U18 League

Royal Masters Arena
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. Felix Santos started the match with the kick off. In the 8th minute, Guido Leoiar hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The supporters of NECKER49 booed when Masters United F.C. was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 9 match minutes in a wonderful position. Orlando Salomone didn't get a good kick on the ball. After a rather tough play, Masters United F.C.'s Jonathan Rodas got a free kick in the 11th minute. When Felix Ramond came up free with the goalie in the 13th minute, the Masters United F.C. 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 Felix Ramond couldn't finish the play. 16 minutes into the match, Felix Ramond had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Paulo Marz. NECKER49's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Felix Ramond was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-0. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Orlando Salomone during the 21st minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. A collision led to Masters United F.C. getting a freekick after 21 minutes play. Orlando Salomone hit a great ball. Artemio Cristofor took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Aquilino Abascal, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. If Felix Ramond had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 29th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After having played for 30 minutes, Paulo Ralondo managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Masters United F.C.'s supporters crossed their fingers, but Paulo Ralondo was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. A collision led to NECKER49 getting a freekick after 32 minutes play. Gilberto Lluis hit a great ball. In the 34th match minute, NECKER49 was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Gilberto Lluis to maneuver through the defense. 38 minutes into the game, Cirilo Nisio was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. NECKER49's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Masters United F.C. the free kick. After a rather tough play, NECKER49's Cirilo Nisio got a free kick in the 38th minute. In the 39th minute of the match Virgilio Elija shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Paulo Marz showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. In the 41st minute, Lázaro Hats made a precise shot to the right of Artemio Cristofor. Masters United F.C.'s defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-1. After 46 minutes NECKER49's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Virgilio Elija who took care of the corner kick. The first half was very even, with the score at 1-1 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

In the 51st match minute, NECKER49 was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Haroldo Bastiaro to maneuver through the defense. Paulo Marz showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Felix Ramond, who was totally free with the ball in the 53rd minute. If Felix Santos had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 57th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 58 minutes into the match, Aquilino Abascal dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Artemio Cristofor, 1-2. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Haroldo Bastiaro during the 64th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After a rather tough play, NECKER49's Haroldo Bastiaro got a free kick in the 64th minute. Felix Santoss short, quick shot in the 68thth minute got Artemio Cristofor to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. After a rather tough play, NECKER49's Osvaldo Misael got a free kick in the 70th minute. NECKER49's Guido Pello was substituted for Lázaro Hats. The supporters of Masters United F.C. booed when NECKER49 was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 72 match minutes in a wonderful position. Osvaldo Misael didn't get a good kick on the ball. If Lino Sendoa had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 79th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Paulo Marz stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Felix Ramond's shot from short distance in the 83rd minute. In the 85th minute, Paulo Ralondo ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Paulo Marz was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-2. In the 93rd minute, Guido Pello reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Artemio Cristofor. The goal made the score 2-3.