U18 League

Dario Insua
Spectators: 144 (Terracing: 109, Seating: 33, VIP seats: 2) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Bernardino Niva took the kick off in the first half of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Desiderio Abar in the 4th minute of play forced MARTINETA's goalkeeper Nicolas Bermudez to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 8th minute, Santos Emesto ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Nicolas Bermudez was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-0. After some fancy dribbling in the 12th minute, Bernardino Niva managed to get in a good position for a shot. MARTINETA's supporters rose to their feet, but Bernardino Niva was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Felipe Quinito breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 13th minute Israel Reno shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Felipe Quinito saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Eriberto Ceandro charged in rather forcefully in the 14th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Eriberto Ceandro the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The supporters of Azulgranas AFC booed when MARTINETA was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 14 match minutes in a wonderful position. Eriberto Ceandro didn't get a good kick on the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Bernardino Niva in the 16th minute of play forced Azulgranas AFC's goalkeeper Felipe Quinito to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Inocencio Garcia charged in rather forcefully in the 19th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Inocencio Garcia the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Bernardino Niva 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 a rather tough play, Azulgranas AFC's Nemesio Bingen got a free kick in the 23rd minute. Marcos Acuña sent away a hard shot on goal in the 26th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Nicolas Bermudez showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Desiderio Abar in the 30th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Bernardino Niva in the 32nd minute of play forced Azulgranas AFC's goalkeeper Felipe Quinito to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Desiderio Abar in the 33rd minute of play forced MARTINETA's goalkeeper Nicolas Bermudez to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When Israel Reno came up free with the goalie in the 34th minute, the MARTINETA fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Israel Reno couldn't finish the play. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Bernardino Niva in the 36th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Felipe Quinito prevented the ball from getting in the gole. After 37th play minutes Bernardino Niva shot 1-1, a short shot which went by Felipe Quinito and just under the crossbar into goal. In the 44th match minute, MARTINETA was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Enzo Pezzella to maneuver through the defense. After recieving a nice pass, Azulgranas AFC's Isaac Eleazar tried to score from far away in the 45th minute, but the ball went over the crossbar. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Santos Emesto to strike the kick off in the second half. Felipe Quinito stood somewhat misplaced when Bernardino Niva came free in front of goal and shot 1-2 to the left of him in the 52 minute. 57 minutes into the match, Azulgranas AFC's goalkeeper Felipe Quinito had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Israel Reno. In the 59th minute, Lisandro Rencio hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When Bernardino Niva came up free with the goalie in the 60th minute, the MARTINETA fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Bernardino Niva couldn't finish the play. In the 62nd minute of the match, Bernardino Niva got a very nice opportunity to score, but Felipe Quinito was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. In the 68th match minute, Azulgranas AFC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Desiderio Abar to maneuver through the defense. MARTINETA's Israel Reno shoveled away a really nice long shot in the 69th minute of play. The shot was stopped by Felipe Quinito but with some difficulty. In the 79th minute, Bernardino Niva 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. Azulgranas AFC's Lisandro Rencio got his second yellow card of the match in the 80th minute. The referee ordered Lisandro Rencio off the ground. Lisandro Rencio kicked well hit freekick during the 81st minute of the match. Felipe Quinito made an important save on a dangerous shot by Bernardino Niva in the 85th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Israel Reno in the 87th minute of play forced Azulgranas AFC's goalkeeper Felipe Quinito to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Azulgranas AFC's Felipe Quinito played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Israel Reno in the 87th minute of play. After 90 played minutes Azulgranas AFC got a freekick which was hit by Santos Emesto. When Abel Gabino fell near the penalty area in the 92nd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored MARTINETA's protests and gave Abel Gabino a yellow card for diving instead. In the 92nd match minute, MARTINETA was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Abel Gabino to maneuver through the defense. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Santos Emesto during the 96th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Santos Emesto hit a great freekick 96 minutes into the match. The Azulgranas AFC supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching MARTINETA's performance. The match ended with a win for MARTINETA.