U18 League

Joaquin F. A Delgado
Spectators: 152 (Terracing: 114, 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. Paulino Juvenal started the match with the kick off. Jeronimo Gil's late challenge caught a Formentera's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Jeronimo Gil helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to COSQUIN SFC getting a freekick after 2 minutes play. Jeronimo Gil hit a great ball. In the 15th minute, Christian Jerrald made a precise shot to the right of Aureliano Socorro. COSQUIN SFC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. After 21 played minutes Formentera got a freekick which was hit by Arnulfo Seme. 26 minutes into the game, Arnulfo Seme cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-2. Aureliano Socorro was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. The referee felt a red card was in order, 29 minutes into the game, when Simon Nikola put in a rough tackle. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 29th minute of the game. One of Formentera:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of COSQUIN SFC:s goal. In the 31st minute, Baldomero Salvatore ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Prudencio Otsoko was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-2. After some fancy dribbling in the 34th minute, Alonzo Vincente managed to get in a good position for a shot. Formentera's supporters rose to their feet, but Alonzo Vincente was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Aureliano Socorro breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 37 minutes into the match, Alonzo Vincente notched a goal, 1-3, to the right of COSQUIN SFC's Aureliano Socorro. Aureliano Socorro was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Prudencio Otsoko showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jeronimo Gil in the 42nd minute of the match. Disappointed in the 1-3 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The wind increased when Alonzo Vincente made the kick off in the second half. In the 52nd minute, COSQUIN SFC's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Alonzo Vincente fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. In the 53rd minute, Alonzo Vincente made a precise shot to the right of Aureliano Socorro. COSQUIN SFC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-4. Aureliano Socorro made an important save on a dangerous shot by Christian Jerrald in the 58th minute. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Teodoro Lopez during the 58th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. A collision led to COSQUIN SFC getting a freekick after 58 minutes play. Teodoro Lopez hit a great ball. Delmiro Ugutz kicked well hit freekick during the 60th minute of the match. COSQUIN SFC's Alfredo Romelio was substituted for Jeronimo Gil. After 68 played minutes Formentera got a freekick which was hit by Pastor Oriche. Julio Servando hit a great freekick 68 minutes into the match. When Arnulfo Seme fell near the penalty area in the 70th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Formentera's protests and gave Arnulfo Seme a yellow card for diving instead. After 70 played minutes Formentera got a freekick which was hit by Arnulfo Seme. If Christian Jerrald had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 74th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Formentera's Prudencio Otsoko played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Alfredo Romelio in the 76th minute of play. Christian Jerrald received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 78th minute. Aureliano Socorro tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 80 minutes into the match, Christian Jerrald notched a goal, 1-5, to the right of COSQUIN SFC's Aureliano Socorro. Aureliano Socorro was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Alonzo Vincente, 87 minutes into the match, dribbled the ball up the side of the field and decided to take a long shot at the goal. Unfortunately, the ball was poorly hit and landed closer to the corner than to the goal. Teodoro Lopez took the ball and in the 90 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Prudencio Otsoko. Prudencio Otsoko dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-5. If Christian Jerrald had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 95th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The Formentera players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.