U18 League

Saddledome Stadium
Spectators: 161 (Terracing: 121, Seating: 37, VIP seats: 3) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Arotza Abajas took the kick off in the first half of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Arotza Abajas in the 8th minute of play forced Flames FC's goalkeeper Aimé Ham to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Aimé Ham made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Arotza Abajas in the 10th minute of play. 12 minutes into the game, Jerrod Staples was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Flames FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Kalatakaya F.C. the free kick. Jerrod Staples hit a great freekick 12 minutes into the match. The referee felt a red card was in order, 18 minutes into the game, when Rius Abar put in a rough tackle. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 18th minute of the game. One of Kalatakaya F.C.:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Flames FC:s goal. Kalatakaya F.C.:s Bento Abeita showed great skill when he stopped Damion Déziel:s penalty. Kent Chesnay hit a great freekick 21 minutes into the match. Loreto Abaurre kicked well hit freekick during the 22nd minute of the match. A collision led to Flames FC getting a freekick after 24 minutes play. Jerrod Staples hit a great ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 25th minute, Loreto Abaurre managed to get in a good position for a shot. Kalatakaya F.C.'s supporters rose to their feet, but Loreto Abaurre was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Aimé Ham breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After 27 played minutes Kalatakaya F.C. got a freekick which was hit by Vincente Abel. Ferrer Abaunza kicked well hit freekick during the 29th minute of the match. In the 31st minute Damion Déziel shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Bento Abeita saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Ty Lapierre received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 32nd minute. Bento Abeita tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The supporters of Kalatakaya F.C. booed when Flames FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 35 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ty Lapierre didn't get a good kick on the ball. 37 minutes into the match, Flames FC's goal looked a bit too open when Toribio Abecia came free, but Aimé Ham reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Bento Abeita showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Kent Chesnay, who was totally free with the ball in the 39th minute. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Godofredo Abalos during the 44th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 44th minute, Godofredo Abalos hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Bento Abeita took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Hans Lavallée, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Kent Chesnay to make the kick off. Bento Abeita came out of the goal in the 53rd minute to try and stop a shot by Flames FC's Hans Lavallée. But to his dismay, Hans Lavallée quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-1. Flames FC made a substitution. John Richards replaced Carlos Kirby. After 62 played minutes Kalatakaya F.C. got a freekick which was hit by Vincente Abel. A collision led to Flames FC getting a freekick after 64 minutes play. Damion Déziel hit a great ball. In the 76th match minute, Flames FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Kent Chesnay to maneuver through the defense. If Etxahun Abastas had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 79th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 85th minute the ball was on its way in behind Flames FC's goalkeeper Aimé Ham, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Kalatakaya F.C.'s attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Vincente Abel in the 87th minute. Bento Abeita made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Hans Lavallée in the 88th minute of play. After some careless play in the Kalatakaya F.C. defense, Ty Lapierre kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Bento Abeita. The Kalatakaya F.C. fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Bento Abeita should have stopped the shot. Bento Abeita showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Hal Chatman in the 94th minute of the match. Loreto Abaurre sent away a hard shot on goal in the 96th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Flames FC's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.