U18 League

Universidad de Chile
Spectators: 175 (Terracing: 132, Seating: 40, VIP seats: 3) The audience was convinced that Florián Badilla's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Martin Ostadar was relentless in the 8th minute of the game. FSX UNITED's Alvar Pantoja played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Rigoberto Iratze in the 9th minute of play. 13 minutes into the match, Les Tigres's goal looked a bit too open when Florián Badilla came free, but Martin Ostadar reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Alvar Pantoja took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Victor Steven, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 17th minute Victor Steven shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Alvar Pantoja saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Adán Tejo hit a great freekick 19 minutes into the match. A collision led to FSX UNITED getting a freekick after 21 minutes play. Justino Laferte hit a great ball. Alvar Pantoja made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Victor Steven in the 22nd minute of play. In the 36th minute, Ernesto Tabb hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 37th minute of the match Adán Tejo shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Martin Ostadar showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. Florinio Daniels hit a great freekick 43 minutes into the match. Les Tigres's Fabian Reynardo got a good chance for a goal in the 44th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 0-0 after a close first half.

Manolo Benavente struck a weak shot in the 53rd minute. Martin Ostadar didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for FSX UNITED. After some fancy dribbling in the 55th minute, Victor Steven managed to get in a good position for a shot. Les Tigres's supporters rose to their feet, but Victor Steven was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Alvar Pantoja breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Victor Steven sent away a hard shot on goal in the 56th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. If Victor Steven had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 59th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. After 62 minutes, Henrico Liendo mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the FSX UNITED and the Les Tigres players grew even worse after the yellow card. Alvar Pantoja took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Rigoberto Iratze, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Eufemio Bermejo's late challenge caught a Les Tigres's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Eufemio Bermejo helped the player get up and apologised. Les Tigres's Martin Ostadar played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Florián Badilla in the 71st minute of play. Alvar Pantoja showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Victor Steven in the 72nd minute of the match. Manolo Benavente kicked well hit freekick during the 73rd minute of the match. Alvar Pantoja made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Victor Steven in the 74th minute of play. 79 minutes into the match, Rigoberto Iratze had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Alvar Pantoja. FSX UNITED's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Rigoberto Iratze was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. Alvar Pantoja showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Rigoberto Iratze in the 82nd minute of the match. Justino Laferte charged in rather forcefully in the 83rd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Justino Laferte the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The supporters of Les Tigres booed when FSX UNITED was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 83 match minutes in a wonderful position. Justino Laferte didn't get a good kick on the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Victor Steven in the 86th minute of play forced FSX UNITED's goalkeeper Alvar Pantoja to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Alvar Pantoja showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Victor Steven, who was totally free with the ball in the 89th minute. Alvar Pantoja made a fantastic save in the 90th minute, when Rigoberto Iratze sent off a good shot on target. In the 95th match minute, FSX UNITED was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Eufemio Bermejo to maneuver through the defense. When the final whistle sounded Les Tigres left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than FSX UNITED.