U18 League

Valhalla
Spectators: 206 (Terracing: 155, Seating: 47, VIP seats: 4) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Gonzalo Argoitz kicked off to start the match. Vikingos FC's Apolo Giraldo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Eustaquio Vesga in the 8th minute of play. When Salvador Calvino fell near the penalty area in the 14th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Vikingos FC's protests and gave Salvador Calvino a yellow card for diving instead. In the 14th minute, Salvador Calvino hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After a defensive mix-up in Vikingos FC's zone, Ekialde Balsera stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Apolo Giraldo came out of the goal and Ekialde Balsera tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 18 minutes into the match, Vikingos FC's goal looked a bit too open when Ekialde Balsera came free, but Apolo Giraldo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Balesio Leiva in the 21st minute of play forced Vikingos FC's goalkeeper Apolo Giraldo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 26th minute, Benjamin Hartz hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Apolo Giraldo didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Hector-Luis Conllas went, in the 27th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-1 was the resulting score. Benjamin Hartz hit a great freekick 29 minutes into the match. In the 31st minute, Eustaquio Vesga left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The AFC United fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-2. 36 minutes into the game, AFC United's Balesio Leiva nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Apolo Giraldo made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-3. Frasco Esquivel showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Rodrigo Jakobe, who was totally free with the ball in the 39th minute. In the 45th minute, Ekialde Balsera made a precise shot to the right of Apolo Giraldo. Vikingos FC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-5.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Ekialde Balsera stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Eustaquio Vesga sent away a hard shot on goal in the 52nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Apolo Giraldo made a fantastic save in the 57th minute, when Eleder Borrellino sent off a good shot on target. Apolo Giraldo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ekialde Balsera, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Apolo Giraldo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ekialde Balsera in the 71st minute of the match. 73 minutes into the match, Vikingos FC's goal looked a bit too open when Ekialde Balsera came free, but Apolo Giraldo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Apolo Giraldo made an important save on a dangerous shot by Hector-Luis Conllas in the 76th minute. After 77 played minutes Vikingos FC got a freekick which was hit by Cornelio Leocadio. After a rather tough play, Vikingos FC's Cornelio Leocadio got a free kick in the 78th minute. Apolo Giraldo made an important save on a dangerous shot by Balesio Leiva in the 83rd minute. After taking down the ball on AFC United's corner Eustaquio Vesga fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Apolo Giraldo quite easily take care of the ball. 87 minutes into the match, Vikingos FC's goalkeeper Apolo Giraldo had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Eustaquio Vesga. In the 89th minute, Eustaquio Vesga hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Apolo Giraldo was a little too slow when Ekialde Balsera got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 97th minute. The score was now 0-6.