U18 League

La Quemita
Spectators: 159 (Terracing: 120, Seating: 36, VIP seats: 3) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Leonel Celino started the match with the kick off. 10 minutes into the game, Evaristo Ferman cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Vicente Urre was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. La Candela FC's Vicente Urre played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Evaristo Ferman in the 13th minute of play. In the 16th match minute, Anga FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Evaristo Ferman to maneuver through the defense. Esteban Taurino's late challenge caught a La Candela FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Esteban Taurino helped the player get up and apologised. Esteban Taurino hit a great freekick 18 minutes into the match. With a little luck, Anga FC's Humberto Lope got control of the ball when Benigno Guillem tried to sneak it across the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Leonel Celino in the 26th minute of play forced La Candela FC's goalkeeper Vicente Urre to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Leonel Celino in the 28th minute of play forced La Candela FC's goalkeeper Vicente Urre to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Florencio Urki fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 29th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Vicente Urre having to interfere. Evaristo Ferman received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 34th minute. Vicente Urre tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Saul Flor kicked well hit freekick during the 35th minute of the match. After a rather tough play, La Candela FC's Saul Flor got a free kick in the 44th minute. In the 45th minute of the match Americo Ayala shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Vicente Urre showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. After the first half Anga FC were leading 0-1. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Baldomiro Gonzalez was the one to do the kick off. The referee felt a red card was in order, 53 minutes into the game, when Americo Ayala put in a rough tackle. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 53rd minute of the game. One of Anga FC:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of La Candela FC:s goal. In the 55th minute there was a penalty for La Candela FC. Benigno Guillem stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Humberto Lope. 1-1. After 60 minutes of play, La Candela FC's Baldomiro Gonzalez made it 2-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Humberto Lope was left in no man's land by his defense there! 63 minutes into the game, Bruno Seguinus cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 3-1. Humberto Lope was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. After some fancy dribbling in the 69th minute, Saul Flor managed to get in a good position for a shot. La Candela FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Saul Flor was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Humberto Lope breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 72 minutes into the game, Bruno Seguinus was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. La Candela FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Anga FC the free kick. After 72 played minutes La Candela FC got a freekick which was hit by Bruno Seguinus. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Jairo Intxixu during the 74th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 74th match minute, La Candela FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jairo Intxixu to maneuver through the defense. After 82 minutes, Leonel Celino mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Anga FC and the La Candela FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. La Candela FC had won after a very even match.