U18 League

Areco Stadium
Spectators: 145 (Terracing: 110, Seating: 33, VIP seats: 2) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Carolo Urbasa kicked off to start the match. Carolo Urbasa scored 0-1 in the 6th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Vladimiro Oier, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Saturnino Romo made a fantastic save in the 11th minute, when Fabian Demesio sent off a good shot on target. When Rigoberto Boniel fell near the penalty area in the 18th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Grosso United's protests and gave Rigoberto Boniel a yellow card for diving instead. When Valentin Locaio fell near the penalty area in the 20th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Grosso United's protests and gave Valentin Locaio a yellow card for diving instead. Saturnino Romo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Rene Hodei in the 24th minute of play. Grosso United's Saturnino Romo proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 28th minute of the match, managed to save Grosso United from getting a goal against them. Saturnino Romo made a fantastic save in the 29th minute, when Tomas Medero sent off a good shot on target. Vladimiro Oier made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Natalio Peyo in the 31st minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Rene Hodei in the 35th minute of play forced Grosso United's goalkeeper Saturnino Romo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 35th minute Rene Hodei shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Saturnino Romo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. If Carolo Urbasa had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 40th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 42 minutes, Nicolas Ubendu mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Areco FC and the Grosso United players grew even worse after the yellow card. After a rather tough play, Areco FC's Nicolas Ubendu got a free kick in the 42nd minute. Rigoberto Boniel took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 44th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Vladimiro Oier. Areco FC's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. 46 minutes into the match, Areco FC's goal looked a bit too open when Carolo Urbasa came free, but Vladimiro Oier reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Tomas Medero made a kick off. In the 52nd minute, Rene Hodei left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Areco FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-1. A collision led to Grosso United getting a freekick after 55 minutes play. Leandro Lorenz hit a great ball. Saturnino Romo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Tomas Medero, who was totally free with the ball in the 58th minute. A collision led to Grosso United getting a freekick after 59 minutes play. Carolo Urbasa hit a great ball. Tomas Medero fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 60th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Saturnino Romo having to interfere. Saturnino Romo didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Tomas Medero went, in the 63rd minute, to the upper right corner, 3-1 was the resulting score. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Everardo Inguma during the 70th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. When Adrian Curcio fell near the penalty area in the 74th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Grosso United's protests and gave Adrian Curcio a yellow card for diving instead. After 74 played minutes Grosso United got a freekick which was hit by Adrian Curcio. Saturnino Romo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Fabian Demesio, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When Valentin Locaio was, once again, overly rough in his play he received his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. 77 minutes had been played. Valentin Locaio kicked well hit freekick during the 78th minute of the match. Saturnino Romo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Tomas Medero in the 81st minute of play. Natalio Peyo fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 83rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Vladimiro Oier having to interfere. Natalio Peyo fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 89th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Vladimiro Oier having to interfere. A collision led to Areco FC getting a freekick after 91 minutes play. Fabian Demesio hit a great ball. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The Areco FC fans cheered their team off the field, for while Grosso United had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.