U18 League

ALICO ARENA
Spectators: 151 (Terracing: 114, Seating: 34, VIP seats: 3) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Jonatan Bortzaioriz kicked off to start the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 3rd minute, Ciro Corderun managed to get in a good position for a shot. Florida Gulf Coast's supporters rose to their feet, but Ciro Corderun was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Baltasar Maria breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After 7 played minutes Florida Gulf Coast got a freekick which was hit by Mateo Gentza. Jeremias Guifre showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Roberto Telo in the 9th minute of the match. Florida Gulf Coast's Jeremias Guifre played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Eusebio Nisio in the 15th minute of play. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Jonatan Bortzaioriz in the 18th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Jeremias Guifre saved Florida Gulf Coast from getting behind. Jeremias Guifre made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Eusebio Nisio in the 22nd minute of play. 23 minutes into the game, Roberto Telo cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Jeremias Guifre was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. In the 26th match minute, Florida Gulf Coast was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Prudencio Rafe to maneuver through the defense. Orlando Piarres, 27 minutes into the match, dribbled the ball up the side of the field and decided to take a long shot at the goal. Unfortunately, the ball was poorly hit and landed closer to the corner than to the goal. In the 31st minute Placido Abilio shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Baltasar Maria saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Roberto Telo in the 32nd minute of play forced Florida Gulf Coast's goalkeeper Jeremias Guifre to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 33 minutes into the match, Florida Gulf Coast's goal looked a bit too open when Pedro Regis came free, but Jeremias Guifre reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 35 minutes Florida Gulf Coast's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Orlando Piarres who took care of the corner kick. 40 minutes into the match, Florida Gulf Coast's goal looked a bit too open when Roberto Telo came free, but Jeremias Guifre reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 47th match minute, Florida Gulf Coast was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Conrado Iliana to maneuver through the defense. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-2 lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Ciro Corderun to make the kick off. After 54 played minutes Congo Bongo got a freekick which was hit by Eusebio Nisio. In the 56th match minute, Florida Gulf Coast was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Matias Eli to maneuver through the defense. Jeremias Guifre made a fantastic save in the 59th minute, when Jonatan Bortzaioriz sent off a good shot on target. Jeremias Guifre made a fantastic save in the 63rd minute, when Eusebio Nisio sent off a good shot on target. In the 65th minute, Jonatan Bortzaioriz hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Jeremias Guifre made an important save on a dangerous shot by Eusebio Nisio in the 71st minute. Jeremias Guifre made a fantastic save in the 73rd minute, when Eusebio Nisio sent off a good shot on target. Prudencio Rafe kicked well hit freekick during the 73rd minute of the match. Jeremias Guifre took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Roberto Telo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Jeremias Guifre showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Pedro Regis, who was totally free with the ball in the 78th minute. Jeremias Guifre made an important save on a dangerous shot by Eusebio Nisio in the 80th minute. In the 80th minute, Eusebio Nisio left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Congo Bongo fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-3. In the 82nd minute, Eusebio Nisio ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Jeremias Guifre was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-4. In the 86th minute, Eusebio Nisio made a precise shot to the right of Jeremias Guifre. Florida Gulf Coast's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-5. The crowd rose to their feet as Congo Bongo's Roberto Telo slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Jeremias Guifre. That made the score 0-6 after 90 minutes of play. Florida Gulf Coast's Jeremias Guifre proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 93rd minute of the match, managed to save Florida Gulf Coast from getting a goal against them. 95 minutes into the game, Congo Bongo's Eusebio Nisio nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Jeremias Guifre made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-7. The Congo Bongo players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.