U18 League

El Palacio Alijilán
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. Constantino Bemabe started the match with the kick off. La Gallardeta's Jaime Nafarroa played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Constantino Bemabe in the 7th minute of play. Vicente Casado showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Eliseo Illan in the 8th minute of the match. In the 11th match minute, Alijilán returns was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Constantino Bemabe to maneuver through the defense. Jaime Nafarroa showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Constantino Bemabe, who was totally free with the ball in the 14th minute. 19 minutes into the game, Erubiel Chuan was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. La Gallardeta's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Alijilán returns the free kick. Erubiel Chuan kicked well hit freekick during the 19th minute of the match. Alijilán returns's Angel Paez got a good chance for a goal in the 22nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. A collision led to Alijilán returns getting a freekick after 25 minutes play. Justino Monico hit a great ball. In the 27th match minute, Alijilán returns was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Angel Paez to maneuver through the defense. Jose Ostots kicked well hit freekick during the 32nd minute of the match. A collision led to La Gallardeta getting a freekick after 36 minutes play. Enrique Egoitz hit a great ball. The long shot by Angel Paez in the 37th minute really tested Jaime Nafarroa's skills. The ball was on its way into the goal to the left of him when he managed to stretch himself and save the shot and avoid a goal. 38 minutes into the game, Gustavo Bide was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Alijilán returns's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave La Gallardeta the free kick. A collision led to Alijilán returns getting a freekick after 38 minutes play. Gustavo Bide hit a great ball. Narciso Matteo's late challenge caught a Alijilán returns's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Narciso Matteo helped the player get up and apologised. After a rather tough play, La Gallardeta's Narciso Matteo got a free kick in the 41st minute. Sebastian Edur hit a great freekick 42 minutes into the match. After a rather tough play, La Gallardeta's Erubiel Chuan got a free kick in the 44th minute.

The wind increased when Eliseo Illan made the kick off in the second half. La Gallardeta's Jaime Nafarroa played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Constantino Bemabe in the 53rd minute of play. A collision led to Alijilán returns getting a freekick after 56 minutes play. Rodolfo Caton hit a great ball. Constantino Bemabe's late challenge caught a La Gallardeta's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Constantino Bemabe helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to Alijilán returns getting a freekick after 58 minutes play. Constantino Bemabe hit a great ball. Jaime Nafarroa made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Constantino Bemabe in the 63rd minute of play. In the 66th minute, Jose Ostots hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Sebastian Edur charged in rather forcefully in the 68th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Sebastian Edur the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After a rather tough play, La Gallardeta's Sebastian Edur got a free kick in the 68th minute. Sebastian Edur got his second yellow card in the match during the 76th minute which meant that he had to leave the ground. In the 77th match minute, La Gallardeta was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Sebastian Edur to maneuver through the defense. When Constantino Bemabe came up free with the goalie in the 78th minute, the Alijilán returns 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 Constantino Bemabe couldn't finish the play. In the 85th minute Constantino Bemabe shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jaime Nafarroa saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 89 played minutes Alijilán returns got a freekick which was hit by Justino Monico. Constantino Bemabe received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 91st minute. Jaime Nafarroa tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Eliseo Illan during the 93rd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. For all the effort they put into the match, the La Gallardeta players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for Alijilán returns.