U18 League

Doble Visera
Spectators: 154 (Terracing: 116, Seating: 35, VIP seats: 3) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Flavio Peyo started the match with the kick off. Apolo Salvidor recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 10th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Diego Lidon hit a great freekick 12 minutes into the match. 17 minutes into the match, Defensores de Mar de Ajó's goal looked a bit too open when Tadeo Emenon came free, but Omar Bartuelo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 19th minute, Jonatan Ferran 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. After 20 played minutes RED DEVIL got a freekick which was hit by Amado Abarca. In the 23rd minute, Jonatan Ferran left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Defensores de Mar de Ajó fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. Severino Barto made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Flavio Peyo in the 28th minute of play. RED DEVIL's Tadeo Emenon got a good chance for a goal in the 34th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. 0-3 became the score in the 44th minute when Apolo Salvidor elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. After the first half Defensores de Mar de Ajó were leading 0-3. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Abel Larpe was the one to do the kick off. In the 53rd minute of the match, Apolo Salvidor got a very nice opportunity to score, but Severino Barto was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jonatan Ferran in the 56th minute of play forced RED DEVIL's goalkeeper Severino Barto to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Severino Barto showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jonatan Ferran, who was totally free with the ball in the 57th minute. A collision led to Defensores de Mar de Ajó getting a freekick after 59 minutes play. Flavio Mitxaut hit a great ball. After 67 minutes, Eulalio Rafe mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the RED DEVIL and the Defensores de Mar de Ajó players grew even worse after the yellow card. RED DEVIL's Severino Barto played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Apolo Salvidor in the 71st minute of play. Flavio Peyo's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Severino Barto firmly grabbed it by the left post. Hernan Mede kicked well hit freekick during the 79th minute of the match. In the 83rd minute of the match, Jonatan Ferran tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Severino Barto saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. Omar Bartuelo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Abel Larpe in the 86th minute of play. In the 87th match minute, Defensores de Mar de Ajó was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Augusto Damario to maneuver through the defense. Flavio Peyo could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 95th minute of the match, but Severino Barto made a huge save. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched Defensores de Mar de Ajó eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.