U18 League

Lionel Messi
Spectators: 159 (Terracing: 120, Seating: 36, VIP seats: 3) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Cirilo Paublo got the match started through his kick off. After a rather tough play, Fecha Libre's Gerardo Txurio got a free kick in the 5th minute. Fecha Libre's Leandro Cruz played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Lino Mancio in the 9th minute of play. After a defensive mix-up in ARedonditos de Ricota CFK's zone, Gerardo Rami stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Fulgencio Francho came out of the goal and Gerardo Rami tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. ARedonditos de Ricota CFK's Fulgencio Francho played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Kevin Zenón in the 15th minute of play. If Adolf Fratev had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 19th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. In a very dangerous position, a player in Fecha Libre fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 26th minute. Penalty! In the 28th minute, Bernardo Frichoso made a precise shot to the right of Leandro Cruz. Fecha Libre's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-0. ARedonditos de Ricota CFK's Fulgencio Francho played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gerardo Rami in the 32nd minute of play. In the 36thth minute of the game Adolf Fratev who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Fecha Libre's Leandro Cruz was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Adolf Fratev sent away a hard shot on goal in the 37th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. 37 minutes into the match, Fecha Libre's goal looked a bit too open when Adolf Fratev came free, but Leandro Cruz reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Nereo Lluterio kicked well hit freekick during the 43rd minute of the match.

Fulgencio Francho showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gerardo Rami, who was totally free with the ball in the 52nd minute. After 53 minutes ARedonditos de Ricota CFK's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Kevin Zenón who took care of the corner kick. The corner led Fecha Libre's Kevin Zenón to fire away a dangerous shot which Fulgencio Francho despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. After 54 minutes of play, Fecha Libre's Gerardo Rami made it 1-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Fulgencio Francho was left in no man's land by his defense there! 59 minutes into the game, Adolf Fratev cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-1. Leandro Cruz was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. 63 minutes into the match, Adolf Fratev had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Leandro Cruz. Fecha Libre's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Adolf Fratev was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-1. ARedonditos de Ricota CFK made a substitution. Silvestre Gumaro replaced Angel Cordarrell. When Gerardo Txurio fell near the penalty area in the 68th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Fecha Libre's protests and gave Gerardo Txurio a yellow card for diving instead. After 68 played minutes Fecha Libre got a freekick which was hit by Gerardo Txurio. In the 69th minute of the match Bernardo Frichoso sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Leandro Cruz skillfully saved the ball. When Adolf Fratev came up free with the goalie in the 77th minute, the ARedonditos de Ricota CFK 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 Adolf Fratev couldn't finish the play. Leandro Cruz showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ernesto Barros, who was totally free with the ball in the 79th minute. 84 minutes into the game, Adolf Fratev cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 4-1. Leandro Cruz was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Leandro Cruz took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ernesto Barros, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Leandro Cruz showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Adolf Fratev, who was totally free with the ball in the 89th minute.