U18 League

Amancio Thomas
Spectators: 152 (Terracing: 114, Seating: 35, VIP seats: 3) The referee felt a red card was in order, 5 minutes into the game, when Casimiro Bittor put in a rough tackle. After a rather tough play, Almeyra F.C.'s Alejo Gizon got a free kick in the 10th minute. Ceferino Clemencin sent away a hard shot on goal in the 11th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Ubaldo Regis showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Roman Hernandez, who was totally free with the ball in the 12th minute. 14 minutes into the match, Almeyra F.C.'s goalkeeper Elias Elorri had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Pastor Cayo. Elias Elorri showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ladislao Caetano, who was totally free with the ball in the 15th minute. Ubaldo Regis made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Roman Hernandez in the 20th minute of play. In the 24th minute, Almeyra F.C.'s goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Ladislao Caetano fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. Ubaldo Regis showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Edelmiro Ticho, who was totally free with the ball in the 26th minute. After some fancy dribbling in the 27th minute, Lázaro Ascencio managed to get in a good position for a shot. Almeyra F.C.'s supporters rose to their feet, but Lázaro Ascencio was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Ubaldo Regis breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Almeyra F.C.'s Elias Elorri proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 30th minute of the match, managed to save Almeyra F.C. from getting a goal against them. Elias Elorri made an important save on a dangerous shot by Pastor Cayo in the 34th minute. Rosendo Juvenal lost his temper 40 minutes into the game and shoved another player to the ground. He was immediately shown a red card. After some fancy dribbling in the 42nd minute, Santos Lixandro managed to get in a good position for a shot. La MaKina del Parque's supporters rose to their feet, but Santos Lixandro was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Elias Elorri breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Ladislao Caetano sent away a hard shot on goal in the 43rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Ladislao Caetano scored 1-1 in the 47th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Elias Elorri, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Lázaro Ascencio made a kick off. Santos Lixandro struck a weak shot in the 58th minute. Elias Elorri didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for La MaKina del Parque. In the 60th minute, Pastor Cayo ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Elias Elorri was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-1. In the 65th minute, Almeyra F.C.'s Edelmiro Ticho dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 2-2. Elias Elorri showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Santos Lixandro, who was totally free with the ball in the 68th minute. Elias Elorri showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Santos Lixandro, who was totally free with the ball in the 68th minute. In the 70th minute Pastor Cayo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Elias Elorri saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Pastor Cayo in the 73rd minute of play forced Almeyra F.C.'s goalkeeper Elias Elorri to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Elias Elorri showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ladislao Caetano, who was totally free with the ball in the 75th minute. In the 82nd minute Ladislao Caetano shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Elias Elorri saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 84th minute, Ladislao Caetano ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Elias Elorri was frozen by the shot and now it was 3-2. Elias Elorri showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ladislao Caetano, who was totally free with the ball in the 88th minute. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Lázaro Ascencio in the 91st minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Ubaldo Regis prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Edelmiro Ticho hit a great freekick 95 minutes into the match. 98 minutes into the match, Almeyra F.C.'s goal looked a bit too open when Ladislao Caetano came free, but Elias Elorri reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Almeyra F.C.'s players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.