U18 League

Plinio Zabala
Spectators: 145 (Terracing: 110, Seating: 33, VIP seats: 2) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Maximiliano Bittor got the match started through his kick off. Silvano Txartiko made an important save on a dangerous shot by Maximiliano Bittor in the 4th minute. Perico City Grup's Gonzalo Darien played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Lisandro Atarratze in the 8th minute of play. In the 12th minute Lisandro Atarratze shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Gonzalo Darien saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 13th minute Higinio Lopez shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Gonzalo Darien saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Ovidio Ipar received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 15th minute. Silvano Txartiko tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lisandro Atarratze in the 18th minute of play forced Perico City Grup's goalkeeper Gonzalo Darien to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Roque Urtun could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 25th minute of the match, but Silvano Txartiko made a huge save. After 27 minutes, Lisandro Atarratze made it 0-2 with a short kick to the right side. Perico City Grup's Gonzalo Darien tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. Ovidio Ipar charged in rather forcefully in the 31st minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Ovidio Ipar the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 35th match minute, Perico City Grup was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Maximiliano Bittor to maneuver through the defense. When Celestino Incendio fell near the penalty area in the 37th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Perico City Grup's protests and gave Celestino Incendio a yellow card for diving instead. Celestino Incendio hit a great freekick 37 minutes into the match. The Perico City Grup players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Crosmayo FC were winning 0-2.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Lisandro Atarratze was the one to do the kick off. In the 52nd minute Ciriaco Cayo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Gonzalo Darien saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Lisandro Atarratze's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 56thth minute, Gonzalo Darien skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. Gonzalo Darien made an important save on a dangerous shot by Alberto Olentzaro in the 57th minute. In the 59th minute, Higinio Lopez left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Crosmayo FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-3. Alberto Olentzaro fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 62nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Gonzalo Darien having to interfere. Maximiliano Bittor sent away a hard shot on goal in the 65th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. When Higinio Lopez came up free with the goalie in the 69th minute, the Crosmayo FC fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Higinio Lopez couldn't finish the play. Roque Urtun's late challenge caught a Crosmayo FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Roque Urtun helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to Crosmayo FC getting a freekick after 78 minutes play. Lisandro Atarratze hit a great ball. After a rather tough play, Crosmayo FC's Feliberto Remir got a free kick in the 81st minute. Arturo Sayveon took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 82nd minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Silvano Txartiko. Crosmayo FC's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Juan Jerico fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 84th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Gonzalo Darien having to interfere. After a rather tough play, Perico City Grup's Fumanchu Porro got a free kick in the 86th minute. 87 minutes into the match, Perico City Grup's goal looked a bit too open when Lisandro Atarratze came free, but Gonzalo Darien reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Alberto Olentzaro sent away a hard shot on goal in the 88th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 90th minute, Cecilio Araoz hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Gonzalo Darien made an important save on a dangerous shot by Lisandro Atarratze in the 93rd minute. When the final whistle sounded Crosmayo FC left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than Perico City Grup.