U18 League

Dalmai Feal
Spectators: 205 (Terracing: 154, Seating: 47, VIP seats: 4) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Adulfo Teresa started the match with the kick off. Mino Cazorla showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Checa Pena, who was totally free with the ball in the 5th minute. After 5 played minutes Salud y República got a freekick which was hit by Adulfo Teresa. Mino Cazorla took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Checa Pena, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 18th minute Neron Companys shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Berriotxoa Jareño saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The crowd rose to their feet as Neron Companys kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Berriotxoa Jareño. That made the score 1-0 in the 18 minute of play. Murcia Promesas's Berriotxoa Jareño proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 23rd minute of the match, managed to save Murcia Promesas from getting a goal against them. The supporters of Murcia Promesas booed when Salud y República was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 27 match minutes in a wonderful position. Roben Reyes didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 28th minute, Agapito Cabanela ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Mino Cazorla was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-1. 32 minutes into the match, Checa Pena had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Mino Cazorla. Salud y República's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Checa Pena was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-2. The throw-in from Osoro Raya in the 36th minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by Murcia Promesas's Fernando Elguero. After a defensive mix-up in Salud y República's zone, Checa Pena stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Mino Cazorla came out of the goal and Checa Pena tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. If Agapito Cabanela had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 42nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Inguma Vuelta charged in rather forcefully in the 44th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Inguma Vuelta the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 44th minute, Inguma Vuelta hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The supporters of Murcia Promesas booed when Salud y República was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 47 match minutes in a wonderful position. Adulfo Teresa didn't get a good kick on the ball. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 1-2 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Checa Pena was the one to do the kick off. Neron Companys received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 58th minute. Berriotxoa Jareño tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. A collision led to Murcia Promesas getting a freekick after 61 minutes play. Haitz Soler hit a great ball. Murcia Promesas's Andolin Mendez was substituted for Agapito Cabanela. Murcia Promesas's Berriotxoa Jareño played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Neron Companys in the 63rd minute of play. Berriotxoa Jareño made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Neron Companys in the 65th minute of play. In the 72nd match minute, Salud y República was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Osoro Raya to maneuver through the defense. In the 77th match minute, Salud y República was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Osoro Raya to maneuver through the defense. Osoro Raya made in the 79th minute of the game a fairly good throw-in which was taken care of by Berto Calatayud. Osoro Raya hit a great freekick 81 minutes into the match. Mino Cazorla showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Andolin Mendez, who was totally free with the ball in the 82nd minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Checa Pena in the 84th minute of play forced Salud y República's goalkeeper Mino Cazorla to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Murcia Promesas's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Checa Pena in the 85th minute. The corner ended in Checa Pena almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Salud y República's Mino Cazorla did a great save. Mino Cazorla was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Andolin Mendez showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-3 in the 89 minute of play. Murcia Promesas's fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.