U18 League

Artemio Franchi
Spectators: 175 (Terracing: 132, Seating: 40, VIP seats: 3) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Joaquin Ariza got the match started through his kick off. In the 12th minute, AFC Viola Gigliati's Ciriaco Cañaveral dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 1-0. After a defensive mix-up in SiTomanBoy´s's zone, Ambrosio Barzurqueta stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Darío Peredo came out of the goal and Ambrosio Barzurqueta tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 19th minute, Ciriaco Cañaveral ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Darío Peredo was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-0. In the 29th match minute, SiTomanBoy´s was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Joaquin Ariza to maneuver through the defense. Darío Peredo made a fantastic save in the 31st minute, when Lawrence Arizabalo sent off a good shot on target. With a little luck, SiTomanBoy´s's Darío Peredo got control of the ball when Lawrence Arizabalo tried to sneak it across the goal line. A collision led to SiTomanBoy´s getting a freekick after 34 minutes play. Markus Salinas hit a great ball. Darío Peredo acted impressively in front of the goal and made a superb save when he, in the 35th minute, took the ball on the long shot from Enrico Cicero. Santio Marco hit a great freekick 37 minutes into the match. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Quentin Odoardo during the 40th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After a rather tough play, AFC Viola Gigliati's Quentin Odoardo got a free kick in the 41st minute. In the 44th minute, Vincente Aravena ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Ralondo Barboa was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-1.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Ciriaco Cañaveral to make the kick off. Darío Peredo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Enrico Cicero, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 56th match minute, AFC Viola Gigliati was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Santio Marco to maneuver through the defense. Ciriaco Cañaveral hit a great freekick 61 minutes into the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Santio Marco in the 64th minute of play forced SiTomanBoy´s's goalkeeper Darío Peredo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Ambrosio Barzurqueta hit a great freekick 65 minutes into the match. 71 minutes into the match, SiTomanBoy´s's goal looked a bit too open when Ciriaco Cañaveral came free, but Darío Peredo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ciriaco Cañaveral in the 77th minute of play forced SiTomanBoy´s's goalkeeper Darío Peredo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ciriaco Cañaveral in the 78th minute of play forced SiTomanBoy´s's goalkeeper Darío Peredo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 82nd minute, Ciriaco Cañaveral made a precise shot to the right of Darío Peredo. SiTomanBoy´s's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 3-1. AFC Viola Gigliati made a substitution. Ruperto Cendegui replaced Lawrence Arizabalo. In the 90th minute, Dionisio Sierralta hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 91st minute, Ruperto Cendegui made a precise shot to the right of Darío Peredo. SiTomanBoy´s's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 4-1. Ruperto Cendegui fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 94th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Darío Peredo having to interfere. Darío Peredo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ruperto Cendegui, who was totally free with the ball in the 97th minute. 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.