U18 League

Estadio Alejandra
Spectators: 153 (Terracing: 115, Seating: 35, VIP seats: 3) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Gogo Bixintxo took the kick off in the first half of the match. After having played for 6 minutes, Fernan Maurino managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Alejandra's supporters crossed their fingers, but Fernan Maurino was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 8th minute, Maximo Bizen 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. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Alejo Leheren during the 15th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The long shot by Raimundo Shantala in the 16th minute really tested Mariano Sotil's skills. The ball was on its way into the goal to the left of him when he managed to stretch himself and save the shot and avoid a goal. After a rather tough play, Tama's Melquiades Christobal got a free kick in the 17th minute. After recieving a nice pass, Alejandra's Ruben Berto tried to score from far away in the 18th minute, but the ball went over the crossbar. Gabriel Poncio hit a great freekick 30 minutes into the match. Emilio Lonzo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Hernan Olayo in the 32nd minute of the match. In the 36th match minute, Tama was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Nicasio Asteri to maneuver through the defense. After a rather tough play, Tama's Nicasio Asteri got a free kick in the 38th minute. Mariano Sotil showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ruben Berto, who was totally free with the ball in the 38th minute. If Maximo Bizen had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 42nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Alejo Leheren made a kick off. Gogo Bixintxo took the ball and in the 52 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Mariano Sotil. Mariano Sotil dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-0. With a couple of smart ball manuevers German Fernendo in the 55th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Mariano Sotil saved Tama from getting behind. Mariano Sotil took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gogo Bixintxo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 63rd minute German Fernendo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Mariano Sotil saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 68 minutes into the match, Alejandra's goalkeeper Emilio Lonzo had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Alejo Leheren. After having played for 70 minutes, Hernan Olayo managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Tama's supporters crossed their fingers, but Hernan Olayo was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Tama's Ramon Pere was substituted for Zacarias Sotero. After a rather tough play, Tama's Lorenzo Silvanito got a free kick in the 72nd minute. With his leg Emilio Lonzo managed to avoid a goal in the 76thth minute, when Tama's Hernan Olayo fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Raimundo Shantala kicked well hit freekick during the 77th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Maximo Bizen in the 88th minute of play forced Alejandra's goalkeeper Emilio Lonzo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Lorenzo Silvanito during the 96th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. A collision led to Tama getting a freekick after 96 minutes play. Lorenzo Silvanito hit a great ball. For all the effort they put into the match, the Tama players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for Alejandra.