U18 League

Estadio Santa Gala
Spectators: 152 (Terracing: 114, Seating: 35, VIP seats: 3) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Orlín De la Cruz took the kick off in the first half of the match. In the 3rd minute Xalvador Teran shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Iker Darien saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Quim Escalante's late challenge caught a Tiburones Rojos's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Quim Escalante helped the player get up and apologised. In the 5th match minute, FC Anderlecht Huachipato was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Quim Escalante to maneuver through the defense. Evelio Iratxo recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 6th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Orlín De la Cruz in the 14th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Iker Darien saved Tiburones Rojos from getting behind. After 17 minutes, Orlín De la Cruz made it 0-1 with a short kick to the right side. Tiburones Rojos's Iker Darien tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. Iker Darien showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Orlín De la Cruz, who was totally free with the ball in the 23rd minute. Eustacio Dinarte recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 25th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Iker Darien showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Xalvador Teran in the 29th minute of the match. In the 32nd minute of the match Yoel Quilempan sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Iker Darien skillfully saved the ball. Joel Libertad could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 34th minute of the match, but Gerard Costa made a huge save. In the 36th minute, Ramon Gora made a precise shot to the right of Gerard Costa. FC Anderlecht Huachipato's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-1. Gerard Costa made a fantastic save in the 40th minute, when Joel Libertad sent off a good shot on target. If Ramon Gora had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 41st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. FC Anderlecht Huachipato's Gerard Costa proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 44th minute of the match, managed to save FC Anderlecht Huachipato from getting a goal against them. 45 minutes into the match, FC Anderlecht Huachipato's goalkeeper Gerard Costa had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Ramon Gora. 49 minutes into the game, Manolo Losada was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. FC Anderlecht Huachipato's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Tiburones Rojos the free kick. After 49 played minutes FC Anderlecht Huachipato got a freekick which was hit by Manolo Losada. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Joel Libertad stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Evelio Iratxo sent away a hard shot on goal in the 62nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. When Orlín De la Cruz came up free with the goalie in the 66th minute, the FC Anderlecht Huachipato 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 Orlín De la Cruz couldn't finish the play. Orlín De la Cruz could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 69th minute of the match, but Iker Darien made a huge save. If Xalvador Teran had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 71st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Tiburones Rojos were furious when Higinio Stephen was red carded, 74 minutes into the game, but the referee dismissed their protests. 73 minutes into the game, one of Tiburones Rojos:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. Tiburones Rojos:s Iker Darien showed great skill when he stopped Yoel Quilempan:s penalty. In the 87th minute, Ramon Gora got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Iker Darien showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Orlín De la Cruz, who was totally free with the ball in the 90th minute. In the 92nd minute of the match, Orlín De la Cruz tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Iker Darien saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. In the 94th minute, Eustacio Dinarte got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Iker Darien was a little too slow when Yoel Quilempan got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 97th minute. The score was now 1-2. In the 102nd minute, Markus Heredia hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. FC Anderlecht Huachipato walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.