U18 League

DEMIRHAN PARK
Spectators: 150 (Terracing: 113, Seating: 34, VIP seats: 3) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Fausto Errando took the kick off in the first half of the match. After a rather tough play, FalconsB FCB's Robustiano Millano got a free kick in the 2nd minute. Oswaldo Todd came out of the goal in the 4th minute to try and stop a shot by FalconsB FCB's Fausto Errando. But to his dismay, Fausto Errando quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-1. After 6 played minutes FalconsB FCB got a freekick which was hit by Herminio Orain. 11 minutes into the match, FalconsB FCB's goalkeeper Hilario Petrigai had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Rex Stinson. Hilario Petrigai was out of position in the 12 minute of play, and Theron Hoffman capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Theron Hoffman really showed his touch with that goal: 1-1. 15 minutes into the match, Rex Stinson had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Hilario Petrigai. FalconsB FCB's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Rex Stinson was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-1. After having played for 23 minutes, Theron Hoffman managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. AC DeMiRHaN's supporters crossed their fingers, but Theron Hoffman was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. With a little luck, FalconsB FCB's Hilario Petrigai got control of the ball when Rex Stinson tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 31st minute AC DeMiRHaN were awarded a corner. Zackary Sullivan went to the cornerflag to take it. Zackary Sullivan made a great header on AC DeMiRHaN's corner, it was just that FalconsB FCB's Hilario Petrigai managed to reach the ball for a save. Guy Michel kicked well hit freekick during the 34th minute of the match. The AC DeMiRHaN fans' excitement grew in the 41st match minute when AC DeMiRHaN's Theron Hoffman looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 3-1 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. With a little luck, FalconsB FCB's Hilario Petrigai got control of the ball when Zackary Sullivan tried to sneak it across the goal line. Clodoveo Navarro charged in rather forcefully in the 46th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Clodoveo Navarro the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to FalconsB FCB getting a freekick after 46 minutes play. Clodoveo Navarro hit a great ball. In the 47th minute, Rex Stinson 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. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

The audience was convinced that Theron Hoffman's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Hilario Petrigai was relentless in the 53rd minute of the game. After 54 minutes, Robustiano Millano mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the FalconsB FCB and the AC DeMiRHaN players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 54th minute, Robustiano Millano hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 56th minute Kenny Cardwell shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Hilario Petrigai saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. With his leg Oswaldo Todd managed to avoid a goal in the 58thth minute, when FalconsB FCB's Fausto Errando fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. In the 60th minute the ball was on its way in behind FalconsB FCB's goalkeeper Hilario Petrigai, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. A collision led to AC DeMiRHaN getting a freekick after 63 minutes play. Guy Michel hit a great ball. Oswaldo Todd showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ruben Llope, who was totally free with the ball in the 66th minute. When the match had gone on for 71 minutes, Robustiano Millano took a quick shot and it went in 3-2 without a chance for Oswaldo Todd to make any attempt to save it. Hilario Petrigai showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Theron Hoffman in the 86th minute of the match. After 89 played minutes FalconsB FCB got a freekick which was hit by Herminio Orain. In the 91st minute, Rex Stinson 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. AC DeMiRHaN walked away with a well-earned victory that was much celebrated by the crowd.