U18 League

Flagstaff
Spectators: 147 (Terracing: 113, Seating: 34, VIP seats: 0) Kermit Regan started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Simon Rainey showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Axel Unquera, who was totally free with the ball in the 2nd minute. In the 7th match minute, Flagstaff was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by A.J. Sanderson to maneuver through the defense. In the 11th minute, Jon-Ander Bazaes ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Simon Rainey was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. 14 minutes into the match, Flagstaff's goal looked a bit too open when Abelado Iriarte came free, but Simon Rainey reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Simon Rainey showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Antonio Cumplido in the 16th minute of the match. A collision led to Flagstaff getting a freekick after 17 minutes play. A.J. Sanderson hit a great ball. When Antonio Cumplido came up free with the goalie in the 19th minute, the Baez FC 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 Antonio Cumplido couldn't finish the play. Simon Rainey made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Abelado Iriarte in the 24th minute of play. In the 24th minute, Archie Adams hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 28 minutes into the match, Flagstaff's goal looked a bit too open when Barni Didier came free, but Simon Rainey reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 32 minutes into the game, Karlos Fevre cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-2. Simon Rainey was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Simon Rainey took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Barni Didier, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When Jon-Ander Bazaes came up free with the goalie in the 43rd minute, the Baez FC 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 Jon-Ander Bazaes couldn't finish the play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Antonio Cumplido in the 45th minute of play forced Flagstaff's goalkeeper Simon Rainey to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Axel Unquera took the ball and in the 46 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Simon Rainey. Simon Rainey dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-4. After the first half Baez FC were leading 0-4. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Antonio Cumplido stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. With a little luck, Flagstaff's Simon Rainey got control of the ball when Antonio Cumplido tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 54th minute Barni Didier shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Simon Rainey saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The supporters of Baez FC booed when Flagstaff was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 56 match minutes in a wonderful position. Roosevelt Hollis didn't get a good kick on the ball. After recieving a nice pass, Baez FC's Barni Didier tried to score from far away in the 57th minute, but the ball went over the crossbar. In the 62nd minute Kirk Miranda shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Maurilio Mendoza saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Barni Didier recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 64th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. A.J. Sanderson's late challenge caught a Baez FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. A.J. Sanderson helped the player get up and apologised. After 66 played minutes Flagstaff got a freekick which was hit by A.J. Sanderson. An unexpectedly hard shot by Antonio Cumplido in the 68th minute of play forced Flagstaff's goalkeeper Simon Rainey to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Flagstaff's Simon Rainey played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Barni Didier in the 71st minute of play. Archie Adams's late challenge caught a Baez FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Archie Adams helped the player get up and apologised. In the 71st match minute, Flagstaff was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Archie Adams to maneuver through the defense. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 72nd minute of the game. One of Flagstaff:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Baez FC:s goal. Simon Rainey took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Adriano Couve, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Simon Rainey made an important save on a dangerous shot by Jon-Ander Bazaes in the 78th minute. In the 80th minute, Antonio Cumplido made a precise shot to the right of Simon Rainey. Flagstaff's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-6. 89 minutes into the match, Karlos Fevre notched a goal, 0-7, to the right of Flagstaff's Simon Rainey. Simon Rainey was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. In the 96th minute, Jon-Ander Bazaes fired away a killer shot towards the goal that, to the delight of Simon Rainey, passed just outside the right post. The Flagstaff fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. Baez FC were clearly better and deserved to take the win.