U18 League

Spotify Camp Nou
Spectators: 158 (Terracing: 119, Seating: 36, VIP seats: 3) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Arnulfo Abancens took the kick off in the first half of the match. If Xefe Abella had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 5th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. A collision led to Tiki Taka FC getting a freekick after 6 minutes play. Remir Abenda hit a great ball. A collision led to Garfield Dream Team getting a freekick after 8 minutes play. Matxin Monsalve hit a great ball. Emilio Oterino took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jorge-Raúl Taubert, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When Tiki Taka FC's Arnulfo Abancens in the 11th minute got a chance for a shot 11th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Garfield Dream Team's goalie prevented a goal. 13 minutes into the match, Arnulfo Abancens had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Emilio Oterino. Garfield Dream Team's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Arnulfo Abancens was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. If Arnulfo Abancens had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 17th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Emilio Oterino took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Xefe Abella, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. If Endira Abascal had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 21st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Emilio Oterino made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Arnulfo Abancens in the 24th minute of play. 25 minutes into the game, Rainerio Pas was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Garfield Dream Team's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Tiki Taka FC the free kick. Rainerio Pas hit a great freekick 25 minutes into the match. A collision led to Tiki Taka FC getting a freekick after 26 minutes play. Naelio Abaurre hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Silverio Franquesa in the 28th minute of play forced Tiki Taka FC's goalkeeper Primitivo Abarca to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When the match had gone on for 30 minutes, Arnulfo Abancens put it in 0-2 from a short distance just to the right of Emilio Oterino. In the 33rd minute, Rainerio Pas hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Emilio Oterino took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Arnulfo Abancens, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 38 minutes into the match, Garfield Dream Team's goal looked a bit too open when Arnulfo Abancens came free, but Emilio Oterino reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 41st minute, Arnulfo Abancens ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Emilio Oterino was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-3. After a defensive mix-up in Garfield Dream Team's zone, Arnulfo Abancens stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Emilio Oterino came out of the goal and Arnulfo Abancens tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Emilio Oterino showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Arnulfo Abancens in the 48th minute of the match. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-3.

With a little luck, Garfield Dream Team's Emilio Oterino got control of the ball when Arnulfo Abancens tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 57th minute, Endira Abascal 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. Tabby Elguera's late challenge caught a Tiki Taka FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Tabby Elguera helped the player get up and apologised. Tiki Taka FC made a substitution. Tomas Abella replaced Gartzea Abendano. In the 59th match minute, Garfield Dream Team was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Tabby Elguera to maneuver through the defense. In the 62nd minute the ball was on its way in behind Garfield Dream Team's goalkeeper Emilio Oterino, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. When Arnulfo Abancens came up free with the goalie in the 68th minute, the Tiki Taka FC fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Arnulfo Abancens couldn't finish the play. If Arnulfo Abancens had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 71st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 83 minutes into the match, Garfield Dream Team's goal looked a bit too open when Arnulfo Abancens came free, but Emilio Oterino reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 86 minutes into the game, Arnulfo Abancens recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Emilio Oterino. Arnulfo Abancens showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 0-5. Rainerio Pas was shown his second yellow card after 89 minutes, following a rather ugly tackle on opponent. That was the end of his participation in the match. After 90 played minutes Garfield Dream Team got a freekick which was hit by Rainerio Pas. In the 93rd minute, Arnulfo Abancens 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. Tiki Taka FC played a much better game than Garfield Dream Team and deserved their victory. The Garfield Dream Team players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.