U18 League

Olympistadium
Spectators: 150 (Terracing: 113, Seating: 34, VIP seats: 3) 4 minutes into the match, Leo Puncet dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Mitch Samuels, 1-0. Leo Puncet fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 7th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Mitch Samuels having to interfere. Martxelin Pereta took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Clark Hess, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 14th minute, Clark Hess hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Gutierre Avina's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 16thth minute, Mitch Samuels skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. The audience thought a goal was coming when Patricio Salazano got free with Mitch Samuels in the 18th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Mechanicville's Mitch Samuels played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Patricio Salazano in the 23rd minute of play. 25 minutes into the match, Gutierre Avina had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Mitch Samuels. Mechanicville's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Gutierre Avina was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-0. Mechanicville's Mitch Samuels proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 28th minute of the match, managed to save Mechanicville from getting a goal against them. After 31 played minutes Oylimpiamos Ψ got a freekick which was hit by Kusko Bernabeytia. Frutos Villaraud sent away a hard shot on goal in the 42nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The audience thought a goal was coming when Gutierre Avina got free with Mitch Samuels in the 44th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. The audience was convinced that Gutierre Avina's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Mitch Samuels was relentless in the 44th minute of the game. If Winston Matthews had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 46th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Gutierre Avina was the one to do the kick off. Mitch Samuels didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Pudes Bachiller went, in the 58th minute, to the upper right corner, 3-0 was the resulting score. Pudes Bachiller blasted a shot towards the goal in the 65th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Mitch Samuels having to make a save. When Pudes Bachiller came up free with the goalie in the 65th minute, the Oylimpiamos Ψ 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 Pudes Bachiller couldn't finish the play. After a rather tough play, Mechanicville's Donny Ladner got a free kick in the 66th minute. 67 minutes into the game, Leo Puncet was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Oylimpiamos Ψ's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Mechanicville the free kick. A collision led to Oylimpiamos Ψ getting a freekick after 67 minutes play. Leo Puncet hit a great ball. Mitch Samuels made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gutierre Avina in the 70th minute of play. Sheldon Benjamin received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 74th minute. Martxelin Pereta tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Mitch Samuels took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gutierre Avina, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 86 minutes into the game, Oylimpiamos Ψ's Pudes Bachiller nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Mitch Samuels made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 4-0. Gutierre Avina fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 92nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Mitch Samuels having to interfere. There was no doubt that Oylimpiamos Ψ were the better team. Oylimpiamos Ψ's players enjoyed the ovations of the crowd after the victory.