U18 League

Martin Palermo
Spectators: 146 (Terracing: 110, Seating: 34, VIP seats: 2) Benigno Vermudo made the kick off and thus started the match. In the 3rd minute Sixto Quintyn shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Melquiades Manex saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When Catarinense F.C.'s Sixto Quintyn in the 8th minute got a chance for a shot 8th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Santa Maradona's goalie prevented a goal. After a rather tough play, Santa Maradona's Benigno Vermudo got a free kick in the 8th minute. After 9 minutes, Adolfo Ipar mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Catarinense F.C. and the Santa Maradona players grew even worse after the yellow card. 11 minutes into the game, Rodrigo Soler cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-0. Robustiano Calixto was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. In the 13th minute, Celedonio Tab hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After a rather tough play, Santa Maradona's Rodrigo Soler got a free kick in the 15th minute. In the 19th minute, Rodrigo Soler ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Robustiano Calixto was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-0. In the 22nd minute of the match, Ariel Costa got a very nice opportunity to score, but Robustiano Calixto was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. Robustiano Calixto made an important save on a dangerous shot by Ariel Costa in the 25th minute. After some careless play in the Catarinense F.C. defense, Benigno Vermudo kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Robustiano Calixto. The Catarinense F.C. fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Robustiano Calixto should have stopped the shot. A collision led to Santa Maradona getting a freekick after 32 minutes play. Ariel Costa hit a great ball. Melquiades Manex showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Sixto Quintyn, who was totally free with the ball in the 33rd minute. Tadeo Abilio received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 36th minute. Melquiades Manex tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Melquiades Manex showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Sixto Quintyn, who was totally free with the ball in the 40th minute. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 3-0.

Melquiades Manex took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Sixto Quintyn, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Melquiades Manex showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Sixto Quintyn, who was totally free with the ball in the 55th minute. Robustiano Calixto came out of the goal in the 58th minute to try and stop a shot by Santa Maradona's Ariel Costa. But to his dismay, Ariel Costa quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 4-0. Melquiades Manex showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Sixto Quintyn, who was totally free with the ball in the 61st minute. Robustiano Calixto showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Benigno Vermudo, who was totally free with the ball in the 65th minute. 67 minutes into the match, Santa Maradona's goalkeeper Melquiades Manex had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Sixto Quintyn. Ariel Costa charged in rather forcefully in the 67th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Ariel Costa the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The supporters of Catarinense F.C. booed when Santa Maradona was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 68 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ariel Costa didn't get a good kick on the ball. After some careless play in the Catarinense F.C. defense, Benigno Vermudo kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Robustiano Calixto. The Catarinense F.C. fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Robustiano Calixto should have stopped the shot. In the 74th minute the ball was on its way in behind Santa Maradona's goalkeeper Melquiades Manex, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 75th minute, Ariel Costa made a precise shot to the right of Robustiano Calixto. Catarinense F.C.'s defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 6-0. The supporters of Catarinense F.C. booed when Santa Maradona was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 79 match minutes in a wonderful position. Benigno Vermudo didn't get a good kick on the ball. Diego Emmanuel charged in rather forcefully in the 82nd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Diego Emmanuel the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to Catarinense F.C. getting a freekick after 82 minutes play. Diego Emmanuel hit a great ball. Catarinense F.C.'s Robustiano Calixto played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Benigno Vermudo in the 83rd minute of play. Ariel Costa took the ball and in the 84 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Robustiano Calixto. Robustiano Calixto dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 7-0. The Catarinense F.C. fans' excitement grew in the 89th match minute when Catarinense F.C.'s Sixto Quintyn 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 7-1 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. The audience was convinced that Sixto Quintyn's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Melquiades Manex was relentless in the 94th minute of the game. Sixto Quintyn succeeded in the game's 97th minute to shoot an unreachable shot under the crossbar and scored - 7-2. Santa Maradona's supporters were highly satisfied with the result. They cheered their team of the pitch, having watched them win a very even match.