U18 League

La Fortaleza
Spectators: 151 (Terracing: 114, Seating: 34, VIP seats: 3) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Angel Gustau started the match with the kick off. Tomás Papo charged in rather forcefully in the 3rd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Tomás Papo the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to Jabones Tocadores getting a freekick after 3 minutes play. Tomás Papo hit a great ball. In the 5th minute, Granate's Ismael Flores ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Nestor Vermudo. Nestor Vermudo yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 1-0. 9 minutes into the game, Angel Gustau cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-1. Agustin Abastas was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Jabones Tocadores's Nestor Vermudo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ismael Flores in the 16th minute of play. After a defensive mix-up in Jabones Tocadores's zone, Ruperto Roldanillo stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Nestor Vermudo came out of the goal and Ruperto Roldanillo tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After 18 played minutes Granate got a freekick which was hit by Jonatan Adrio. Danilo Goyo struck a weak shot in the 21st minute. Agustin Abastas didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Jabones Tocadores. Agustin Abastas came out of the goal in the 23rd minute to try and stop a shot by Jabones Tocadores's Danilo Goyo. But to his dismay, Danilo Goyo quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-2. In the 26th minute Igor Urtsua shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Agustin Abastas saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 28th minute, Rodolfo Taurino hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Agustin Abastas took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Danilo Goyo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Agustin Abastas showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Danilo Goyo in the 32nd minute of the match. Agustin Abastas came out of the goal in the 33rd minute to try and stop a shot by Jabones Tocadores's Angel Gustau. But to his dismay, Angel Gustau quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-3. In the 40th minute, Igor Urtsua made a precise shot to the right of Agustin Abastas. Granate's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-4. Agustin Abastas didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Angel Gustau went, in the 45th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-5 was the resulting score. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 1-5.

If Ismael Flores had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 54th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After a rather tough play, Granate's Valentin Elazar got a free kick in the 59th minute. The audience thought a goal was coming when Danilo Goyo got free with Agustin Abastas in the 61st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Jonatan Adrio kicked well hit freekick during the 62nd minute of the match. Granate's Agustin Abastas proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 71st minute of the match, managed to save Granate from getting a goal against them. Ruperto Roldanillo struck a weak shot in the 79th minute. Nestor Vermudo didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Granate. 81 minutes into the match, Granate's goal looked a bit too open when Angel Gustau came free, but Agustin Abastas reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Angel Gustau received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 84th minute. Agustin Abastas tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. A collision led to Jabones Tocadores getting a freekick after 90 minutes play. Angel Gustau hit a great ball. Agustin Abastas made an important save on a dangerous shot by Tomás Papo in the 93rd minute. The audience thought a goal was coming when Tomás Papo got free with Agustin Abastas in the 96th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Jabones Tocadores's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.