U18 League

KYRA STADIUM
Spectators: 152 (Terracing: 114, Seating: 35, VIP seats: 3) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Santo Nuñez kicked off to start the match. Santo Nuñez could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 6th minute of the match, but Bruno Ritchie made a huge save. After 10 played minutes KYRA FC got a freekick which was hit by Isaac Orti. After a rather tough play, KYRA FC's Arsenio Tauro got a free kick in the 18th minute. Horacio Txaran sent away a hard shot on goal in the 20th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. A collision led to KYRA FC getting a freekick after 21 minutes play. Paulo Emmanuel hit a great ball. Benito Dei recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 22nd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. After 27 played minutes O rey Iván got a freekick which was hit by Horacio Txaran. A collision led to KYRA FC getting a freekick after 29 minutes play. Armando Kismi hit a great ball. O rey Iván were awarded a corner in the 32th minute after KYRA FC's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Benito Dei took the corner. A nice corner shot did that Benito Dei got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Alonzo Baristo quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. Santo Nuñez who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 47thth minute tested the skills of Bruno Ritchie when he managed to save the team from getting behind. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 1-0.

KYRA FC made a substitution. Gilberto Orti replaced Marciano Argi. KYRA FC's Dante Machado was substituted for Armando Kismi. KYRA FC's Marco Jago was substituted for Flavio Santo. The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Horacio Txaran to strike the kick off in the second half. Alonzo Baristo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Benito Dei in the 56th minute of play. Benito Dei could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 58th minute of the match, but Alonzo Baristo made a huge save. Alonzo Baristo didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Benito Dei went, in the 61st minute, to the upper right corner, 1-1 was the resulting score. In the 66th minute, Paulo Emmanuel hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Santo Nuñez sent away a hard shot on goal in the 69th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After 71 played minutes O rey Iván got a freekick which was hit by Israel Cesario. Arsenio Tauro was shown his second yellow card after 75 minutes, following a rather ugly tackle on opponent. That was the end of his participation in the match. In the 75th match minute, KYRA FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Arsenio Tauro to maneuver through the defense. Augusto Burni took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 77th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Alonzo Baristo. KYRA FC's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Israel Cesario blasted a shot towards the goal in the 79th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Alonzo Baristo having to make a save. Santo Nuñez charged in rather forcefully in the 80th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Santo Nuñez the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After some careless play in the O rey Iván defense, Serafino Chesus kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Bruno Ritchie. The O rey Iván fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Bruno Ritchie should have stopped the shot. Gaudencio Milio blasted a shot towards the goal in the 88th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Bruno Ritchie having to make a save. Dante Machado's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Bruno Ritchie read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 93rd minute of play. Gaudencio Milio sent away a hard shot on goal in the 94th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. For all the effort they put into the match, the O rey Iván players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for KYRA FC.