U18 League

La cancha del Fune
Spectators: 145 (Terracing: 110, Seating: 33, VIP seats: 2) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Samuel Aguilera took the kick off in the first half of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gaston Aguirre in the 2nd minute of play forced Funebrero FC's goalkeeper Ruben Balesio to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Ruben Balesio came out of the goal in the 6th minute to try and stop a shot by CamaLeones's Amadeo Nastasio. But to his dismay, Amadeo Nastasio quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-1. 0-3 became the score in the 13th minute when Amadeo Nastasio elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. 16 minutes into the game, Amadeo Nastasio cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-4. Ruben Balesio was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. In the 20th minute, Eulalio Guillem hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Ruben Balesio took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Samuel Aguilera, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 23 minutes into the match, CamaLeones's goalkeeper Casimiro Herauso had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Basilio Valiente. In the 27th minute Samuel Aguilera shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ruben Balesio saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Ruben Balesio showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gaston Aguirre in the 28th minute of the match. Ruben Balesio showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Amadeo Nastasio, who was totally free with the ball in the 30th minute. Funebrero FC's Ruben Balesio played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gaston Aguirre in the 35th minute of play. Ruben Balesio showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Amadeo Nastasio, who was totally free with the ball in the 38th minute. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Isidro Fero during the 38th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After a rather tough play, Funebrero FC's Isidro Fero got a free kick in the 38th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Samuel Aguilera in the 40th minute of play forced Funebrero FC's goalkeeper Ruben Balesio to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. If Basilio Valiente had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 44th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Gaston Patxi hit a great freekick 45 minutes into the match. With an all-out effort, Funebrero FC's Casimiro Herauso threw himself towards the right post 46 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Modesto Hulberto, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. The Funebrero FC players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. CamaLeones were winning 0-4.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Moises Gines stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Ruben Balesio made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gaston Patxi in the 54th minute of play. After 55 played minutes Funebrero FC got a freekick which was hit by Eulalio Guillem. Samuel Aguilera was really disappointed when he shot the ball just outside the right post instead of scoring a goal in the 56th minute. CamaLeones's manager could be seen on the sidelines shaking his head and muttering to himself as his team had just wasted another chance. Funebrero FC's defense didn't have a chance, in the 60th minute, when Gaston Aguirre scored to the left of an out of position Ruben Balesio, making the score, 0-5. Erasmo Paulin lost his temper 63 minutes into the game and shoved another player to the ground. He was immediately shown a red card. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 63rd minute of the game. One of CamaLeones:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Funebrero FC:s goal. After a rather tough play, Funebrero FC's Hector Lartaun got a free kick in the 68th minute. CamaLeones's Oscar Llin shoveled away a really nice long shot in the 69th minute of play. The shot was stopped by Ruben Balesio but with some difficulty. Amadeo Nastasio fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 71st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ruben Balesio having to interfere. 73 minutes into the game, Samuel Aguilera was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. CamaLeones's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Funebrero FC the free kick. Samuel Aguilera kicked well hit freekick during the 73rd minute of the match. After having played for 76 minutes, Gaston Aguirre managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. CamaLeones's supporters crossed their fingers, but Gaston Aguirre was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 78 minutes into the match, CamaLeones's goal looked a bit too open when Basilio Valiente came free, but Casimiro Herauso reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 89th minute, Isidro Fero left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Funebrero FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-5. In the 99th minute, Basilio Valiente left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Funebrero FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 3-5. CamaLeones's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.