U18 League

Estadio Gastres
Spectators: 153 (Terracing: 115, Seating: 35, VIP seats: 3) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Abel Colas kicked off to start the match. Rodolfo Mikelats charged in rather forcefully in the 7th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Rodolfo Mikelats the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After a rather tough play, Pegaso's Rodolfo Mikelats got a free kick in the 7th minute. Raul Fresco could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 12th minute of the match, but Zeledon Hermon made a huge save. The supporters of Gastres FC booed when Pegaso was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 13 match minutes in a wonderful position. Miguel Remicio didn't get a good kick on the ball. Zeledon Hermon showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Marco Endura, who was totally free with the ball in the 14th minute. Zeledon Hermon acted impressively in front of the goal and made a superb save when he, in the 20th minute, took the ball on the long shot from Romulo Mateo. A collision led to Gastres FC getting a freekick after 22 minutes play. Faustino Eduino hit a great ball. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Raul Fresco in the 28th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Zeledon Hermon saved Pegaso from getting behind. The audience thought a goal was coming when Raul Fresco got free with Zeledon Hermon in the 33rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After 35 minutes, Javier Stephen mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Gastres FC and the Pegaso players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 35th minute, Javier Stephen hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 2-1 at half-time.

The wind increased when Raul Fresco made the kick off in the second half. Rodolfo Mikelats kicked well hit freekick during the 53rd minute of the match. Raul Fresco recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 53rd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 55th minute, Remigio Muc hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 56th minute of the match Marco Endura sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Zeledon Hermon skillfully saved the ball. Pegaso were awarded a corner in the 61th minute after Gastres FC's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Abel Clodio took the corner. If Albano Serafo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 63rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 66th minute the ball was on its way in behind Gastres FC's goalkeeper Lucas Cesaro, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. With a little luck, Gastres FC's Lucas Cesaro got control of the ball when Ernesto Jurgi tried to sneak it across the goal line. After 70 played minutes Gastres FC got a freekick which was hit by Raul Fresco. The audience was convinced that Raul Fresco's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Zeledon Hermon was relentless in the 73rd minute of the game. Marco Endura sent away a hard shot on goal in the 77th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 78th minute, Pablo Bide 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. Zeledon Hermon showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Pablo Bide, who was totally free with the ball in the 82nd minute. 91 minutes into the match, Gastres FC's goalkeeper Lucas Cesaro had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Abel Colas. 94 minutes into the match, Faustino Eduino notched a goal, 3-1, to the right of Pegaso's Zeledon Hermon. Zeledon Hermon was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. Gastres FC had won after a very even match.