U18 League

Cacho Saccardi
Spectators: 145 (Terracing: 110, Seating: 33, VIP seats: 2) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Orlando Henric took the kick off in the first half of the match. Nicanor Baudelio sent away a hard shot on goal in the 2nd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Alfonso Odol came out of the goal in the 4th minute to try and stop a shot by Berreta's Ildefonso Lorien. But to his dismay, Ildefonso Lorien quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-1. Nicanor Baudelio kicked well hit freekick during the 8th minute of the match. Simon Gervaso kicked well hit freekick during the 15th minute of the match. Fabian Lizardi made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Orlando Henric in the 22nd minute of play. After 22 played minutes Berreta got a freekick which was hit by Lino Vedillo. After some careless play in the Berreta defense, Albano Isaio kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Fabian Lizardi. The Berreta fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Fabian Lizardi should have stopped the shot. Albano Isaio could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 28th minute of the match, but Fabian Lizardi made a huge save. Berreta's Fabian Lizardi proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 30th minute of the match, managed to save Berreta from getting a goal against them. 34 minutes into the game, Albano Isaio recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Fabian Lizardi. Albano Isaio showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 2-1. 44 minutes into the match, Cristo Gonchan had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Alfonso Odol. Trinidad 4.7's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Cristo Gonchan was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-2. The first half was very even, with the score at 2-2 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

Berreta's Fabian Lizardi played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ismael Palban in the 57th minute of play. Trinidad 4.7's Alfonso Odol played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Cristo Gonchan in the 60th minute of play. In the 63rd minute, Orlando Henric 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. After some fancy dribbling in the 68th minute, Pedro Ferrando managed to get in a good position for a shot. Trinidad 4.7's supporters rose to their feet, but Pedro Ferrando was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Fabian Lizardi breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Ismael Palban's late challenge caught a Berreta's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Ismael Palban helped the player get up and apologised. The supporters of Berreta booed when Trinidad 4.7 was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 71 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ismael Palban didn't get a good kick on the ball. If Ismael Palban had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 77th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When the match had gone on for 80 minutes, Cristo Gonchan took a quick shot and it went in 2-3 without a chance for Alfonso Odol to make any attempt to save it. A collision led to Berreta getting a freekick after 86 minutes play. Cristo Gonchan hit a great ball. After some careless play in the Berreta defense, Orlando Henric kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Fabian Lizardi. The Berreta fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Fabian Lizardi should have stopped the shot. The supporters of Berreta booed when Trinidad 4.7 was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 91 match minutes in a wonderful position. Pedro Ferrando didn't get a good kick on the ball. When Candido Bittor fell near the penalty area in the 94th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Trinidad 4.7's protests and gave Candido Bittor a yellow card for diving instead. The supporters of Berreta booed when Trinidad 4.7 was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 94 match minutes in a wonderful position. Candido Bittor didn't get a good kick on the ball. The final whistle blew with the score still tied, and both teams left the pitch thinking about the missed chances that could have given their team the win.