U18 League

Nou Fortín Guanipa
Spectators: 174 (Terracing: 131, Seating: 40, VIP seats: 3) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Orlin Aguilar took the kick off in the first half of the match. Celedonio Rasa stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Telo Pongó's shot from short distance in the 4th minute. In the 10th minute, Mete Chulets hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Celedonio Rasa made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Abel Espejo in the 12th minute of play. When the match clock showed 14 minutes, the score became 0-1 when Telo Pongó sped through FERRABARCA FC's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Celedonio Rasa. In the 19th minute, Mete Chulets hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. If Telo Pongó had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 23rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Celedonio Rasa showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Telo Pongó, who was totally free with the ball in the 23rd minute. After 25 minutes of play, Barrio Norte FC's Telo Pongó made it 0-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Celedonio Rasa was left in no man's land by his defense there! When Odón Gurruchaga fell near the penalty area in the 36th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Barrio Norte FC's protests and gave Odón Gurruchaga a yellow card for diving instead. After 40 minutes of play, Barrio Norte FC's Abel Espejo made it 0-4 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Celedonio Rasa was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 46th minute of the match, Orlin Aguilar got a very nice opportunity to score, but Gaspar Babul was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-5 lead.

FERRABARCA FC's Celedonio Rasa proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 56th minute of the match, managed to save FERRABARCA FC from getting a goal against them. In the 56th minute, Julen Hoyuelos hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 61 played minutes Telo Pongó rounded FERRABARCA FC's defense and shot a beautiful shot into goal via left pole - 0-6. With a little luck, FERRABARCA FC's Celedonio Rasa got control of the ball when Abel Espejo tried to sneak it across the goal line. Celedonio Rasa was a little too slow when Abel Espejo got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 64th minute. The score was now 0-7. 68 minutes into the game, Barrio Norte FC's Telo Pongó nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Celedonio Rasa made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-8. When Telo Pongó came up free with the goalie in the 72nd minute, the Barrio Norte FC 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 Telo Pongó couldn't finish the play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Abel Espejo in the 73rd minute of play forced FERRABARCA FC's goalkeeper Celedonio Rasa to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After some careless play in the FERRABARCA FC defense, Odón Gurruchaga kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Celedonio Rasa. The FERRABARCA FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Celedonio Rasa should have stopped the shot. Celedonio Rasa showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Abel Espejo, who was totally free with the ball in the 90th minute. In the 96th minute, Telo Pongó made a precise shot to the right of Celedonio Rasa. FERRABARCA FC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-11.