U18 League

San Onofre
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. Aristides Eztebe started the match with the kick off. 7 minutes into the match, Psycho-Circus's goalkeeper Nicolas Lapurdi had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Elvio Christobal. After 10 minutes, Aristides Eztebe made it 2-0 with a short kick to the right side. Psycho-Circus's Nicolas Lapurdi tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. Cleto Norino fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 13th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Nicolas Lapurdi having to interfere. The audience thought a goal was coming when Elvio Christobal got free with Nicolas Lapurdi in the 16th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Psycho-Circus's Nicolas Lapurdi played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Edgardo Vimaro in the 19th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Aristides Eztebe in the 21st minute of play forced Psycho-Circus's goalkeeper Nicolas Lapurdi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When Lα Sυв 21's Aristides Eztebe in the 22nd minute got a chance for a shot 22nd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Psycho-Circus's goalie prevented a goal. Agustin Ugutz charged in rather forcefully in the 23rd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Agustin Ugutz the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 24 played minutes Psycho-Circus got a freekick which was hit by Agustin Ugutz. Psycho-Circus's Nicolas Lapurdi proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 24th minute of the match, managed to save Psycho-Circus from getting a goal against them. Baldomiro Ieltxu charged in rather forcefully in the 25th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Baldomiro Ieltxu the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Aristides Eztebe in the 32nd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Nicolas Lapurdi saved Psycho-Circus from getting behind. Psycho-Circus's Nicolas Lapurdi played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Aristides Eztebe in the 35th minute of play. In the 37thth minute of the game Aristides Eztebe who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Psycho-Circus's Nicolas Lapurdi was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Nicolas Lapurdi made an important save on a dangerous shot by Elvio Christobal in the 44th minute. After 46 played minutes Psycho-Circus got a freekick which was hit by Ignacio Abaurre.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Humberto Cordarell to make the kick off. Elvio Christobal received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 51st minute. Nicolas Lapurdi tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When Jose Cruz fell near the penalty area in the 52nd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Psycho-Circus's protests and gave Jose Cruz a yellow card for diving instead. In the 52nd match minute, Psycho-Circus was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jose Cruz to maneuver through the defense. Uriel Hats took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 53rd minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Nicolas Lapurdi. Psycho-Circus's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. When the match clock showed 54 minutes, the score became 3-0 when Aristides Eztebe sped through Psycho-Circus's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Nicolas Lapurdi. In the 58th minute Elvio Christobal shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Nicolas Lapurdi saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Nicolas Lapurdi took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Elvio Christobal, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Lα Sυв 21 made a substitution. Gervasio Oidor replaced Cleto Norino. In the 67th match minute, Lα Sυв 21 was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Esteban Gombal to maneuver through the defense. Nicolas Lapurdi made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gervasio Oidor in the 75th minute of play. Nicolas Lapurdi showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Aristides Eztebe, who was totally free with the ball in the 87th minute. 7-0 became the score in the 94th minute when Aristides Eztebe elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. For all the effort they put into the match, the Psycho-Circus players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for Lα Sυв 21.