U18 League

Joaquin F. A Delgado
Spectators: 152 (Terracing: 114, Seating: 35, VIP seats: 3) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Marcos Cordairo got the match started through his kick off. After a rather tough play, Espirillo FC's Everardo Sein got a free kick in the 3rd minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Paulino Juvenal in the 8th minute of play forced Espirillo FC's goalkeeper Isaac Delfino to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Elias Monte got free with Isaac Delfino in the 10th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Isaac Delfino was a little too slow when Jeronimo Gil got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 13th minute. The score was now 1-0. After a defensive mix-up in COSQUIN SFC's zone, Adan Aritza stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Aureliano Socorro came out of the goal and Adan Aritza tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 20th minute, Silvio Vidal made a precise shot to the right of Aureliano Socorro. COSQUIN SFC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-1. 31 minutes into the match, Silvio Vidal notched a goal, 1-2, 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. Isaac Delfino made an important save on a dangerous shot by Jeronimo Gil in the 35th minute. When Vladimiro Jordy fell near the penalty area in the 42nd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Espirillo FC's protests and gave Vladimiro Jordy a yellow card for diving instead. Vladimiro Jordy hit a great freekick 42 minutes into the match. Isaac Delfino was in exellent shape and made a fantastic save when he, in the 43rd minute of the match, managed to get hold of the ball after a long shot from Carmelo Abeita. A collision led to Espirillo FC getting a freekick after 44 minutes play. Arsenio Ferrando hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Silvio Vidal in the 47th minute of play forced COSQUIN SFC's goalkeeper Aureliano Socorro to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 1-2.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Paulino Juvenal made a kick off. After a defensive mix-up in Espirillo FC's zone, Paulino Juvenal stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Isaac Delfino came out of the goal and Paulino Juvenal tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Elias Monte fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 62nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Isaac Delfino having to interfere. Isaac Delfino took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Paulino Juvenal, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Isaac Delfino showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Elias Monte, who was totally free with the ball in the 70th minute. After 71 minutes, Dario Vincent mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Espirillo FC and the COSQUIN SFC players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 71st match minute, Espirillo FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Dario Vincent to maneuver through the defense. Elias Monte received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 76th minute. Isaac Delfino tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Isaac Delfino made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Elias Monte in the 78th minute of play. 79 minutes into the game, COSQUIN SFC's Jeronimo Gil nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Isaac Delfino made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-2. 85 minutes into the match, COSQUIN SFC's Paulino Juvenal sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Isaac Delfino narrowly saved just below the crossbar. After a rather tough play, Espirillo FC's Everardo Sein got a free kick in the 86th minute. Carmelo Abeita struck a weak shot in the 87th minute. Isaac Delfino didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for COSQUIN SFC. The audience was convinced that Lucio Pancho's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Isaac Delfino was relentless in the 94th minute of the game.