U18 League

Catatumbo Park
Spectators: 154 (Terracing: 116, Seating: 35, VIP seats: 3) Imperio Catatumbo de Lara's Vitor Sarceada 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. In the 4th minute, Gilberto Tavira reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Ruben Dorronsoro. The goal made the score 1-0. If Everardo Bellogin had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 6th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Ruben Dorronsoro made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Silvano Ariztegui in the 10th minute of play. In the 12th minute, Nazario Monteserin hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Pancho Gajardo's late challenge caught a WAL Family United Team's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Pancho Gajardo helped the player get up and apologised. In the 13th minute, Pancho Gajardo hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The crowd rose to their feet as Vitor Sarceada kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Ruben Dorronsoro. That made the score 2-0 in the 16 minute of play. Imperio Catatumbo de Lara's Ipar Estebanes played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Caetano Obiano in the 21st minute of play. The crowd rose to their feet as Everardo Bellogin kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Ruben Dorronsoro. That made the score 3-0 in the 29 minute of play. A collision led to Imperio Catatumbo de Lara getting a freekick after 32 minutes play. Silvano Ariztegui hit a great ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 33rd minute, Reinaldo Cortes managed to get in a good position for a shot. WAL Family United Team's supporters rose to their feet, but Reinaldo Cortes was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Ipar Estebanes breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Ruben Dorronsoro was a little too slow when Silvano Ariztegui got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 36th minute. The score was now 4-0. Vitor Sarceada who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 38thth minute tested the skills of Ruben Dorronsoro when he managed to save the team from getting behind. Ruben Dorronsoro was a little too slow when Vitor Sarceada got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 45th minute. The score was now 5-0. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 5-0 at half-time.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Orlo Izaran was the one to do the kick off. In the 51st minute Vitor Sarceada shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ruben Dorronsoro saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Everardo Bellogin received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 54th minute. Ruben Dorronsoro tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Ruben Dorronsoro took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Padro Elano, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Ruben Dorronsoro didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Vitor Sarceada went, in the 61st minute, to the upper right corner, 6-0 was the resulting score. Imperio Catatumbo de Lara made a substitution. Isaac Figueiras replaced Silvano Ariztegui. Donato Granja kicked well hit freekick during the 66th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Vitor Sarceada in the 70th minute of play forced WAL Family United Team's goalkeeper Ruben Dorronsoro to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a rather tough play, Imperio Catatumbo de Lara's Everardo Bellogin got a free kick in the 74th minute. Orlo Izaran, 74 minutes into the match, dribbled the ball up the side of the field and decided to take a long shot at the goal. Unfortunately, the ball was poorly hit and landed closer to the corner than to the goal. 80 minutes into the game, Bibiano Rebollar was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. WAL Family United Team's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Imperio Catatumbo de Lara the free kick. Imperio Catatumbo de Lara's Boniel Barja was substituted for Isaac Figueiras. Bibiano Rebollar hit a great freekick 83 minutes into the match. In the 84th minute Vitor Sarceada shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ruben Dorronsoro saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 87th minute Bernardo Labora shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ruben Dorronsoro saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Ruben Dorronsoro showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Vitor Sarceada in the 91st minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Donato Granja in the 93rd minute of play forced WAL Family United Team's goalkeeper Ruben Dorronsoro to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. If Bernardo Labora had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 95th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. It was no surprise that this one had ended in a win for the home team. Imperio Catatumbo de Lara had played much better football throughout.