U18 League

Valhalla Stadium
Spectators: 152 (Terracing: 114, Seating: 35, VIP seats: 3) Club Deportivo Álvarez's Severiano Raymon started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Valhalla Time's Pablo Ubendu played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Mario Arce in the 3rd minute of play. Pablo Ubendu didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Severiano Raymon went, in the 4th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-1 was the resulting score. Pablo Ubendu took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gabriel Huly, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 8th minute, Gabriel Huly ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Pablo Ubendu was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-2. In the 16th minute Blas Cordarryl shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Evaristo Ibar saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The supporters of Valhalla Time booed when Club Deportivo Álvarez was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 17 match minutes in a wonderful position. Severiano Raymon didn't get a good kick on the ball. Pablo Ubendu showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Flavio Pio, who was totally free with the ball in the 22nd minute. Evaristo Ibar was a little too slow when Lucio Gil got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 25th minute. The score was now 1-3. 30 minutes had been played when some careless play by Club Deportivo Álvarez's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Robustiano Mattin was slow to take the kick. During this time Valhalla Time's players had a chance to rest. After some careless play in the Valhalla Time defense, Flavio Pio kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Pablo Ubendu. The Valhalla Time fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Pablo Ubendu should have stopped the shot. After 37 minutes, Blas Cordarryl mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Valhalla Time and the Club Deportivo Álvarez players grew even worse after the yellow card. Blas Cordarryl hit a great freekick 37 minutes into the match. Pablo Ubendu showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gabriel Huly in the 38th minute of the match. The referee felt a red card was in order, 39 minutes into the game, when Antonio Solustiano put in a rough tackle. In the 42nd minute there was a penalty for Club Deportivo Álvarez. Epifanio Silviano stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Pablo Ubendu. 1-5. A collision led to Club Deportivo Álvarez getting a freekick after 45 minutes play. Flavio Pio hit a great ball. After the first half Club Deportivo Álvarez were leading 1-5. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Blas Cordarryl to make the kick off. Pablo Ubendu showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Flavio Pio in the 51st minute of the match. In the 52nd minute Blas Cordarryl shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Evaristo Ibar saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Lucio Gil received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 54th minute. Evaristo Ibar tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Mario Arce kicked well hit freekick during the 57th minute of the match. In the 60th minute, Aldo Etxatxu made a precise shot to the right of Evaristo Ibar. Club Deportivo Álvarez's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-5. In the 68th match minute, Club Deportivo Álvarez was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Epifanio Silviano to maneuver through the defense. Blas Cordarryl recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 69th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. 74 minutes into the match, Gabriel Huly had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Pablo Ubendu. Valhalla Time's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Gabriel Huly was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-6. Gabriel Huly's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Pablo Ubendu read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 76th minute of play. Pablo Ubendu was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Severiano Raymon showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 2-7 in the 78 minute of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Flavio Pio got free with Pablo Ubendu in the 81st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. The supporters of Valhalla Time booed when Club Deportivo Álvarez was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 84 match minutes in a wonderful position. Bonifacio Abalos didn't get a good kick on the ball. 85 minutes into the game, Severiano Raymon was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Club Deportivo Álvarez's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Valhalla Time the free kick. Severiano Raymon hit a great freekick 86 minutes into the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Blas Cordarryl in the 92nd minute of play forced Club Deportivo Álvarez's goalkeeper Evaristo Ibar to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Baltasar Ladio kicked well hit freekick during the 94th minute of the match. The Club Deportivo Álvarez supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Club Deportivo Álvarez would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.