U18 League

LA BRANCANERA
Spectators: 159 (Terracing: 120, Seating: 36, VIP seats: 3) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Sixto Xabier kicked off to start the match. After some careless play in the Sportivo Fernet Branca defense, Cleto Sindo kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Paolo Eduino. The Sportivo Fernet Branca fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Paolo Eduino should have stopped the shot. Fabio Hanni hit a great freekick 16 minutes into the match. In the 22nd minute, Cleto Sindo hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After a rather tough play, Reyes F.C.'s Ovidio Astrada got a free kick in the 23rd minute. Fabio Hanni struck a weak shot in the 24th minute. Angel Gartzi didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Sportivo Fernet Branca. An unexpectedly hard shot by Sixto Xabier in the 31st minute of play forced Reyes F.C.'s goalkeeper Angel Gartzi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 35 minutes, Rigoberto Ugaitz mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Sportivo Fernet Branca and the Reyes F.C. players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 35th minute, Rigoberto Ugaitz hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 36 played minutes, Reyes F.C.'s Felix Rumaldo shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Paolo Eduino came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Reyes F.C. reached it. Paolo Eduino took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Felix Rumaldo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Paolo Eduino showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Felix Rumaldo in the 38th minute of the match. In the 42nd minute Cleto Sindo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Paolo Eduino saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 48th minute Cleto Sindo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Paolo Eduino saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-1 lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Cleto Sindo to make the kick off. Benigno Primo succeeded to score despite a near miss that spronge from right pole into the goal to 0-2 in the 53rd playminute. In the 59th minute, Felix Rumaldo made a precise shot to the right of Paolo Eduino. Sportivo Fernet Branca's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-3. Through an outstanding action, after 64 minutes, Paolo Eduino successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. In the 67th match minute, Sportivo Fernet Branca was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Dante Millan to maneuver through the defense. Sportivo Fernet Branca's Alfredo Mazuste was substituted for Sixto Xabier. Paolo Eduino was in exellent shape and made a fantastic save when he, in the 69th minute of the match, managed to get hold of the ball after a long shot from Gustavo Grabiel. 78 minutes into the match, Reyes F.C.'s goal looked a bit too open when Dante Millan came free, but Angel Gartzi reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. If Dante Millan had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 80th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 83 minutes into the game, Felix Rumaldo cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-5. Paolo Eduino was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. If Angel Tonete had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 93rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Sportivo Fernet Branca's Paolo Eduino played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Cleto Sindo in the 96th minute of play. When the match was over Reyes F.C. could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than Sportivo Fernet Branca throughout the match.