U18 League

Ciruelandia
Spectators: 175 (Terracing: 132, Seating: 40, VIP seats: 3) Micael Torcato was a little too slow when José Puyol got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 3rd minute. The score was now 1-0. When Ciruel Academy's José Puyol in the 9th minute got a chance for a shot 9th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye GD Almargense's goalie prevented a goal. 13 minutes into the match, GD Almargense's goalkeeper Micael Torcato had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Estebano Vuelta. A collision led to GD Almargense getting a freekick after 16 minutes play. Rafael Carmo hit a great ball. GD Almargense's Micael Torcato proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 17th minute of the match, managed to save GD Almargense from getting a goal against them. After a rather tough play, GD Almargense's Rogério Campos got a free kick in the 18th minute. José Puyol kicked well hit freekick during the 19th minute of the match. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Laurentino Bulhosa during the 20th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After 20 played minutes GD Almargense got a freekick which was hit by Laurentino Bulhosa. 22 minutes into the match, GD Almargense's goalkeeper Micael Torcato had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Estebano Vuelta. In the 24th minute, José Puyol hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Pedro Navarro took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Rafael Carmo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Estebano Vuelta sent away a hard shot on goal in the 44th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. With a little luck, GD Almargense's Micael Torcato got control of the ball when Estebano Vuelta tried to sneak it across the goal line.

The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Jaba Li during the 63rd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 63rd match minute, Ciruel Academy was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jaba Li to maneuver through the defense. An unexpectedly hard shot by Vicente Ferreira in the 67th minute of play forced Ciruel Academy's goalkeeper Pedro Navarro to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 71st minute, one of GD Almargense:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for GD Almargense. Micael Torcato had in the 74thth minute some difficulties stopping José Puyol's well aimed penalty as it nearly passed him on his left side, but he still managed to hold the ball. Ciruel Academy's defense didn't have a chance, in the 78th minute, when Ricardo Cabral scored to the left of an out of position Pedro Navarro, making the score, 4-1. Pedro Navarro was out of position in the 82 minute of play, and Vicente Ferreira capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Vicente Ferreira really showed his touch with that goal: 4-2. If Adão Porto had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 86th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Micael Torcato came out of the goal in the 88th minute to try and stop a shot by Ciruel Academy's Estebano Vuelta. But to his dismay, Estebano Vuelta quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 5-2. Micael Torcato made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from José Puyol in the 92nd minute of play. During the 94th minute of the match Jaba Li completely mistimed his tackle and brought down his opponent. The referee gave Jaba Li a yellow card, his second in the match, which meant he could no longer take part in the game. In the 95th match minute, Ciruel Academy was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jaba Li to maneuver through the defense. After some careless play in the GD Almargense defense, Bartolomé Sabina kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Micael Torcato. The GD Almargense fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Micael Torcato should have stopped the shot. Micael Torcato made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from José Puyol in the 102nd minute of play. For all the effort they put into the match, the GD Almargense players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for Ciruel Academy.