U18 League

Joestar Colosseum
Spectators: 159 (Terracing: 120, Seating: 36, VIP seats: 3) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Martxel Baezabal kicked off to start the match. Martxel Baezabal sent away a hard shot on goal in the 8th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Marcelo Zalayeta in the 10th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Tiago Somarriba prevented the ball from getting in the gole. The supporters of Deportivo Peñarol FIFV booed when ♠♥ Stardust Crusaders ♣♦ was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 10 match minutes in a wonderful position. Estevam Cazares didn't get a good kick on the ball. The audience was convinced that Marcelo Zalayeta's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Tiago Somarriba was relentless in the 12th minute of the game. An unexpectedly hard shot by Victorino Caravantes in the 13th minute of play forced ♠♥ Stardust Crusaders ♣♦'s goalkeeper Tiago Somarriba to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When Martxel Baezabal came up free with the goalie in the 29th minute, the ♠♥ Stardust Crusaders ♣♦ 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 Martxel Baezabal couldn't finish the play. Merexildo Contero kicked well hit freekick during the 35th minute of the match. Denis Mateo kicked well hit freekick during the 39th minute of the match. Washington Aguerre was in exellent shape and made a fantastic save when he, in the 40th minute of the match, managed to get hold of the ball after a long shot from Oidor Gracia. Tiago Somarriba showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Marcelo Zalayeta, who was totally free with the ball in the 41st minute. Jacob Berrez hit a great freekick 42 minutes into the match. Tiago Somarriba stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Marcelo Zalayeta's shot from short distance in the 43rd minute. The score stood at 0-0 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Marcelo Zalayeta to make the kick off. Tiago Somarriba stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Victorino Caravantes's shot from short distance in the 52nd minute. Marcelo Zalayeta sent away a hard shot on goal in the 54th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. When Jacob Berrez fell near the penalty area in the 57th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored ♠♥ Stardust Crusaders ♣♦'s protests and gave Jacob Berrez a yellow card for diving instead. In the 57th minute, Jacob Berrez hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 59 minutes had been played when some careless play by ♠♥ Stardust Crusaders ♣♦'s defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Merexildo Contero was slow to take the kick. During this time Deportivo Peñarol FIFV's players had a chance to rest. The corner ended in Lluterio Mendibuey almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but ♠♥ Stardust Crusaders ♣♦'s Tiago Somarriba did a great save. When ♠♥ Stardust Crusaders ♣♦'s Martxel Baezabal in the 69th minute got a chance for a shot 69th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Deportivo Peñarol FIFV's goalie prevented a goal. In the 76th minute, Merexildo Contero hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When Goizeder Rabanal came up free with the goalie in the 79th minute, the ♠♥ Stardust Crusaders ♣♦ 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 Goizeder Rabanal couldn't finish the play. Lluterio Mendibuey could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 83rd minute of the match, but Tiago Somarriba made a huge save. In the 87th match minute, ♠♥ Stardust Crusaders ♣♦ was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Luis-Antonio Cotrofe to maneuver through the defense. Tiago Somarriba acted impressively in front of the goal and made a superb save when he, in the 88th minute, took the ball on the long shot from Merexildo Contero. Washington Aguerre made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Martxel Baezabal in the 92nd minute of play.