U18 League

Francisco Zarco
Spectators: 152 (Terracing: 114, Seating: 35, VIP seats: 3) Cirino Smith started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Jack Ocampo hit a great freekick 3 minutes into the match. San Pablo FC's Eugenio Checa played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jack Ocampo in the 9th minute of play. After a rather tough play, San Pablo FC's Cornelio Guillerme got a free kick in the 13th minute. After some fancy dribbling in the 14th minute, Lino Rangel managed to get in a good position for a shot. Club Atlético Lea Papá's supporters rose to their feet, but Lino Rangel was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Eugenio Checa breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. If Cirino Smith had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 18th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. After 19 minutes of play, Club Atlético Lea Papá's Bruno Del Solar made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Eugenio Checa was left in no man's land by his defense there! If Cirino Smith had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 32nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 41st minute, Club Atlético Lea Papá's Henry Balboa seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Henry Balboa the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of Club Atlético Lea Papá protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and Henry Balboa had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. A collision led to Club Atlético Lea Papá getting a freekick after 42 minutes play. Henry Balboa hit a great ball. After a rather tough play, Club Atlético Lea Papá's Bruno Del Solar got a free kick in the 44th minute. Club Atlético Lea Papá's Johnny Reyes proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 45th minute of the match, managed to save Club Atlético Lea Papá from getting a goal against them. Timoteo Perfecto sent away a hard shot on goal in the 46th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After the first half Club Atlético Lea Papá were leading 0-1. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Victoriano Feo to make the kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cirino Smith in the 52nd minute of play forced San Pablo FC's goalkeeper Eugenio Checa to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Club Atlético Lea Papá's Johnny Reyes played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Victoriano Feo in the 58th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Timoteo Perfecto in the 61st minute of play forced Club Atlético Lea Papá's goalkeeper Johnny Reyes to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Iván Barraza fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 63rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Eugenio Checa having to interfere. When Cirino Smith came up free with the goalie in the 65th minute, the Club Atlético Lea Papá 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 Cirino Smith couldn't finish the play. Conrado Bermudo hit a great freekick 71 minutes into the match. Lino Rangel was probably a little too eager to shoot when he, in the 72nd played minute, shot the ball from way out. The shot was hard, but the ball flew wide of the goal. Cirino Smith fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 77th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Eugenio Checa having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Timoteo Perfecto in the 88th minute of play forced Club Atlético Lea Papá's goalkeeper Johnny Reyes to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 90 minutes of play, San Pablo FC's Victoriano Feo made it 1-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Johnny Reyes was left in no man's land by his defense there! Club Atlético Lea Papá played a much better game than San Pablo FC and deserved their victory. The San Pablo FC players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.