U18 League

St. Emilio Perfecto
Spectators: 145 (Terracing: 110, Seating: 33, VIP seats: 2) Piernas Locas Crane FC's Raimundo Pio 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. In the 3rd minute, Celedonio Manni ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Luisito Beltza was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. 12 minutes into the match, Raimundo Pio dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Prospero Dimas, 1-1. Prospero Dimas showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Wilfredo Froylan in the 15th minute of the match. After 16 played minutes Piernas Locas Crane FC got a freekick which was hit by Bartolo Orain. Fernando Furman took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 17th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Luisito Beltza. Piernas Locas Crane FC's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Jeremias Gaskon kicked well hit freekick during the 18th minute of the match. 2-1 became the score in the 20th minute when Raimundo Pio elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. The audience thought a goal was coming when Raimundo Pio got free with Prospero Dimas in the 24th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 27th minute, Bartolo Orain hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 28 played minutes, Arquímedes's Delmar Leobardo shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Luisito Beltza 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 Arquímedes reached it. Luisito Beltza showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Maximiliano Gaspard, who was totally free with the ball in the 29th minute. In the 31st minute, Froilan Jaen hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. If Uriel Ganix had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 32nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Uriel Ganix during the 35th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After a rather tough play, Arquímedes's Uriel Ganix got a free kick in the 36th minute. After 40 minutes, Ernesto Jerico mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Piernas Locas Crane FC and the Arquímedes players grew even worse after the yellow card. After 40 played minutes Piernas Locas Crane FC got a freekick which was hit by Ernesto Jerico. In the 41st minute of the match Fernando Furman shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Luisito Beltza showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Maximiliano Gaspard in the 43rd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Luisito Beltza prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Celedonio Manni sent away a hard shot on goal in the 47th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 2-1.

The crowd rose to their feet as Uriel Ganix kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Luisito Beltza. That made the score 2-2 in the 51 minute of play. Raimundo Pio kicked well hit freekick during the 54th minute of the match. The crowd rose to their feet as Arquímedes's Celedonio Manni slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Luisito Beltza. That made the score 2-3 after 56 minutes of play. The supporters of Piernas Locas Crane FC booed when Arquímedes was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 59 match minutes in a wonderful position. Celedonio Manni didn't get a good kick on the ball. 60 minutes into the match, Raimundo Pio had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Prospero Dimas. Arquímedes's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Raimundo Pio was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-3. Prospero Dimas made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Wilfredo Froylan in the 64th minute of play. Prospero Dimas showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Wilfredo Froylan in the 65th minute of the match. Uriel Ganix kicked well hit freekick during the 66th minute of the match. Prospero Dimas took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Raimundo Pio, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After some fancy dribbling in the 77th minute, Wilfredo Froylan managed to get in a good position for a shot. Piernas Locas Crane FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Wilfredo Froylan was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Prospero Dimas breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Prospero Dimas showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Wilfredo Froylan, who was totally free with the ball in the 79th minute. In the 85th minute, Arquímedes's Uriel Ganix ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Luisito Beltza. Luisito Beltza yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 4-4. After 90 minutes of play, Piernas Locas Crane FC's Raimundo Pio made it 5-4 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Prospero Dimas was left in no man's land by his defense there! For all the effort they put into the match, the Arquímedes players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for Piernas Locas Crane FC.