U18 League

Reyes Colisseum
Spectators: 161 (Terracing: 121, Seating: 37, VIP seats: 3) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Cleto Sindo took the kick off in the first half of the match. Real Racing Club's Nacho Gonzalez played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Cleto Sindo in the 7th minute of play. Meti Gol sent away a hard shot on goal in the 18th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. When Real Racing Club's Erling Jering in the 20th minute got a chance for a shot 20th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Reyes F.C.'s goalie prevented a goal. After a rather tough play, Reyes F.C.'s Cleto Sindo got a free kick in the 25th minute. Gustavo Grabiel's late challenge caught a Real Racing Club's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Gustavo Grabiel helped the player get up and apologised. In the 27th match minute, Reyes F.C. was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Gustavo Grabiel to maneuver through the defense. Gaudencio Lixandro took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 27th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Angel Gartzi. Reyes F.C.'s goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Angel Gartzi came out of the goal in the 30th minute to try and stop a shot by Real Racing Club's Meti Gol. But to his dismay, Meti Gol quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-1. An unexpectedly hard shot by Erling Jering in the 33rd minute of play forced Reyes F.C.'s goalkeeper Angel Gartzi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A collision led to Reyes F.C. getting a freekick after 34 minutes play. Gustavo Grabiel hit a great ball. Angel Gartzi took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Meti Gol, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The audience thought a goal was coming when Felix Rumaldo got free with Nacho Gonzalez in the 38th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. A collision led to Real Racing Club getting a freekick after 40 minutes play. Gaudencio Lixandro hit a great ball. Benicio Valery hit a great freekick 46 minutes into the match. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-1 lead.

The wind increased when Meti Gol made the kick off in the second half. The supporters of Reyes F.C. booed when Real Racing Club was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 51 match minutes in a wonderful position. Generoso Firme didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 62nd minute of the match, Meti Gol tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Angel Gartzi saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. After a defensive mix-up in Reyes F.C.'s zone, Nunez Larpe stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Angel Gartzi came out of the goal and Nunez Larpe tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Angel Gartzi made a fantastic save in the 67th minute, when Meti Gol sent off a good shot on target. A collision led to Real Racing Club getting a freekick after 76 minutes play. Emiliano Henry hit a great ball. Benicio Valery hit a great freekick 79 minutes into the match. Angel Gartzi showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gaudencio Lixandro in the 80th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Nunez Larpe in the 82nd minute of play forced Reyes F.C.'s goalkeeper Angel Gartzi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Omar Salvidor fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 84th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Nacho Gonzalez having to interfere. 86 minutes into the match, Felix Rumaldo had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Nacho Gonzalez. Real Racing Club's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Felix Rumaldo was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-1. Both teams had looked equal from kick-off, and no-one was surprised when the match finally ended in a draw.