U18 League

Alberto J. Armando
Spectators: 151 (Terracing: 114, Seating: 34, VIP seats: 3) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Moises Napier kicked off to start the match. Moises Napier could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 7th minute of the match, but Gavino Bras made a huge save. Moises Napier could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 11th minute of the match, but Gavino Bras made a huge save. After a defensive mix-up in Franja Dorada's zone, Jonas Lalla stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Florencio Bertol came out of the goal and Jonas Lalla tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. When the match had gone on for 16 minutes, Natalio Polentzi put it in 0-1 from a short distance just to the right of Florencio Bertol. The supporters of Franja Dorada booed when Yaji FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 18 match minutes in a wonderful position. Tobias Quirze didn't get a good kick on the ball. A collision led to Yaji FC getting a freekick after 22 minutes play. Jonas Lalla hit a great ball. Moises Napier hit a great freekick 28 minutes into the match. Fernan Jeraldo kicked well hit freekick during the 30th minute of the match. Jonas Lalla recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 31st minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Gogo Maura kicked well hit freekick during the 34th minute of the match. Gilberto Jaume kicked well hit freekick during the 35th minute of the match. In the 36th minute of the match Natalio Polentzi shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Florencio Bertol showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. Prospero Francesco scored 0-3 in the 40th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Florencio Bertol, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. After a defensive mix-up in Franja Dorada's zone, Jonas Lalla stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Florencio Bertol came out of the goal and Jonas Lalla tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Gavino Bras showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Fernan Jeraldo, who was totally free with the ball in the 48th minute.

In the 54th minute, Melchor Estefan hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The supporters of Franja Dorada booed when Yaji FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 56 match minutes in a wonderful position. Natalio Polentzi didn't get a good kick on the ball. Yaji FC's Gavino Bras played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Fernan Jeraldo in the 59th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Raul Castulo in the 64th minute of play forced Yaji FC's goalkeeper Gavino Bras to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 65th minute, Prospero Francesco made a precise shot to the right of Florencio Bertol. Franja Dorada's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-4. After some careless play in the Yaji FC defense, Moises Napier kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Gavino Bras. The Yaji FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Gavino Bras should have stopped the shot. Florencio Bertol made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jonas Lalla in the 86th minute of play. When Leon Peyo fell near the penalty area in the 86th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Franja Dorada's protests and gave Leon Peyo a yellow card for diving instead. In the 87th minute, Leon Peyo hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 91st minute, Franja Dorada's Ciro Marques seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Ciro Marques the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of Franja Dorada protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and Ciro Marques had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Tobias Quirze during the 94th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After 95 played minutes Yaji FC got a freekick which was hit by Tobias Quirze. Florencio Bertol took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Natalio Polentzi, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side.