U18 League

ELLAND ROAD
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. Ricardo Eleazar started the match with the kick off. Conrado Perutxo received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 4th minute. Fernado Lima tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Ricardo Eleazar fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 13th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Eugenio Paz having to interfere. Jacinto Sotil fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 17th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Eugenio Paz having to interfere. After some fancy dribbling in the 19th minute, Denis Segio managed to get in a good position for a shot. Pegale De Puntín's supporters rose to their feet, but Denis Segio was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Eugenio Paz breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After 40 played minutes Kaplan got a freekick which was hit by Ruben Felipo. After a rather tough play, Kaplan's Diego Abajas got a free kick in the 44th minute. The first half was very even, with the score at 0-0 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Adolfo Horado to strike the kick off in the second half. Gogo Eguerdi hit a great freekick 55 minutes into the match. Jacinto Sotil succeeded to score despite a near miss that spronge from right pole into the goal to 0-1 in the 62nd playminute. Francisco Xacintu recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 67th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. 69 minutes into the match, Kaplan's goal looked a bit too open when Denis Segio came free, but Eugenio Paz reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 69th minute, Adolfo Horado hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 70 played minutes, Pegale De Puntín's Filomeno Cordarell shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Eugenio Paz came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Pegale De Puntín reached it. The audience thought a goal was coming when Jacinto Sotil got free with Eugenio Paz in the 83rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Nunez Urtzi charged in rather forcefully in the 87th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Nunez Urtzi the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 87th minute of the game. One of Kaplan:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Pegale De Puntín:s goal. When the match had been going on for 88 minutes, Pegale De Puntín's Jacinto Sotil got an opportunity to shoot a penalty. He stayed cool and waited for the goalkeeper to move, before he confidently shot the ball into the goal, to the left of Eugenio Paz. When Nunez Urtzi was, once again, overly rough in his play he received his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. 95 minutes had been played. After having played for 96 minutes, Jacinto Sotil managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Pegale De Puntín's supporters crossed their fingers, but Jacinto Sotil was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Pegale De Puntín's Fernado Lima played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Conrado Perutxo in the 99th minute of play. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. Pegale De Puntín walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.