U18 League

Empatedomedro
Spectators: 161 (Terracing: 121, Seating: 37, VIP seats: 3) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Bautista Bausa took the kick off in the first half of the match. Guter Abarca hit a great freekick 2 minutes into the match. The supporters of Ajax Colombiano booed when Deportivo Empate was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 4 match minutes in a wonderful position. Valerio Abecia didn't get a good kick on the ball. 8 minutes into the game, Ajax Colombiano's Bautista Bausa nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Nicholas Abello made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 12th minute of the game. One of Ajax Colombiano:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Deportivo Empate:s goal. When the match had been going on for 14 minutes, Deportivo Empate's Mannie Abella got an opportunity to shoot a penalty. He stayed cool and waited for the goalkeeper to move, before he confidently shot the ball into the goal, to the left of Mancio Arana. After 19 played minutes Deportivo Empate got a freekick which was hit by Celestino Abancens. In the 20th minute, a hard, long distance shot from Mitxaut Matias hit the top of the crossbar and flew over the goal. Matias Zuñiga received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 22nd minute. Nicholas Abello tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Mancio Arana made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Guter Abarca in the 26th minute of play. In the 27th minute of the match Mitxaut Matias sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Nicholas Abello skillfully saved the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Xavier Landeros in the 30th minute of play forced Deportivo Empate's goalkeeper Nicholas Abello to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Xavier Landeros scored 1-2 in the 30th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Nicholas Abello, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Matias Zuñiga scored 1-3 in the 33rd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Nicholas Abello, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. 44 minutes into the match, Bautista Bausa notched a goal, 1-4, to the right of Deportivo Empate's Nicholas Abello. Nicholas Abello was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. The Deportivo Empate players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Ajax Colombiano were winning 1-4.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Mannie Abella to make the kick off. Nicholas Abello took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Matias Zuñiga, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 56th minute, Matias Zuñiga left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Ajax Colombiano fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-6. Celestino Abancens kicked well hit freekick during the 59th minute of the match. Nicholas Abello showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Matias Zuñiga, who was totally free with the ball in the 60th minute. 68 minutes into the match, Deportivo Empate's goal looked a bit too open when Matias Zuñiga came free, but Nicholas Abello reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. With his leg Nicholas Abello managed to avoid a goal in the 72ndth minute, when Ajax Colombiano's Bautista Bausa fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Mancio Arana showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Franco Abascal in the 73rd minute of the match. Mancio Arana made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Mannie Abella in the 76th minute of play. Hernando Abella hit a great freekick 78 minutes into the match. Nicholas Abello showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Matias Zuñiga in the 79th minute of the match. Nicholas Abello took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Matias Zuñiga, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Osoro Abellaneda during the 86th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. 88 minutes in the game Mitxaut Matias got a great opportunity which he missed by shooting outside the goal. After a rather tough play, Deportivo Empate's Celestino Abancens got a free kick in the 90th minute. In the 96th minute, Ajax Colombiano's Bautista Bausa dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 1-7. The Ajax Colombiano supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Ajax Colombiano would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.