U18 League

Madison Park
Spectators: 150 (Terracing: 113, 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. Blas Ubarna started the match with the kick off. Jeremias Michael made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Camilo Berdoi in the 8th minute of play. After some careless play in the Madison defense, Sixto Richie kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Jeremias Michael. The Madison fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Jeremias Michael should have stopped the shot. Newpi Academy's Sixto Richie got a good chance for a goal in the 12th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. A collision led to Madison getting a freekick after 14 minutes play. Christian Handi hit a great ball. When Ulises Jurgi came up free with the goalie in the 20th minute, the Madison fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Ulises Jurgi couldn't finish the play. In the 25th minute, Sixto Richie made a precise shot to the right of Jeremias Michael. Madison's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-2. Cleto Lucado's late challenge caught a Madison's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Cleto Lucado helped the player get up and apologised. In the 28th minute, Cleto Lucado hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 29 minutes into the match, Newpi Academy's goalkeeper Aquilino Nuñez had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Blas Ubarna. 30 minutes into the game, Andres Pacifico was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Newpi Academy's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Madison the free kick. After a rather tough play, Newpi Academy's Andres Pacifico got a free kick in the 30th minute. Danilo Godoy scored 1-3 in the 38th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Jeremias Michael, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Aquilino Nuñez made a fantastic save in the 42nd minute, when Blas Ubarna sent off a good shot on target. Blas Ubarna recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 45th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Disappointed in the 1-3 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Sixto Richie to make the kick off. 55 minutes into the match, Gualterio Conrao notched a goal, 2-3, to the right of Newpi Academy's Aquilino Nuñez. Aquilino Nuñez was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. After a rather tough play, Madison's Ulises Jurgi got a free kick in the 63rd minute. Gregorio Quin charged in rather forcefully in the 67th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Gregorio Quin the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 67th match minute, Newpi Academy was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Gregorio Quin to maneuver through the defense. A collision led to Newpi Academy getting a freekick after 69 minutes play. Domingos Ranolfo hit a great ball. Aquilino Nuñez showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gualterio Conrao in the 71st minute of the match. In the 78th minute, Blas Ubarna got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. A collision led to Newpi Academy getting a freekick after 84 minutes play. Prudencio Noe hit a great ball. In the 85th minute of the match Gregorio Hodei sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Aquilino Nuñez skillfully saved the ball. Gregorio Hodei hit a great freekick 91 minutes into the match. Danilo Godoy charged in rather forcefully in the 92nd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Danilo Godoy the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 92 played minutes Newpi Academy got a freekick which was hit by Danilo Godoy. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. Newpi Academy walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.