U18 League

Mankato Stadium
Spectators: 149 (Terracing: 114, Seating: 35, VIP seats: 0) Unikurdos United F.C.'s Rexino Astera started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Johnathon Gallo stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Mane Monterrey's shot from short distance in the 7th minute. The supporters of Unikurdos United F.C. booed when Mankato was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 8 match minutes in a wonderful position. Cliff Schulz didn't get a good kick on the ball. Johnathon Gallo came out of the goal in the 9th minute to try and stop a shot by Unikurdos United F.C.'s Lehen Urrejola. But to his dismay, Lehen Urrejola quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-1. Rexino Astera fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 13th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Johnathon Gallo having to interfere. 15 minutes into the match, Mankato's goal looked a bit too open when Rexino Astera came free, but Johnathon Gallo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Johnathon Gallo came out of the goal in the 16th minute to try and stop a shot by Unikurdos United F.C.'s Rexino Astera. But to his dismay, Rexino Astera quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-2. 19 minutes into the match, Unikurdos United F.C.'s Rexino Astera sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Johnathon Gallo narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 21st minute, Rexino Astera made a precise shot to the right of Johnathon Gallo. Mankato's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-3. Johnathon Gallo came out of the goal in the 24th minute to try and stop a shot by Unikurdos United F.C.'s Rexino Astera. But to his dismay, Rexino Astera quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-4. Johnathon Gallo came out of the goal in the 31st minute to try and stop a shot by Unikurdos United F.C.'s Gitano Cano. But to his dismay, Gitano Cano quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-5. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Lehen Urrejola during the 34th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 36th minute, Gitano Cano ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Johnathon Gallo was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-6. A collision led to Mankato getting a freekick after 39 minutes play. Jarrod Langston hit a great ball. 43 minutes into the game, Rexino Astera cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-7. Johnathon Gallo was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Presebal Mimenza recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 47th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Disappointed in the 0-7 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Norman Bergman made a kick off. Rexino Astera had several of the Mankato's defenders around him in the penalty area when he, after 52 minutes of play, received a pass and succeeded in some way to shoot a shot which went straight ahead into goal. This resulted in a 0-8 score and a disappointed Johnathon Gallo as he didn't even see the shot coming. Johnathon Gallo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Mane Monterrey in the 56th minute of the match. 57 minutes into the match, Rexino Astera had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Johnathon Gallo. Mankato's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Rexino Astera was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-9. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lehen Urrejola in the 63rd minute of play forced Mankato's goalkeeper Johnathon Gallo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 64th minute the ball was on its way in behind Unikurdos United F.C.'s goalkeeper Salvatore Eugenio, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 68th minute, Gitano Cano reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Johnathon Gallo. The goal made the score 0-10. Johnathon Gallo made an important save on a dangerous shot by Gitano Cano in the 72nd minute. After some careless play in the Mankato defense, Gitano Cano kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Johnathon Gallo. The Mankato fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Johnathon Gallo should have stopped the shot. Johnathon Gallo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Rexino Astera in the 79th minute of play. Johnathon Gallo made an important save on a dangerous shot by Rexino Astera in the 80th minute. Johnathon Gallo was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Gitano Cano showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 0-12 in the 81 minute of play. With a little luck, Mankato's Johnathon Gallo got control of the ball when Gitano Cano tried to sneak it across the goal line. Unikurdos United F.C. played a much better game than Mankato and deserved their victory. The Mankato players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.