U18 League

Ricardo Bochini
Spectators: 153 (Terracing: 115, Seating: 35, VIP seats: 3) The mood of the audience was pleasant when José Luis Calderon made the kick off which started today's match. 3 minutes in the game, Eugenio Gartxot dribbled his way through the penalty area and after maneuvering past an opponent, drilled a quick shot at the goal. The ball looked like it was going in, but it was hit a bit too hard and flew over the goal. 7 minutes into the game, Papillon AC's Eugenio Gartxot nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Narciso Mikelats made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Fabian Diegotxe during the 10th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Fabian Diegotxe kicked well hit freekick during the 10th minute of the match. When Papillon AC's Eugenio Gartxot in 13 game minutes managed to cut through with the ball in front of the goal, only having to shoot. Narciso Mikelats guarding the goal like a pit bull was extremely focused and managed to reach the ball just by the crossbar before it went in. Leo Petrigai kicked well hit freekick during the 15th minute of the match. Narciso Mikelats showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Candido Lizar, who was totally free with the ball in the 17th minute. In the 18th minute of the match Papillon AC got a corner. Ѱ Nuevo Dragón Rojo FC Ѱ's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Eugenio Gartxot ran over to the corner to take the kick. After 21 played minutes Papillon AC got a freekick which was hit by Benigno Johans. Leo Petrigai lost his temper 24 minutes into the game and shoved another player to the ground. He was immediately shown a red card. After 23 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Ѱ Nuevo Dragón Rojo FC Ѱ! Narciso Mikelats took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Saturnino Tercero, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 31st minute Candido Lizar shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Narciso Mikelats saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 33rd minute, Eugenio Gartxot made a precise shot to the right of Narciso Mikelats. Ѱ Nuevo Dragón Rojo FC Ѱ's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-4. An unexpectedly hard shot by Eugenio Gartxot in the 36th minute of play forced Ѱ Nuevo Dragón Rojo FC Ѱ's goalkeeper Narciso Mikelats to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Narciso Mikelats made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Candido Lizar in the 37th minute of play. It was beautiful to see Ѱ Nuevo Dragón Rojo FC Ѱ's Silvano Urbes in action when he in the 43rd minute dribbled his way through a couple of opponents and the fired away a shot from almost standing still. First the ball seemed to get in, but turned out to be on the outside of the net. A great chance! After a rather tough play, Papillon AC's Saturnino Tercero got a free kick in the 45th minute. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-4 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Eugenio Gartxot to strike the kick off in the second half. In the 53rd minute of the match, Candido Lizar tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Narciso Mikelats saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. Narciso Mikelats showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Candido Lizar in the 55th minute of the match. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Benigno Johans during the 58th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 59th match minute, Ѱ Nuevo Dragón Rojo FC Ѱ was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Dario Chap to maneuver through the defense. A collision led to Ѱ Nuevo Dragón Rojo FC Ѱ getting a freekick after 62 minutes play. Dario Chap hit a great ball. Candido Lizar struck a weak shot in the 65th minute. Narciso Mikelats didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Papillon AC. After some fancy dribbling in the 68th minute, Dario Chap managed to get in a good position for a shot. Ѱ Nuevo Dragón Rojo FC Ѱ's supporters rose to their feet, but Dario Chap was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Geronimo Hegoi breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After 74 minutes, Candido Lizar mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Papillon AC and the Ѱ Nuevo Dragón Rojo FC Ѱ players grew even worse after the yellow card. Narciso Mikelats made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Eugenio Gartxot in the 75th minute of play. Saturnino Tercero took the ball and in the 77 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Narciso Mikelats. Narciso Mikelats dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-5. Papillon AC's Candido Lizar got a good chance for a goal in the 81st minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Ѱ Nuevo Dragón Rojo FC Ѱ's Narciso Mikelats proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 86th minute of the match, managed to save Ѱ Nuevo Dragón Rojo FC Ѱ from getting a goal against them. Narciso Mikelats was out of position in the 87 minute of play, and Candido Lizar capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Candido Lizar really showed his touch with that goal: 0-7. Dario Chap hit a great freekick 91 minutes into the match. A collision led to Papillon AC getting a freekick after 94 minutes play. Lucio Ellande hit a great ball. The Papillon AC supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Papillon AC would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.