U18 League

Estadio Rambran
Spectators: 152 (Terracing: 114, Seating: 35, VIP seats: 3) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Javiero Núñez started the match with the kick off. Sanford Byrd took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Tibalt Tanasio, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Tibalt Tanasio kicked well hit freekick during the 9th minute of the match. 16 minutes into the match, EL LOBO DE MIAMI's goalkeeper Sanford Byrd had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Héctor Chumpitaz. After a rather tough play, ꜱᴀᴊʀᴀꜱ ꜰᴄ's José Velasquez got a free kick in the 22nd minute. 23 minutes into the match, ꜱᴀᴊʀᴀꜱ ꜰᴄ's goal looked a bit too open when Javiero Núñez came free, but Sandalio Domingo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When Tibalt Tanasio came up free with the goalie in the 30th minute, the ꜱᴀᴊʀᴀꜱ ꜰᴄ 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 Tibalt Tanasio couldn't finish the play. Tuan Romano made in the 35th minute of the game a sloppy throw-in which Javiero Núñez however managed to control. After a defensive mix-up in EL LOBO DE MIAMI's zone, Héctor Chumpitaz stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Sanford Byrd came out of the goal and Héctor Chumpitaz tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Sanford Byrd made an important save on a dangerous shot by Tibalt Tanasio in the 43rd minute. In the 47th minute, Héctor Chumpitaz made a precise shot to the right of Sanford Byrd. EL LOBO DE MIAMI's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-0.

A collision led to ꜱᴀᴊʀᴀꜱ ꜰᴄ getting a freekick after 53 minutes play. Lucian Caneiro hit a great ball. 53 minutes into the match, EL LOBO DE MIAMI's Javiero Núñez broke free and took a long shot that unfortunately flew wide. A fine initiative that could have resulted in a goal. ꜱᴀᴊʀᴀꜱ ꜰᴄ were furious when José Velasquez was red carded, 55 minutes into the game, but the referee dismissed their protests. José Velasquez hit a great freekick 55 minutes into the match. Tracey Hodges missed a clear chance of a goal when in the 57 minute of the game fired away a shot, but unfortunally the ball went out to the Sandalio Domingo right hand side. EL LOBO DE MIAMI's Boyce Jameson was substituted for Tyron Coats. Sandalio Domingo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Javiero Núñez in the 60th minute of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Lucien Simon got free with Sandalio Domingo in the 61st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. When Javiero Núñez fell near the penalty area in the 64th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored EL LOBO DE MIAMI's protests and gave Javiero Núñez a yellow card for diving instead. Hechter Trinidad's late challenge caught a EL LOBO DE MIAMI's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Hechter Trinidad helped the player get up and apologised. In the 65th match minute, ꜱᴀᴊʀᴀꜱ ꜰᴄ was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Hechter Trinidad to maneuver through the defense. A throw-in in the 68th minute of the game was made by Tracey Hodges with Javiero Núñez as target, who quickly passed the ball forward. Sandalio Domingo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Javiero Núñez in the 69th minute of the match. Héctor Chumpitaz received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 74th minute. Sanford Byrd tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. EL LOBO DE MIAMI's Sanford Byrd played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Héctor Chumpitaz in the 77th minute of play. After some fancy dribbling in the 80th minute, Beltza Galnares managed to get in a good position for a shot. ꜱᴀᴊʀᴀꜱ ꜰᴄ's supporters rose to their feet, but Beltza Galnares was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Sanford Byrd breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After 82 played minutes EL LOBO DE MIAMI got a freekick which was hit by Lucien Simon. Sandalio Domingo was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Javiero Núñez showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-1 in the 91 minute of play. Héctor Chumpitaz struck a weak shot in the 97th minute. Sanford Byrd didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for ꜱᴀᴊʀᴀꜱ ꜰᴄ. EL LOBO DE MIAMI were clearly unhappy with the draw, as they felt they had done enough to earn themselves a victory.