U18 League

Estadio Esperanza
Spectators: 145 (Terracing: 110, Seating: 33, VIP seats: 2) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Robustiano Idacio got the match started through his kick off. 3 minutes into the game, Placido Hernandez cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Arnulfo Mirande was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Club Real Cantera's Arnulfo Mirande played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Hilario Juvenal in the 6th minute of play. After 7 minutes, Placido Hernandez mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Club Atletico Chusca and the Club Real Cantera players grew even worse after the yellow card. Arnulfo Mirande made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Placido Hernandez in the 9th minute of play. Freddy Gil struck a weak shot in the 13th minute. Arnulfo Mirande didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Club Atletico Chusca. 16 minutes into the match, Placido Hernandez notched a goal, 0-2, to the right of Club Real Cantera's Arnulfo Mirande. Arnulfo Mirande was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. In the 19th minute, Freddy Gil ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Arnulfo Mirande was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-3. 22 minutes into the game, Club Atletico Chusca's Alonzo Lugo nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Arnulfo Mirande made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-4. Tiburcio Maore made a fantastic save in the 26th minute, when Robustiano Idacio sent off a good shot on target. Arnulfo Mirande didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Placido Hernandez went, in the 30th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-5 was the resulting score. In the 34th minute Placido Hernandez shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Arnulfo Mirande saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Placido Hernandez in the 36th minute of play forced Club Real Cantera's goalkeeper Arnulfo Mirande to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Arnulfo Mirande took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Hilario Juvenal, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Freddy Gil to strike the kick off in the second half. 54 minutes into the match, Robustiano Idacio had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Tiburcio Maore. Club Atletico Chusca's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Robustiano Idacio was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-5. Hilario Juvenal's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Arnulfo Mirande read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 59th minute of play. Hilario Juvenal struck a weak shot in the 62nd minute. Arnulfo Mirande didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Club Atletico Chusca. Elvio Ixidor lost his temper 69 minutes into the game and shoved another player to the ground. He was immediately shown a red card. 68 minutes into the game, one of Club Real Cantera:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. In the 71st minute there was a penalty for Club Atletico Chusca. Silvano Geleberto stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Arnulfo Mirande. 1-6. Placido Hernandez could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 75th minute of the match, but Arnulfo Mirande made a huge save. A collision led to Club Real Cantera getting a freekick after 76 minutes play. Nicasio Etor hit a great ball. In the 80th play minute Silvano Geleberto came free and shot an unsuspected shot which went into goal from the right pole behind a surprised Arnulfo Mirande. 1-7. In the 82nd minute, Nicasio Etor hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 87 minutes into the match, Club Atletico Chusca's goal looked a bit too open when Gaudencio Olivar came free, but Tiburcio Maore reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Placido Hernandez in the 96th minute of play forced Club Real Cantera's goalkeeper Arnulfo Mirande to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Nicasio Etor hit a great freekick 97 minutes into the match. Club Atletico Chusca played a much better game than Club Real Cantera and deserved their victory. The Club Real Cantera players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.