U18 League

Estable Oriola
Spectators: 175 (Terracing: 132, Seating: 40, VIP seats: 3) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Iyan Puyol started the match with the kick off. Turbo Kame Corp's Florian Cuevas played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Josep Cabrera in the 5th minute of play. When Ibon Suarez fell near the penalty area in the 9th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored La mano de D10S's protests and gave Ibon Suarez a yellow card for diving instead. After 9 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for La mano de D10S! An unexpectedly hard shot by Josep Cabrera in the 17th minute of play forced Turbo Kame Corp's goalkeeper Florian Cuevas to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a rather tough play, La mano de D10S's Celestino Dominguez got a free kick in the 28th minute. Delmiro Pardo got a throw-in 30 minutes in the game and the ball was received by Anchel Zapater. After 31 minutes of play, La mano de D10S's Josep Cabrera made it 1-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Florian Cuevas was left in no man's land by his defense there! Florian Cuevas stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Josep Cabrera's shot from short distance in the 34th minute. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Josep Cabrera in the 42nd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Florian Cuevas prevented the ball from getting in the gole. James Caballero struck a weak shot in the 47th minute. Florian Cuevas didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for La mano de D10S.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Josep Cabrera to strike the kick off in the second half. When the match had gone on for 51 minutes, Josep Cabrera took a quick shot and it went in 1-2 without a chance for Florian Cuevas to make any attempt to save it. In the 60th minute of the match La mano de D10S got a corner. Turbo Kame Corp's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Celestino Dominguez ran over to the corner to take the kick. Iyan Puyol hit a great freekick 60 minutes into the match. In the 64th match minute, La mano de D10S was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Timoteo Campello to maneuver through the defense. La mano de D10S's Asdrubal Jubera was substituted for James Caballero. La mano de D10S's Jacques Buendia was substituted for Josep Cabrera. Timoteo Campello kicked well hit freekick during the 65th minute of the match. Mariano Alcaraz hit a great freekick 67 minutes into the match. In the 68th minute, Jacques Buendia reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Florian Cuevas. The goal made the score 1-3. In the 72nd minute Carlos Ponte shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Nicanor Casals saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Florian Cuevas was out of position in the 76 minute of play, and Jacques Buendia capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Jacques Buendia really showed his touch with that goal: 1-4. The audience thought a goal was coming when Jacques Buendia got free with Florian Cuevas in the 82nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. The supporters of La mano de D10S booed when Turbo Kame Corp was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 84 match minutes in a wonderful position. Iyan Puyol didn't get a good kick on the ball. If Iyan Puyol had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 86th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Florian Cuevas was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Jacques Buendia showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-5 in the 89 minute of play. 92 minutes into the match, Asdrubal Jubera dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Florian Cuevas, 1-6. The Turbo Kame Corp fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. La mano de D10S were clearly better and deserved to take the win.