U18 League

Ramona
Spectators: 142 (Terracing: 109, Seating: 33, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Oscar Tome made the kick off which started today's match. The supporters of Ramona FC booed when Flan Mixto FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 4 match minutes in a wonderful position. Armando Otsoa didn't get a good kick on the ball. After having played for 5 minutes, Guillermo Arlo managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Ramona FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Guillermo Arlo was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Ramona FC's Eloy Elija played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Elpidio Michael in the 13th minute of play. Eloy Elija took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Oscar Tome, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Flan Mixto FC's Alonzo Pere proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 25th minute of the match, managed to save Flan Mixto FC from getting a goal against them. 26 minutes into the game, Jairo Lonzo cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-3. Eloy Elija was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Eloy Elija made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jairo Lonzo in the 29th minute of play. 32 minutes into the match, Oscar Tome had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Eloy Elija. Ramona FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Oscar Tome was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-4. A throw-in in the 37th minute of the game was made by Armando Otsoa with Oscar Tome as target, who quickly passed the ball forward. The audience was convinced that Elpidio Michael's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Eloy Elija was relentless in the 38th minute of the game. Domingos Maule took the ball and in the 46 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Alonzo Pere. Alonzo Pere dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-4. Disappointed in the 2-4 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Julian Guillerme was the one to do the kick off. After a rather tough play, Ramona FC's Hipolito Oro got a free kick in the 55th minute. Eloy Elija was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Oscar Tome showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 2-5 in the 60 minute of play. Alonzo Pere stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Julian Guillerme's shot from short distance in the 64th minute. In the 65th minute, Elpidio Michael reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Eloy Elija. The goal made the score 2-6. A collision led to Ramona FC getting a freekick after 68 minutes play. Domingos Maule hit a great ball. Elpidio Michael could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 71st minute of the match, but Eloy Elija made a huge save. In the 72nd minute Oscar Tome shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Eloy Elija saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Nereo Isusko was astounded when the referee showed him the red card after a seemingly innocent challenge, 74 minutes into the match. In a very dangerous position, a player in Flan Mixto FC fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 74th minute. Penalty! In the 77th minute there was a penalty for Ramona FC. Guillermo Arlo stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Alonzo Pere. 3-6. Ramona FC's Eloy Elija played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Oscar Tome in the 88th minute of play. In the 90th minute Oscar Tome shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Eloy Elija saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Eloy Elija took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Oscar Tome, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The Ramona FC fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. Flan Mixto FC were clearly better and deserved to take the win.