U18 League

Ángel Labruna
Spectators: 161 (Terracing: 121, Seating: 37, VIP seats: 3) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Ivan Cordario took the kick off in the first half of the match. Jaime Nafarroa showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ivan Cordario, who was totally free with the ball in the 5th minute. Leon Venceslas fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 9th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Jaime Nafarroa having to interfere. The supporters of La Gallardeta booed when Ilulea FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 13 match minutes in a wonderful position. Maximo Kepa didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 14th match minute, La Gallardeta was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Gogo Alonso to maneuver through the defense. A collision led to La Gallardeta getting a freekick after 17 minutes play. Aldo Crispo hit a great ball. Jaime Nafarroa made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ivan Cordario in the 19th minute of play. Isidro Frans kicked well hit freekick during the 20th minute of the match. Gogo Alonso charged in rather forcefully in the 29th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Gogo Alonso the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Gogo Alonso kicked well hit freekick during the 29th minute of the match. Jaime Nafarroa made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ivan Cordario in the 32nd minute of play. In the 32nd minute Ivan Cordario 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. Donato Izotz could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 34th minute of the match, but Santiago Jusepe made a huge save. Jaime Nafarroa showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ivan Cordario, who was totally free with the ball in the 36th minute. In the 38th play minute Donato Izotz came free and shot an unsuspected shot which went into goal from the right pole behind a surprised Santiago Jusepe. 1-0. If Ivan Cordario had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 42nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 45th minute Leon Venceslas 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. Alvaro Nicholas sent away a hard shot on goal in the 47th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 1-0.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Eliseo Illan stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. After a rather tough play, Ilulea FC's Ciriaco Evis got a free kick in the 55th minute. In the 56th minute of the match Marcos Madeo sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Santiago Jusepe skillfully saved the ball. Maximo Kepa hit a great freekick 58 minutes into the match. The audience was convinced that Eliseo Illan's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Santiago Jusepe was relentless in the 59th minute of the game. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ivan Cordario in the 65th minute of play forced La Gallardeta's goalkeeper Jaime Nafarroa to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Santiago Jusepe didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Eliseo Illan went, in the 68th minute, to the upper right corner, 2-0 was the resulting score. 72 minutes into the match, Ilulea FC's goal looked a bit too open when Eliseo Illan came free, but Santiago Jusepe reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 73rd match minute, Ilulea FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Maximo Kepa to maneuver through the defense. Maximo Kepa charged in rather forcefully in the 76th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Maximo Kepa the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to Ilulea FC getting a freekick after 76 minutes play. Maximo Kepa hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ivan Cordario in the 80th minute of play forced La Gallardeta's goalkeeper Jaime Nafarroa to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After having played for 83 minutes, Donato Izotz managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. La Gallardeta's supporters crossed their fingers, but Donato Izotz was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After having played for 90 minutes, Eliseo Illan managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. La Gallardeta's supporters crossed their fingers, but Eliseo Illan was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Eliseo Illan sent away a hard shot on goal in the 95th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. When the referee blew the final whistle, La Gallardeta could leave the field as winners, despite Ilulea FC having more of the ball for most of the match.