U18 League

NAPOLEON
Spectators: 149 (Terracing: 112, Seating: 34, VIP seats: 3) Marcial Ticho took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ricardo Chabier, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 4 minutes into the game, La Panchera's Valentin Mikeldi nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Marcial Ticho made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. Astor Oidor kicked well hit freekick during the 8th minute of the match. Cayetano Chesus charged in rather forcefully in the 9th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Cayetano Chesus the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 9 played minutes Sportivo Mela Banco got a freekick which was hit by Cayetano Chesus. In the 13th match minute, Sportivo Mela Banco was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Astor Oidor to maneuver through the defense. Norberto Eneko took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 14th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Marcial Ticho. Sportivo Mela Banco's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. In the game's 14th minute La Panchera's Norberto Eneko took a hard shot from long distance, a kick which went into the net just to the right of Marcial Ticho and thus the score was 0-2. 18 minutes into the match, Sportivo Mela Banco's goal looked a bit too open when Ricardo Chabier came free, but Marcial Ticho reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Oscar Tono made a fantastic save in the 24th minute, when Carlos Sendoa sent off a good shot on target. Evelio Enaut received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 26th minute. Oscar Tono tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. With a little luck, La Panchera's Oscar Tono got control of the ball when Filiberto Sauveur tried to sneak it across the goal line. After 31 played minutes Sportivo Mela Banco got a freekick which was hit by Rodolfo Lain. When Sportivo Mela Banco's Filiberto Sauveur in the 36th minute got a chance for a shot 36th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye La Panchera's goalie prevented a goal. Sportivo Mela Banco's Marcial Ticho played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Valentin Mikeldi in the 38th minute of play. Oscar Tono showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Filiberto Sauveur in the 41st minute of the match. Gabriel Pere was extremely unlucky when he, in the 43rd minute, took a shot that hit the right post and went out. Carlos Sendoa sent away a hard shot on goal in the 45th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 48th minute, Sportivo Mela Banco's Carlos Sendoa ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Oscar Tono. Oscar Tono yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 1-2.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Filiberto Sauveur stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Oscar Tono made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Carlos Sendoa in the 54th minute of play. In the 55th minute, Ricardo Chabier left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The La Panchera fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-3. An unexpectedly hard shot by Filiberto Sauveur in the 58th minute of play forced La Panchera's goalkeeper Oscar Tono to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The Sportivo Mela Banco fans' excitement grew in the 62nd match minute when Sportivo Mela Banco's Filiberto Sauveur looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 2-3 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Ricardo Chabier received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 66th minute. Marcial Ticho tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 69th minute there was a penalty for La Panchera. Norberto Eneko stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Marcial Ticho. 2-4. In the 71st match minute, La Panchera was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Leon Maidana to maneuver through the defense. Oscar Tono made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Filiberto Sauveur in the 73rd minute of play. The referee felt a red card was in order, 74 minutes into the game, when Astor Oidor put in a rough tackle. After 75 played minutes Sportivo Mela Banco got a freekick which was hit by Astor Oidor. After some fancy dribbling in the 76th minute, Norberto Eneko managed to get in a good position for a shot. La Panchera's supporters rose to their feet, but Norberto Eneko was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Marcial Ticho breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Gabriel Pere fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 79th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Oscar Tono having to interfere. The audience thought a goal was coming when Ricardo Chabier got free with Marcial Ticho in the 89th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Norberto Eneko made a great header on La Panchera's corner, it was just that Sportivo Mela Banco's Marcial Ticho managed to reach the ball for a save. In the 94th minute, Felix Fidencio 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. If Valentin Mikeldi had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 98th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The La Panchera supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing La Panchera would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.