U18 League

Soccer Arena
Spectators: 161 (Terracing: 121, Seating: 37, VIP seats: 3) Marcus Maher started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. 3 minutes into the match, Marcus Maher had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Cornelio Mino. Águilas Poblanas's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Marcus Maher was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-0. Águilas Poblanas's Moises Nisio got a good chance for a goal in the 6th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Matias Eder charged in rather forcefully in the 8th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Matias Eder the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After a rather tough play, Águilas Poblanas's Matias Eder got a free kick in the 8th minute. Alvin Santiago's late challenge caught a Águilas Poblanas's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Alvin Santiago helped the player get up and apologised. In the 13th match minute, Cosmos Soccer Club was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Alvin Santiago to maneuver through the defense. Quintin Saldana showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Roberto Mateus, who was totally free with the ball in the 14th minute. Quintin Saldana didn't succeed to prevent the ball from going into goal when Águilas Poblanas's Roberto Mateus shot an unexpected shot in the crossbar's under edge and made 1-1 in the ordered_time% minute. Cornelio Mino showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Marcus Maher in the 20th minute of the match. When the match clock showed 22 minutes, the score became 1-2 when Roberto Mateus sped through Cosmos Soccer Club's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Quintin Saldana. In the 31st minute, Cosmos Soccer Club's Marcus Maher ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Cornelio Mino. Cornelio Mino yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 2-2. Cosmos Soccer Club's Quintin Saldana played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Roberto Mateus in the 34th minute of play. Quintin Saldana showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Moises Nisio in the 35th minute of the match. Emilio Felipe Poyer hit a great freekick 38 minutes into the match. Elpidio Chayo received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 40th minute. Quintin Saldana tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Roberto Mateus struck a weak shot in the 45th minute. Quintin Saldana didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Águilas Poblanas. In the 46thth minute of the game Roberto Mateus who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Cosmos Soccer Club's Quintin Saldana was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball.

The wind increased when Roberto Mateus made the kick off in the second half. In the 52ndth minute of the game Moises Nisio who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Cosmos Soccer Club's Quintin Saldana was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. After a defensive mix-up in Cosmos Soccer Club's zone, Moises Nisio stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Quintin Saldana came out of the goal and Moises Nisio tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Cornelio Mino showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Marcus Maher in the 57th minute of the match. In the 59th minute Marcus Maher shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Cornelio Mino saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Quintin Saldana made a fantastic save in the 65th minute, when Virgilio Guerau sent off a good shot on target. Matias Eder kicked well hit freekick during the 69th minute of the match. The audience was convinced that Roberto Mateus's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Quintin Saldana was relentless in the 73rd minute of the game. Cosmos Soccer Club's defense didn't have a chance, in the 77th minute, when Roberto Mateus scored to the left of an out of position Quintin Saldana, making the score, 2-3. Quintin Saldana stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Moises Nisio's shot from short distance in the 81st minute. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Moises Nisio in the 84th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Quintin Saldana saved Cosmos Soccer Club from getting behind. Quintin Saldana made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Elpidio Chayo in the 86th minute of play. Moises Nisio received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 91st minute. Quintin Saldana tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Elpidio Chayo sent away a hard shot on goal in the 92nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Águilas Poblanas's Matias Eder couldn't find anyone to pass the ball to, so he shot a long shot towards the goal in the 96th minute. The shot went wide which resulted in a goal kick for Cosmos Soccer Club.