U18 League

Anxo Carro
Spectators: 175 (Terracing: 132, Seating: 40, VIP seats: 3) Nueva Adalucia's Florencio Bastida started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Florencio Bastida received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 3rd minute. Unai Simon tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When Nuno Aranzubia came up free with the goalie in the 5th minute, the Nueva Adalucia 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 Nuno Aranzubia couldn't finish the play. In the 8th minute, Epicuro Jaraba left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Nueva Adalucia fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. LVCVS AVGVSTI's Unai Simon played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Florencio Bastida in the 13th minute of play. After 14 played minutes Nueva Adalucia got a freekick which was hit by Enzo Bergada. A collision led to Nueva Adalucia getting a freekick after 17 minutes play. Desiderio Lozano hit a great ball. Mikel Oyarzabal sent away a hard shot on goal in the 18th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After 21 minutes, Peio Ponte mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Nueva Adalucia and the LVCVS AVGVSTI players grew even worse after the yellow card. Peio Ponte kicked well hit freekick during the 22nd minute of the match. After a rather tough play, Nueva Adalucia's José Zapico got a free kick in the 24th minute. Rufo Valverde showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Mikel Oyarzabal in the 28th minute of the match. In the 30th minute of the match LVCVS AVGVSTI got a corner. Nueva Adalucia's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Jesús Navas ran over to the corner to take the kick. LVCVS AVGVSTI's Unai Simon played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Enzo Bergada in the 34th minute of play. Unai Simon took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Florencio Bastida, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 46th match minute, Nueva Adalucia was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Enzo Bergada to maneuver through the defense. After the first half Nueva Adalucia were leading 0-1. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Mikel Oyarzabal stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. In the 50th match minute, Nueva Adalucia was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jorge Sacristán to maneuver through the defense. The supporters of LVCVS AVGVSTI booed when Nueva Adalucia was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 52 match minutes in a wonderful position. José Zapico didn't get a good kick on the ball. Nueva Adalucia's Rufo Valverde played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jesús Navas in the 53rd minute of play. LVCVS AVGVSTI's Unai Simon proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 59th minute of the match, managed to save LVCVS AVGVSTI from getting a goal against them. Enzo Bergadas short, quick shot in the 64thth minute got Unai Simon to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. Unai Simon showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Enzo Bergada, who was totally free with the ball in the 65th minute. 67 minutes into the game, Jorge Sacristán was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Nueva Adalucia's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave LVCVS AVGVSTI the free kick. Jorge Sacristán hit a great freekick 67 minutes into the match. After a defensive mix-up in Nueva Adalucia's zone, Jesús Navas stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Rufo Valverde came out of the goal and Jesús Navas tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After 75 minutes, Sergi Figueroa mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the LVCVS AVGVSTI and the Nueva Adalucia players grew even worse after the yellow card. After a rather tough play, LVCVS AVGVSTI's Sergi Figueroa got a free kick in the 75th minute. Mikel Oyarzabal hit a great freekick 78 minutes into the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Florencio Bastida got free with Unai Simon in the 88th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. The supporters of LVCVS AVGVSTI booed when Nueva Adalucia was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 89 match minutes in a wonderful position. Epicuro Jaraba didn't get a good kick on the ball. Unai Simon made a fantastic save in the 95th minute, when Florencio Bastida sent off a good shot on target. When the final whistle was heard the away supporters stood up and showed their joy. Nueva Adalucia had managed to secure a win in what was a close match throughout.