U18 League

Fortaleza Bichera
Spectators: 162 (Terracing: 122, Seating: 37, VIP seats: 3) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Moises Pereyra started the match with the kick off. In the 4th minute, Abelardo Monico made a precise shot to the right of Eduardo Jordy. La Bichineta's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. The referee felt a red card was in order, 12 minutes into the game, when Martin Ignazio put in a rough tackle. After 12 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for StarwarsNoAbandona9-12-18! When the match had been going on for 14 minutes, La Bichineta's Moises Pereyra got an opportunity to shoot a penalty. He stayed cool and waited for the goalkeeper to move, before he confidently shot the ball into the goal, to the left of Apolo Porfirio. In the 16th minute Melchor Calvet shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Apolo Porfirio saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 17 minutes into the game, Cayetano Cedro was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. La Bichineta's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave StarwarsNoAbandona9-12-18 the free kick. Cayetano Cedro kicked well hit freekick during the 18th minute of the match. A collision led to La Bichineta getting a freekick after 26 minutes play. Agustin Isauro hit a great ball. Eduardo Jordy showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Abelardo Monico, who was totally free with the ball in the 27th minute. Moises Pereyra sent away a hard shot on goal in the 28th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Modesto Mark's late challenge caught a StarwarsNoAbandona9-12-18's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Modesto Mark helped the player get up and apologised. In the 32nd match minute, La Bichineta was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Modesto Mark to maneuver through the defense. 34 minutes into the game, Moises Pereyra lined in a short shot 2-2 behind a frustrated Apolo Porfirio. In the 40th minute, Ivan Abreu hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Apolo Porfirio showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Moises Pereyra, who was totally free with the ball in the 47th minute. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 2-2 after a close first half.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Abelardo Monico was the one to do the kick off. In the 64th minute, Ivan Abreu hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 70 played minutes La Bichineta got a freekick which was hit by Agustin Isauro. In the 77th minute, Melchor Calvet ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Apolo Porfirio was frozen by the shot and now it was 4-2. Apolo Porfirio took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Melchor Calvet, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. A collision led to StarwarsNoAbandona9-12-18 getting a freekick after 80 minutes play. Sergio Florian hit a great ball. After a defensive mix-up in StarwarsNoAbandona9-12-18's zone, Agustin Isauro stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Apolo Porfirio came out of the goal and Agustin Isauro tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Melchor Calvet in the 83rd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Apolo Porfirio saved StarwarsNoAbandona9-12-18 from getting behind. In the 85th minute, Ivan Abreu 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. Eduardo Jordy made an important save on a dangerous shot by Abelardo Monico in the 91st minute. In the 95th minute Moises Pereyra shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Apolo Porfirio saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Serafin Txartiko kicked well hit freekick during the 95th minute of the match. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. La Bichineta had won after a very even match.