U18 League

Johan Cruyff
Spectators: 174 (Terracing: 131, Seating: 40, VIP seats: 3) F.C. AMERICAN BARÇA's Mark Ortiz 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. Cristóvão Freire made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from César Nafría in the 4th minute of play. 10 minutes into the match, F.C. AMERICAN BARÇA's goal looked a bit too open when Diogo Ponte came free, but Ramón Quiroga reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. KINGS FC's Cristóvão Freire played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by César Nafría in the 24th minute of play. Gilen Adán kicked well hit freekick during the 29th minute of the match. In the 30th minute of the match Estevão Granja shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Ramón Quiroga showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. When Diogo Ponte fell near the penalty area in the 31st minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored KINGS FC's protests and gave Diogo Ponte a yellow card for diving instead. Cristóvão Freire showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from César Nafría, who was totally free with the ball in the 36th minute. After some fancy dribbling in the 46th minute, Januário Durães managed to get in a good position for a shot. KINGS FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Januário Durães was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Ramón Quiroga breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Januário Durães made a kick off. Cristóvão Freire made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ereinotz Llorca in the 52nd minute of play. In the 56th match minute, KINGS FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Zeferino Macieira to maneuver through the defense. Caio Menezes hit a great freekick 60 minutes into the match. F.C. AMERICAN BARÇA's Manolito Flores got a good chance for a goal in the 67th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After 70 played minutes F.C. AMERICAN BARÇA got a freekick which was hit by Tulio Villa. In the 73rd minute César Nafría shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Cristóvão Freire saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Ronaldo Clos charged in rather forcefully in the 74th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Ronaldo Clos the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The supporters of KINGS FC booed when F.C. AMERICAN BARÇA was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 74 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ronaldo Clos didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 75th minute, Estevão Granja sent off a long shot on goal, but the shot was nowhere near the goal and F.C. AMERICAN BARÇA's Ramón Quiroga didn't even have to move. Ronaldo Clos kicked well hit freekick during the 77th minute of the match. In the 82nd minute, Manolito Flores left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The F.C. AMERICAN BARÇA fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-0. Ereinotz Llorca took the ball and in the 87 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Cristóvão Freire. Cristóvão Freire dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 3-0. During the 90th minute of the match Tulio Villa completely mistimed his tackle and brought down his opponent. The referee gave Tulio Villa a yellow card, his second in the match, which meant he could no longer take part in the game. In the 90th minute, Tulio Villa hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. César Nafría fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 95th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Cristóvão Freire having to interfere.