U18 League

Arnulfo Iraido
Spectators: 159 (Terracing: 120, Seating: 36, VIP seats: 3) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Felix Santos started the match with the kick off. Leopoldo Aritza took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Siro Tauro, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Leopoldo Aritza made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Felix Santos in the 7th minute of play. A collision led to NECKER49 getting a freekick after 8 minutes play. Felix Santos hit a great ball. In the 23rd minute the ball was on its way in behind NECKER49's goalkeeper Cayetano Paz, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. A collision led to NECKER49 getting a freekick after 24 minutes play. Alvaro Godoy hit a great ball. Leopoldo Aritza took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Felix Santos, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After some careless play in the Barrialito AFC defense, Felix Santos kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Leopoldo Aritza. The Barrialito AFC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Leopoldo Aritza should have stopped the shot. After having played for 39 minutes, Teodosio Txema managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Barrialito AFC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Teodosio Txema was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After 43 played minutes Barrialito AFC got a freekick which was hit by Nereo Urtats.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Erubiel Tallia to make the kick off. After a rather tough play, NECKER49's Felix Santos got a free kick in the 52nd minute. 54 minutes into the game, Cirilo Nisio was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. NECKER49's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Barrialito AFC the free kick. A collision led to NECKER49 getting a freekick after 54 minutes play. Cirilo Nisio hit a great ball. Felix Santos received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 59th minute. Leopoldo Aritza tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After a rather tough play, NECKER49's Manuel Bittor got a free kick in the 64th minute. Cayetano Paz took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Guillermo Maldonado, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 65th minute, Guillermo Maldonado ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Cayetano Paz was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-3. NECKER49 made a substitution. Lázaro Hats replaced Felix Santos. With a little luck, Barrialito AFC's Leopoldo Aritza got control of the ball when Aquilino Abascal tried to sneak it across the goal line. The supporters of Barrialito AFC booed when NECKER49 was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 74 match minutes in a wonderful position. Lázaro Hats didn't get a good kick on the ball. NECKER49's Lisandro Isauro was substituted for Siro Tauro. Nereo Urtats hit a great freekick 82 minutes into the match. With a little luck, Barrialito AFC's Leopoldo Aritza got control of the ball when Lisandro Isauro tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 88th minute, Lisandro Isauro ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Leopoldo Aritza was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-4. In the 91st minute the ball was on its way in behind Barrialito AFC's goalkeeper Leopoldo Aritza, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 95th minute, Lisandro Isauro got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. NECKER49's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.