U18 League

Jose Angel Zuazaga
Spectators: 152 (Terracing: 114, Seating: 35, VIP seats: 3) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Armando Rosalio started the match with the kick off. Edgardo Lobo kicked well hit freekick during the 2nd minute of the match. A hard shot 16 in the game by Armando Rosalio from a close distance when the talented Gogo Gimenez managed to make a qualified save. Imperio Académico's players were relieved. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Domingo Gaitan during the 19th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The supporters of Mercado Paulista F.C booed when Imperio Académico was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 19 match minutes in a wonderful position. Domingo Gaitan didn't get a good kick on the ball. With his leg Gogo Gimenez managed to avoid a goal in the 32ndth minute, when Mercado Paulista F.C's Armando Rosalio fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Armando Rosalio sent away a hard shot on goal in the 34th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. With a little luck, Imperio Académico's Gogo Gimenez got control of the ball when Armando Rosalio tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 37th minute Osvaldo Dodorol shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ramon Tancredo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Gogo Gimenez took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ramon Shantala, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The audience thought a goal was coming when Armando Rosalio got free with Gogo Gimenez in the 39th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. The audience thought a goal was coming when Armando Rosalio got free with Gogo Gimenez in the 42nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Gogo Gimenez made a fantastic save in the 43rd minute, when Albino Asteri sent off a good shot on target. In the 45th minute of the match Mercado Paulista F.C got a corner. Imperio Académico's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Diego Vargas ran over to the corner to take the kick. Diego Vargas made a great header on Mercado Paulista F.C's corner, it was just that Imperio Académico's Gogo Gimenez managed to reach the ball for a save. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Benigno Pepillo during the 45th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. A collision led to Imperio Académico getting a freekick after 46 minutes play. Benigno Pepillo hit a great ball. 47 minutes into the match, Armando Rosalio dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Gogo Gimenez, 1-0.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Aldo Tano to make the kick off. After 53 played minutes Mercado Paulista F.C got a freekick which was hit by Elvio Illart. After 57 played minutes Imperio Académico got a freekick which was hit by Aldo Tano. Imperio Académico's Feliberto Txurio was substituted for Edgardo Lobo. Aldo Tano hit a great freekick 58 minutes into the match. The supporters of Mercado Paulista F.C booed when Imperio Académico was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 61 match minutes in a wonderful position. Aldo Tano didn't get a good kick on the ball. The audience was convinced that Ramon Shantala's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Gogo Gimenez was relentless in the 63rd minute of the game. When the match had gone on for 67 minutes, Armando Rosalio put it in 2-0 from a short distance just to the right of Gogo Gimenez. An unexpectedly hard shot by Albino Asteri in the 72nd minute of play forced Imperio Académico's goalkeeper Gogo Gimenez to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The Mercado Paulista F.C fans' excitement grew in the 75th match minute when Mercado Paulista F.C's Ramon Shantala looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 3-0 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. In the 80th minute, Gabriel Evis made a precise shot to the right of Ramon Tancredo. Mercado Paulista F.C's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 3-1. 85 minutes into the game, Mercado Paulista F.C's Ramon Shantala nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Gogo Gimenez made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 4-1. When Mercado Paulista F.C's Ramon Shantala in the 89th minute got a chance for a shot 89th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Imperio Académico's goalie prevented a goal. Gogo Gimenez made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Albino Asteri in the 90th minute of play. In the 92ndth minute of the game Armando Rosalio who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Imperio Académico's Gogo Gimenez was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Gogo Gimenez didn't succeed to prevent the ball from going into goal when Mercado Paulista F.C's Ramon Shantala shot an unexpected shot in the crossbar's under edge and made 5-1 in the ordered_time% minute. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The Mercado Paulista F.C fans cheered their team off the field, for while Imperio Académico had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.