U18 League

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Spectators: 205 (Terracing: 154, Seating: 47, VIP seats: 4) When Tipi Mayor came up free with the goalie in the 4th minute, the C.Atl.Torre Monreal 07 fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Tipi Mayor couldn't finish the play. After 9 played minutes Spartak de Txurdi got a freekick which was hit by Xaiver Lopez de Toro. Xesus Jurado took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Bartolomé Correa, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Tello Olmos received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 14th minute. Salvador Durango tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Salvador Durango made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Horacio Hernandez in the 16th minute of play. 18 minutes into the match, Spartak de Txurdi's goal looked a bit too open when Bartolomé Correa came free, but Xesus Jurado reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Horacio Hernandez in the 19th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Salvador Durango prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Salvador Durango didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Eusebio Gene went, in the 24th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-1 was the resulting score. Salvador Durango showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Felix Darroja in the 28th minute of the match. After 32 minutes, Felix Darroja mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Spartak de Txurdi and the C.Atl.Torre Monreal 07 players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 32nd match minute, Spartak de Txurdi was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Felix Darroja to maneuver through the defense. Horacio Hernandez sent away a hard shot on goal in the 36th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The audience thought a goal was coming when Bartolomé Correa got free with Xesus Jurado in the 40th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 47th minute, Arcadio Paredes hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Disappointed in the 0-1 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Taio Sánchez to make the kick off. In the 51st minute, Domenech Ramis hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Salvador Durango stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Horacio Hernandez's shot from short distance in the 55th minute. A collision led to Spartak de Txurdi getting a freekick after 57 minutes play. Eulalio Pedriza hit a great ball. C.Atl.Torre Monreal 07's Joaquin Sanz was substituted for Domenech Ramis. Eulalio Pedriza kicked well hit freekick during the 58th minute of the match. Spartak de Txurdi's Xesus Jurado played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Taio Sánchez in the 59th minute of play. When the match had gone on for 61 minutes, Horacio Hernandez took a quick shot and it went in 0-2 without a chance for Salvador Durango to make any attempt to save it. Salvador Durango came out of the goal in the 64th minute to try and stop a shot by Spartak de Txurdi's Felix Darroja. But to his dismay, Felix Darroja quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-3. An unexpectedly hard shot by Xaiver Lopez de Toro in the 68th minute of play forced C.Atl.Torre Monreal 07's goalkeeper Salvador Durango to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Eusebio Gene's late challenge caught a C.Atl.Torre Monreal 07's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Eusebio Gene helped the player get up and apologised. Tello Olmos fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 71st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Salvador Durango having to interfere. Spartak de Txurdi's Xesus Jurado played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Tipi Mayor in the 77th minute of play. C.Atl.Torre Monreal 07's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Inocencio Manrique in the 78th minute. C.Atl.Torre Monreal 07's Inocencio Manrique was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Xesus Jurado in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. 82 minutes into the match, C.Atl.Torre Monreal 07's goal looked a bit too open when Horacio Hernandez came free, but Salvador Durango reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Salvador Durango came out of the goal in the 95th minute to try and stop a shot by Spartak de Txurdi's Xaiver Lopez de Toro. But to his dismay, Xaiver Lopez de Toro quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-4.