U18 League

Catatumbo Park
Spectators: 161 (Terracing: 121, Seating: 37, VIP seats: 3) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Hipolito Padura made the kick off which started today's match. In the 7th match minute, Imperio Catatumbo de Lara was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Mancio Estevis to maneuver through the defense. In the 8th minute of the match Paz Arciniega shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Zoil Peregrin showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. When Linterna verde's Paz Arciniega in the 9th minute got a chance for a shot 9th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Imperio Catatumbo de Lara's goalie prevented a goal. Jorge Niță blasted a shot towards the goal in the 11th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Iban Montemiuño having to make a save. In the 12th match minute, Linterna verde was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Florentino Ochandiano to maneuver through the defense. After a rather tough play, Imperio Catatumbo de Lara's Dalmau Tuo got a free kick in the 14th minute. Imperio Catatumbo de Lara's Zoil Peregrin played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Hipolito Padura in the 16th minute of play. Zoil Peregrin made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Niolaao Aenlle in the 17th minute of play. Linterna verde's Iban Montemiuño played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jorge Niță in the 19th minute of play. In the 21st minute, Patricio Garviras ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Iban Montemiuño was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-0. The supporters of Linterna verde booed when Imperio Catatumbo de Lara was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 24 match minutes in a wonderful position. Santo Delgado didn't get a good kick on the ball. In a very dangerous position, a player in Imperio Catatumbo de Lara fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 25th minute. Penalty! Zoil Peregrin didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Paz Arciniega went, in the 27th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-1 was the resulting score. In the 30th minute, Raebert Manzano left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Imperio Catatumbo de Lara fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-1. In the 33rd minute, Paz Arciniega hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 35 minutes into the match, Raebert Manzano dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Iban Montemiuño, 3-1. After 39 played minutes Imperio Catatumbo de Lara got a freekick which was hit by Mancio Estevis. Zoil Peregrin showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ladislao Prat in the 40th minute of the match. Rubio Pando could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 45th minute of the match, but Iban Montemiuño made a huge save. 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 Patricio Garviras made the kick off in the second half. Paz Arciniega received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Zoil Peregrin came out and tried to block the shot, but Paz Arciniega slotted it home off the left post making it 3-2 in the 50th minute. Zoil Peregrin made an important save on a dangerous shot by Hipolito Padura in the 53rd minute. Zoil Peregrin showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Paz Arciniega in the 54th minute of the match. In the 64th minute, Rubio Pando made a precise shot to the right of Iban Montemiuño. Linterna verde's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 4-2. In the 67th minute, Rubio Pando left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Imperio Catatumbo de Lara fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 5-2. The supporters of Linterna verde booed when Imperio Catatumbo de Lara was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 69 match minutes in a wonderful position. Mancio Estevis didn't get a good kick on the ball. A hard shot by Paz Arciniega from long distance, 70 minutes into the match, got Zoil Peregrin's attention. Through a fast twist with his body, he could stop the ball from going in on his right side. A collision led to Linterna verde getting a freekick after 72 minutes play. Domingos Bobadilla hit a great ball. In the 81st minute, Jorge Niță made a precise shot to the right of Iban Montemiuño. Linterna verde's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 6-2. A collision led to Imperio Catatumbo de Lara getting a freekick after 84 minutes play. Dalmau Tuo hit a great ball. 85 minutes into the match, Paz Arciniega sent off a long shot that looked like it was going straight into the goal, but because Zoil Peregrin threw himself in his full length he managed to grip the ball by the left post, and there was no goal for Paz Arciniega this time. The audience thought a goal was coming when Hipolito Padura got free with Zoil Peregrin in the 86th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. An unexpectedly hard shot by Rubio Pando in the 92nd minute of play forced Linterna verde's goalkeeper Iban Montemiuño to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. There was no doubt that Imperio Catatumbo de Lara were the better team. Imperio Catatumbo de Lara's players enjoyed the ovations of the crowd after the victory.