U18 League

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Spectators: 145 (Terracing: 110, Seating: 33, VIP seats: 2) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Pablo Bernebe started the match with the kick off. Arsenio Aballe didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Pablo Bernebe went, in the 5th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-1 was the resulting score. Baldomero Arias lost his temper 8 minutes into the game and shoved another player to the ground. He was immediately shown a red card. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 7th minute of the game. One of Stone City:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Cuervos AFC:s goal. In the 9th minute there was a penalty for Cuervos AFC. Dario Urtsin stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Arsenio Aballe. 0-2. After 14 played minutes Cuervos AFC got a freekick which was hit by Rolando Joey. 17 minutes into the match, Pablo Bernebe had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Arsenio Aballe. Stone City's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Pablo Bernebe was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-3. Stone City's Arsenio Aballe played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gregorio Maju in the 20th minute of play. After 22 minutes of play, Cuervos AFC's Pablo Bernebe made it 0-4 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Arsenio Aballe was left in no man's land by his defense there! Serafin Calixto didn't miss a given chance and shot in short distance 1-4 via right post in the game's 25th minute. Stone City's supporters showed their exhuberating excitement! With his leg Adolfo Ubarna managed to avoid a goal in the 29thth minute, when Stone City's Serafin Calixto fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Luciano Seguinus recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 32nd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. After some careless play in the Cuervos AFC defense, Serafin Calixto kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Adolfo Ubarna. The Cuervos AFC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Adolfo Ubarna should have stopped the shot. In the 42nd minute Gregorio Maju shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Arsenio Aballe saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Adolfo Ubarna didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Sergio Lucian went, in the 46th minute, to the upper right corner, 3-4 was the resulting score. Disappointed in the 3-4 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The wind increased when Serafin Calixto made the kick off in the second half. In the 52nd minute Serafin Calixto shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Adolfo Ubarna saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Gregorio Maju recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 54th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Arsenio Aballe took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Nereo Cresenciano, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Serafin Calixto fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 61st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Adolfo Ubarna having to interfere. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Serafin Calixto in the 63rd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Adolfo Ubarna prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Cuervos AFC's Adolfo Ubarna played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Sergio Lucian in the 66th minute of play. Serafin Calixto took the ball and in the 67 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Adolfo Ubarna. Adolfo Ubarna dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 4-4. The supporters of Stone City booed when Cuervos AFC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 70 match minutes in a wonderful position. Teofilo Belarmo didn't get a good kick on the ball. Rolando Joey hit a great freekick 78 minutes into the match. Adolfo Ubarna made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Sergio Lucian in the 84th minute of play. Cuervos AFC's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.