managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Loco Cabezon's supporters crossed their fingers, but Segundo Domeka was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Ciro Eskuin took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Francisco Papo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Elpidio Garaile to make the kick off. 50 minutes into the match, Segundo Domeka notched a goal, 2-0, to the right of Caravana FC's Francisco Matxin. Francisco Matxin was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Francisco Matxin took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Segundo Domeka, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Francisco Matxin didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Apolo Miro went, in the 65th minute, to the upper right corner, 3-0 was the resulting score. In the 68th match minute, Loco Cabezon was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Fabio Azeari to maneuver through the defense. Elpidio Garaile received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Ciro Eskuin came out and tried to block the shot, but Elpidio Garaile slotted it home off the left post making it 3-1 in the 70th minute. After a rather tough play, Loco Cabezon's Baldomiro Quin got a free kick in the 79th minute. Thanks to some nice moves Tomás Ioritz could shoot a difficult shot in the 80th minute, which Ciro Eskuin however easily saved by the left post. After some fancy dribbling in the 82nd minute, Apolo Miro managed to get in a good position for a shot. Loco Cabezon's supporters rose to their feet, but Apolo Miro was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Francisco Matxin breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Caravana FC's Francisco Matxin played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Segundo Domeka in the 88th minute of play. Apolo Miro blasted a shot towards the goal in the 89th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Francisco Matxin having to make a save. 90 minutes into the game, Loco Cabezon's Segundo Domeka nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Francisco Matxin made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 4-1. Francisco Matxin came out of the goal in the 95th minute to try and stop a shot by Loco Cabezon's Apolo Miro. But to his dismay, Apolo Miro quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 5-1. Loco Cabezon were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of Caravana FC for a fine match.