U18 League

Azul
Spectators: 159 (Terracing: 120, Seating: 36, VIP seats: 3) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Clodoveo Porfiro made the kick off which started today's match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Sarracino Mandiola in the 4th minute of play forced Informaniaticos's goalkeeper Donato Omero to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Sarracino Mandiola received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 8th minute. Donato Omero tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 11 minutes into the game, one of Informaniaticos:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. The referee gave Club Deportivo Xpertin a penalty, 13 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Renato Abufom, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of Informaniaticos's Donato Omero. 0-1. Renato Abufom might have been able to make a better finish in the 16th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Donato Omero. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Renato Abufom ran back to his position shaking his head. Erubiel Millan's late challenge caught a Club Deportivo Xpertin's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Erubiel Millan helped the player get up and apologised. The supporters of Club Deportivo Xpertin booed when Informaniaticos was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 17 match minutes in a wonderful position. Erubiel Millan didn't get a good kick on the ball. Renato Abufom scored 0-2 in the 20th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Donato Omero, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Donato Omero showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jose Manuel Gajardo, who was totally free with the ball in the 26th minute. Renato Abufom scored 0-3 in the 30th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Donato Omero, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. 33 minutes into the game, Renato Abufom cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-4. Donato Omero was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Renato Abufom blasted a shot towards the goal in the 36th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Donato Omero having to make a save. Luís Gajardo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Baldomiro Uhin in the 39th minute of play. In the 40th match minute, Informaniaticos was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Zeledon Dorio to maneuver through the defense. Informaniaticos's Donato Omero played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jose Manuel Gajardo in the 41st minute of play. After a defensive mix-up in Club Deportivo Xpertin's zone, Zeledon Dorio stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Luís Gajardo came out of the goal and Zeledon Dorio tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-4 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. Renato Abufom was the one to do the kick off. A collision led to Club Deportivo Xpertin getting a freekick after 52 minutes play. Rubén Palazuelos hit a great ball. 58 minutes into the match, Zeledon Dorio had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Luís Gajardo. Club Deportivo Xpertin's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Zeledon Dorio was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-4. The crowd rose to their feet as Club Deportivo Xpertin's Sarracino Mandiola slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Donato Omero. That made the score 1-5 after 61 minutes of play. If Renato Abufom had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 66th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Donato Omero made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Renato Abufom in the 69th minute of play. A collision led to Club Deportivo Xpertin getting a freekick after 74 minutes play. Jose Manuel Gajardo hit a great ball. Zeledon Dorio recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 78th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Donato Omero was out of position in the 82 minute of play, and Jose Manuel Gajardo capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Jose Manuel Gajardo really showed his touch with that goal: 1-6. In the 87th minute, Club Deportivo Xpertin's Jose Manuel Gajardo dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 1-7. The audience was convinced that Zeledon Dorio's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Luís Gajardo was relentless in the 94th minute of the game. When the match was over Club Deportivo Xpertin could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than Informaniaticos throughout the match.