U18 League

Monumental de Valle
Spectators: 162 (Terracing: 122, Seating: 37, VIP seats: 3) Loja S.C.'s Raúl Lombera 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. After a rather tough play, Loja S.C.'s Gonzales Ordoñez got a free kick in the 2nd minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Joey Lugunez in the 3rd minute of play forced Loja S.C.'s goalkeeper López Enciso to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Rey Villarragut scored 1-0 in the 13th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of López Enciso, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. After having played for 19 minutes, Elpidio Menendez managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Valle Saron's supporters crossed their fingers, but Elpidio Menendez was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Loja S.C.'s López Enciso proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 22nd minute of the match, managed to save Loja S.C. from getting a goal against them. Gonzales Ordoñez kicked well hit freekick during the 24th minute of the match. With a little luck, Loja S.C.'s López Enciso got control of the ball when Rey Villarragut tried to sneak it across the goal line. Texeira Noceda fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 41st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Calvet Babia having to interfere. Elpidio Menendez sent away a hard shot on goal in the 45th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

The wind increased when Rey Villarragut made the kick off in the second half. López Enciso showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Rey Villarragut in the 53rd minute of the match. 62 minutes into the game, Rey Villarragut cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 3-0. López Enciso was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. With 66 minutes on the clock, Zornin Calona commited a dangerous tackle. The referee had no choice but to show him the red card. In the 67th match minute, Loja S.C. was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Zornin Calona to maneuver through the defense. Zunbeltz Artealde struck a weak shot in the 68th minute. López Enciso didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Valle Saron. In the 70thth minute of the game Rey Villarragut who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Loja S.C.'s López Enciso was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. 75 minutes into the game, one of Valle Saron:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. Valle Saron:s Calvet Babia showed great skill when he stopped Gonzales Ordoñez:s penalty. Calvet Babia didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Gonzales Ordoñez went, in the 76th minute, to the upper right corner, 3-1 was the resulting score. Loja S.C.'s López Enciso played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Rey Villarragut in the 79th minute of play. Zunbeltz Artealde charged in rather forcefully in the 84th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Zunbeltz Artealde the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 84th minute, Zunbeltz Artealde hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 88th minute, Zadornin Foronda left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Valle Saron fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 4-1. A collision led to Valle Saron getting a freekick after 96 minutes play. Fernanco Guiza hit a great ball.