U18 League

Silverium
Spectators: 147 (Terracing: 111, Seating: 34, VIP seats: 2) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Cirilo Fraco started the match with the kick off. After having played for 4 minutes, Ramon Garcia managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Silver Play 2's supporters crossed their fingers, but Ramon Garcia was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Amancio Savion showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Raimundo Ubarna in the 6th minute of the match. After some careless play in the Silver Play 2 defense, Blas Maurin kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Robustiano Jobo. The Silver Play 2 fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Robustiano Jobo should have stopped the shot. Rafael Veronica hit a great freekick 20 minutes into the match. Amancio Savion was a little too slow when Moises Maria got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 31st minute. The score was now 1-3. Silvestre Pelayo hit a great freekick 35 minutes into the match. Silver Play 2's Leandro Azeari couldn't find anyone to pass the ball to, so he shot a long shot towards the goal in the 36th minute. The shot went wide which resulted in a goal kick for Expresso Ranelagh. In the 37th minute, Silver Play 2's Moises Maria ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Amancio Savion. Amancio Savion yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 2-3. An unexpectedly hard shot by Bruno Cordarin in the 43rd minute of play forced Silver Play 2's goalkeeper Robustiano Jobo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 47 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Silver Play 2! The referee gave Expresso Ranelagh a penalty, 49 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Bruno Cordarin, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of Silver Play 2's Robustiano Jobo. 2-4. After the first half Expresso Ranelagh were leading 2-4. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Moises Maria made a kick off. After 61 played minutes Expresso Ranelagh got a freekick which was hit by Alejo Aimar. An unexpectedly hard shot by Bruno Cordarin in the 64th minute of play forced Silver Play 2's goalkeeper Robustiano Jobo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Robustiano Jobo made an important save on a dangerous shot by Bruno Cordarin in the 65th minute. In the 66th match minute, Silver Play 2 was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ramon Garcia to maneuver through the defense. In the 69th match minute, Silver Play 2 was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Cosme Llin to maneuver through the defense. In the 72nd minute, Celedonio Ferman hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Blas Maurin hit a great freekick 73 minutes into the match. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Moises Maria in the 75th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Amancio Savion saved Expresso Ranelagh from getting behind. Raimundo Ubarna fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 76th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Amancio Savion having to interfere. When Raimundo Ubarna fell near the penalty area in the 78th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Silver Play 2's protests and gave Raimundo Ubarna a yellow card for diving instead. Robustiano Jobo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Bruno Cordarin in the 81st minute of play. Amancio Savion took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Moises Maria, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 93rd minute Bruno Cordarin shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Robustiano Jobo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cirilo Fraco in the 95th minute of play forced Silver Play 2's goalkeeper Robustiano Jobo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Bruno Cordarin got free with Robustiano Jobo in the 97th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 98 minutes into the match, Cirilo Fraco had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Robustiano Jobo. Silver Play 2's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Cirilo Fraco was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-5. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched Expresso Ranelagh eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.