U18 League

José Tiburcio Borda
Spectators: 153 (Terracing: 115, Seating: 35, VIP seats: 3) Jabones Tocadores's Tomás Papo started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. With his leg Geronimo Ferrando managed to avoid a goal in the 9thth minute, when Loco De Remate's Jairo Olentzaro fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. When the match had gone on for 9 minutes, Jairo Olentzaro put it in 1-0 from a short distance just to the right of Geronimo Ferrando. The audience thought a goal was coming when Victoriano Iigo got free with Geronimo Ferrando in the 15th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Marcelino Mikelar charged in rather forcefully in the 16th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Marcelino Mikelar the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After a rather tough play, Loco De Remate's Marcelino Mikelar got a free kick in the 16th minute. After 17 minutes of play, Jabones Tocadores's David Alonso made it 1-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Zeledon Ixona was left in no man's land by his defense there! Loco De Remate's Jairo Olentzaro got a good chance for a goal in the 20th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. If Mauro Astigar had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 22nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After a rather tough play, Loco De Remate's Arnaldo Gutxi got a free kick in the 23rd minute. 27 minutes into the game, Arnaldo Gutxi was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Loco De Remate's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Jabones Tocadores the free kick. After 36 played minutes Jabones Tocadores got a freekick which was hit by Astor Gorosti.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Jairo Olentzaro to make the kick off. Geronimo Ferrando showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gavino Tabor, who was totally free with the ball in the 52nd minute. In the 53rd minute, Jairo Olentzaro 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 Gavino Tabor during the 56th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Gavino Tabor kicked well hit freekick during the 56th minute of the match. When Jaime Regis fell near the penalty area in the 57th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Jabones Tocadores's protests and gave Jaime Regis a yellow card for diving instead. After 57 played minutes Jabones Tocadores got a freekick which was hit by Jaime Regis. 59 minutes into the match, David Alonso dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Zeledon Ixona, 1-3. If Angel Gustau had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 64th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Geronimo Ferrando showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jairo Olentzaro, who was totally free with the ball in the 68th minute. Geronimo Ferrando showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jairo Olentzaro in the 72nd minute of the match. In the 82nd match minute, Loco De Remate was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jairo Olentzaro to maneuver through the defense. A collision led to Jabones Tocadores getting a freekick after 84 minutes play. Desiderio Tabb hit a great ball. Zeledon Ixona made an important save on a dangerous shot by Tomás Papo in the 86th minute. The supporters of Loco De Remate booed when Jabones Tocadores was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 89 match minutes in a wonderful position. Astor Gorosti didn't get a good kick on the ball. The Loco De Remate supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching Jabones Tocadores's performance. The match ended with a win for Jabones Tocadores.