U18 League

El Cobre
Spectators: 154 (Terracing: 116, Seating: 35, VIP seats: 3) Valencia Cifuentes made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Eriberto Pincheira in the 3rd minute of play. After a rather tough play, Taltum FC's Mellington Aniego got a free kick in the 4th minute. 11 minutes into the match, Taltum FC's goalkeeper Valencia Cifuentes had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Mercurio Miquel. After a rather tough play, Taltum FC's Xines Herriaga got a free kick in the 14th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Eriberto Pincheira in the 15th minute of play forced Taltum FC's goalkeeper Valencia Cifuentes to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 21st minute, Delmiro Manghy hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 22 played minutes, Taltum FC's Mellington Aniego shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Zavier Prenafeta came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Taltum FC reached it. 23 minutes into the game, Ordóñez Cuesta cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Zavier Prenafeta was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Cobresal's Zavier Prenafeta played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Franklin Polo in the 27th minute of play. Zavier Prenafeta showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Franklin Polo, who was totally free with the ball in the 27th minute. When Xines Herriaga came up free with the goalie in the 30th minute, the Taltum FC 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 Xines Herriaga couldn't finish the play. Thanks to some nice moves Mercurio Miquel could shoot a difficult shot in the 31st minute, which Valencia Cifuentes however easily saved by the left post. 33 minutes into the match, Ordóñez Cuesta had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Zavier Prenafeta. Cobresal's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Ordóñez Cuesta was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-2. A collision led to Taltum FC getting a freekick after 35 minutes play. Jacinto Subijana hit a great ball. Valencia Cifuentes came out of the goal in the 37th minute to try and stop a shot by Cobresal's Mercurio Miquel. But to his dismay, Mercurio Miquel quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-2. An unexpectedly hard shot by Zuberoa Mimbreño in the 40th minute of play forced Cobresal's goalkeeper Zavier Prenafeta to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 44th minute, Mellington Aniego hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 47 played minutes Cobresal got a freekick which was hit by Mercurio Miquel. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 1-2 lead.

Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Paúl Bardeci in the 52nd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Zavier Prenafeta prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Bruno Sologuren scored 2-2 in the 54th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Valencia Cifuentes, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 61st minute, Taltum FC's Zuberoa Mimbreño ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Zavier Prenafeta. Zavier Prenafeta yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 2-3. Zavier Prenafeta made an important save on a dangerous shot by Xines Herriaga in the 71st minute. 74 minutes into the match, Taltum FC's goal looked a bit too open when Mercurio Miquel came free, but Valencia Cifuentes reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The referee felt a red card was in order, 75 minutes into the game, when Mellington Aniego put in a rough tackle. Mellington Aniego hit a great freekick 76 minutes into the match. A collision led to Cobresal getting a freekick after 79 minutes play. Eriberto Pincheira hit a great ball. Ordóñez Cuesta could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 82nd minute of the match, but Zavier Prenafeta made a huge save. Zavier Prenafeta made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Franklin Polo in the 83rd minute of play. When Franklin Polo came up free with the goalie in the 86th minute, the Taltum FC 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 Franklin Polo couldn't finish the play. After a defensive mix-up in Cobresal's zone, Ordóñez Cuesta stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Zavier Prenafeta came out of the goal and Ordóñez Cuesta tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Taltum FC played a much better game than Cobresal and deserved their victory. The Cobresal players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.