U18 League

Estadio Azteca
Spectators: 152 (Terracing: 114, Seating: 35, VIP seats: 3) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Xosepe Ugarte took the kick off in the first half of the match. Rigoberto Ilixo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Xosepe Ugarte in the 6th minute of play. In the 7th minute, Jama Gallarde hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 13 minutes into the match, Astros de México's goal looked a bit too open when Xosepe Ugarte came free, but Rigoberto Ilixo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Xosepe Ugarte in the 17th minute of play forced Astros de México's goalkeeper Rigoberto Ilixo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. No Me Inscriban Gracias's Saritama Villarroel proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 22nd minute of the match, managed to save No Me Inscriban Gracias from getting a goal against them. Atilano Ekialde hit a great freekick 25 minutes into the match. Rigoberto Ilixo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Xosepe Ugarte, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Xosepe Ugarte in the 29th minute of play forced Astros de México's goalkeeper Rigoberto Ilixo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 30th minute, Xosepe Ugarte ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Rigoberto Ilixo was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. Rigoberto Ilixo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Xosepe Ugarte, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Rigoberto Ilixo came out of the goal in the 34th minute to try and stop a shot by No Me Inscriban Gracias's Braulio Villatoro. But to his dismay, Braulio Villatoro quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-2. Rigoberto Ilixo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ramiro Vara, who was totally free with the ball in the 45th minute. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-2 lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Joaquin Soter to make the kick off. In the 56th minute, Joaquin Soter made a precise shot to the right of Saritama Villarroel. No Me Inscriban Gracias's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-2. In the 63rd minute, Hector Folgueral hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. No Me Inscriban Gracias's Saritama Villarroel played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Joaquin Soter in the 66th minute of play. Rigoberto Ilixo made an important save on a dangerous shot by Xosepe Ugarte in the 67th minute. A collision led to No Me Inscriban Gracias getting a freekick after 69 minutes play. Jama Gallarde hit a great ball. Through an outstanding action, after 72 minutes, Rigoberto Ilixo successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. Saritama Villarroel came out of the goal in the 77th minute to try and stop a shot by Astros de México's Siro Dimo. But to his dismay, Siro Dimo quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 2-3. Thanks to some nice moves Xosepe Ugarte could shoot a difficult shot in the 84th minute, which Rigoberto Ilixo however easily saved by the left post. Rigoberto Ilixo was out of position in the 91 minute of play, and Xosepe Ugarte capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Xosepe Ugarte really showed his touch with that goal: 2-4. Astros de México's Rigoberto Ilixo proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 95th minute of the match, managed to save Astros de México from getting a goal against them. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. No Me Inscriban Gracias walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.