U18 League

Nou Municipal
Spectators: 175 (Terracing: 132, Seating: 40, VIP seats: 3) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. David Perez started the match with the kick off. Baldemer Fuster hit a great freekick 4 minutes into the match. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Gitano Iniesta during the 6th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 6th match minute, UE Cornella was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Gitano Iniesta to maneuver through the defense. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Amancio Ponce during the 8th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Gregório Moutinho hit a great freekick 16 minutes into the match. After 25 played minutes KINGS FC got a freekick which was hit by Estevão Granja. Estevão Granja charged in rather forcefully in the 31st minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Estevão Granja the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to KINGS FC getting a freekick after 31 minutes play. Estevão Granja hit a great ball. In the 33rd minute, Alvito Font ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Estevão Bacelar was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-1. David Perez hit a great freekick 42 minutes into the match. In the 43rd minute Gabriel Rebocho shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Alfronso Candela saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 46th match minute, UE Cornella was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Amancio Ponce to maneuver through the defense. After 47 played minutes UE Cornella got a freekick which was hit by David Perez. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Gabriel Rebocho to strike the kick off in the second half. A collision led to KINGS FC getting a freekick after 53 minutes play. Gregório Moutinho hit a great ball. Thanks to some nice moves Vasco Torcato could shoot a difficult shot in the 55th minute, which Alfronso Candela however easily saved by the left post. 57 minutes into the game, Daniel Portela was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. KINGS FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave UE Cornella the free kick. 58 minutes into the match, KINGS FC's goal looked a bit too open when David Perez came free, but Estevão Bacelar reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After a rather tough play, KINGS FC's Gregório Moutinho got a free kick in the 68th minute. UE Cornella's Alfronso Candela played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by André Curado in the 75th minute of play. Gusmão Junqueira charged in rather forcefully in the 81st minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Gusmão Junqueira the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to KINGS FC getting a freekick after 82 minutes play. Gusmão Junqueira hit a great ball. David Perez recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 83rd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. After a rather tough play, UE Cornella's Santos Olmos got a free kick in the 84th minute. During the 91st minute of the match Daniel Portela completely mistimed his tackle and brought down his opponent. The referee gave Daniel Portela a yellow card, his second in the match, which meant he could no longer take part in the game. After having played for 94 minutes, Gitano Iniesta managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. UE Cornella's supporters crossed their fingers, but Gitano Iniesta was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. David Perez fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 95th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Estevão Bacelar having to interfere. The teams fought very hard right up to the final whistle. Both sets of players were happy to go away with a draw.