U18 League

Artemio Franchi
Spectators: 174 (Terracing: 131, Seating: 40, VIP seats: 3) AFC Viola Gigliati's Ciriaco Cañaveral 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. Racing Club's Damian Quirze played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ciriaco Cañaveral in the 4th minute of play. AFC Viola Gigliati's attack was well implemented in the 4th minute, but when Ciriaco Cañaveral was about to shoot he didn't get a good hit on the ball and it hit the crossbar and flew over. Goal Kick. When the match had gone on for 9 minutes, Ciriaco Cañaveral took a quick shot and it went in 1-0 without a chance for Damian Quirze to make any attempt to save it. After some fancy dribbling in the 16th minute, Angelo Sayvion managed to get in a good position for a shot. Racing Club's supporters rose to their feet, but Angelo Sayvion was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Ralondo Barboa breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Santio Marco took the ball and in the 19 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Damian Quirze. Damian Quirze dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-0. Racing Club's Ivan Felipo quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Cayo Zartucha, made in the 22nd minute of the game. In the 26th match minute, Racing Club was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Dante Polo to maneuver through the defense. Cristobal Nerio's late challenge caught a AFC Viola Gigliati's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Cristobal Nerio helped the player get up and apologised. The supporters of AFC Viola Gigliati booed when Racing Club was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 29 match minutes in a wonderful position. Cristobal Nerio didn't get a good kick on the ball. After having played for 31 minutes, Ciriaco Cañaveral managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. AFC Viola Gigliati's supporters crossed their fingers, but Ciriaco Cañaveral was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. An unexpected shot in the 33rd minute by Ciriaco Cañaveral got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. Damian Quirze made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ciriaco Cañaveral in the 36th minute of play. Ezequiel Pero sent away a hard shot on goal in the 39th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Ralondo Barboa took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ezequiel Pero, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Angelo Sayvion to strike the kick off in the second half. In the 57th minute the ball was on its way in behind AFC Viola Gigliati's goalkeeper Ralondo Barboa, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. When Angelo Sayvion came up free with the goalie in the 64th minute, the Racing Club 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 Angelo Sayvion couldn't finish the play. A collision led to AFC Viola Gigliati getting a freekick after 65 minutes play. Frutos Sator hit a great ball. In the 67th minute, Quentin Odoardo hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. AFC Viola Gigliati made a substitution. Christiano Armenta replaced Josue Pinazas. Quentin Odoardo kicked well hit freekick during the 68th minute of the match. Ivan Felipo recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 69th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. When Cayo Zartucha came up free with the goalie in the 75th minute, the AFC Viola Gigliati 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 Cayo Zartucha couldn't finish the play. Ralondo Barboa made a fantastic save in the 78th minute, when Ezequiel Pero sent off a good shot on target. Damian Quirze took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ciriaco Cañaveral, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The supporters of AFC Viola Gigliati booed when Racing Club was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 82 match minutes in a wonderful position. Astor Servando didn't get a good kick on the ball. Racing Club's Damian Quirze played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ciriaco Cañaveral in the 84th minute of play. The supporters of AFC Viola Gigliati booed when Racing Club was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 90 match minutes in a wonderful position. German Baladi didn't get a good kick on the ball. Ezequiel Pero sent away a hard shot on goal in the 94th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. It was no surprise that this one had ended in a win for the home team. AFC Viola Gigliati had played much better football throughout.