U18 League

Characate Arena
Spectators: 152 (Terracing: 114, Seating: 35, VIP seats: 3) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Michael Ballack made the kick off which started today's match. Romulo Caitano's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Clemente Rudolfo read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 3rd minute of play. Remigio Donzel showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gaspar Gora in the 4th minute of the match. Venancio Pacorro's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Remigio Donzel read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 5th minute of play. If Gaspar Gora had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 7th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Romulo Caitano in the 9th minute of play forced Characate FC's goalkeeper Clemente Rudolfo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A collision led to No la sacas más 9-12-18 getting a freekick after 9 minutes play. Isaias Beat hit a great ball. Gaspar Gora received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 10th minute. Remigio Donzel tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Isaias Beat in the 12th minute of play forced Characate FC's goalkeeper Clemente Rudolfo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Characate FC's Clemente Rudolfo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Abelardo Milian in the 13th minute of play. Isaias Beat charged in rather forcefully in the 16th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Isaias Beat the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 16th minute, Isaias Beat hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. With a little luck, No la sacas más 9-12-18's Remigio Donzel got control of the ball when Michael Ballack tried to sneak it across the goal line. Remigio Donzel showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gaspar Gora in the 19th minute of the match. Gaspar Gora succeeded to score despite a near miss that spronge from right pole into the goal to 1-0 in the 19th playminute. In the 22nd minute, Michael Ballack made a precise shot to the right of Remigio Donzel. No la sacas más 9-12-18's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-0. No la sacas más 9-12-18's goalkeeper couldn't reach when Gaspar Gora 24 minutes into the game got a good kick on the ball which found its way into goal just inside left pole. 3-0. Baldomero Cristofol kicked well hit freekick during the 30th minute of the match. When Dionisio Lidon fell near the penalty area in the 31st minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored No la sacas más 9-12-18's protests and gave Dionisio Lidon a yellow card for diving instead. In the 32nd match minute, No la sacas más 9-12-18 was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Dionisio Lidon to maneuver through the defense. Characate FC's Venancio Pacorro got a good chance for a goal in the 33rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After having played for 42 minutes, Michael Ballack managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Characate FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Michael Ballack was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Romulo Caitano to make the kick off. With a little luck, Characate FC's Clemente Rudolfo got control of the ball when Abelardo Milian tried to sneak it across the goal line. Romulo Caitano fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 53rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Clemente Rudolfo having to interfere. If Michael Ballack had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 56th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 64th minute, Michael Ballack ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Remigio Donzel was frozen by the shot and now it was 4-0. Clemente Rudolfo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Abelardo Milian, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Arnoldo Mero's late challenge caught a Characate FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Arnoldo Mero helped the player get up and apologised. In the 71st minute, Arnoldo Mero hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Baldomero Cristofol kicked well hit freekick during the 76th minute of the match. During the 80th minute of the match Isaias Beat completely mistimed his tackle and brought down his opponent. The referee gave Isaias Beat a yellow card, his second in the match, which meant he could no longer take part in the game. After a rather tough play, No la sacas más 9-12-18's Isaias Beat got a free kick in the 80th minute. In the 82nd match minute, Characate FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Benjamin Tirso to maneuver through the defense. When Gaspar Gora fell near the penalty area in the 90th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Characate FC's protests and gave Gaspar Gora a yellow card for diving instead. Gaspar Gora hit a great freekick 90 minutes into the match. After 93 played minutes No la sacas más 9-12-18 got a freekick which was hit by Abelardo Milian. Remigio Donzel showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Michael Ballack in the 94th minute of the match. In the 95th minute, Celestino Iratze hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field.