U18 League

Grunge Arena
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. Emanuel Oroitz started the match with the kick off. Baldomero Florinio took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Pablo Bastia, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Pandilla Cobayeril's Baldomero Florinio proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 7th minute of the match, managed to save Pandilla Cobayeril from getting a goal against them. With 10 minutes on the clock, Christian Hitzeder commited a dangerous tackle. The referee had no choice but to show him the red card. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 9th minute of the game. One of Pandilla Cobayeril:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Pech Jam FC:s goal. Baldomero Florinio was a little too slow when Pablo Bastia got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 16th minute. The score was now 2-0. The audience thought a goal was coming when Leonides Amato got free with Baldomero Florinio in the 19th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After 19 minutes, Silverio Tomi mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Pandilla Cobayeril and the Pech Jam FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. Ismael Tabb charged in rather forcefully in the 22nd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Ismael Tabb the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Ismael Tabb hit a great freekick 22 minutes into the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 23rd minute, Pablo Bastia managed to get in a good position for a shot. Pech Jam FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Pablo Bastia was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Baldomero Florinio breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Jonas Jeraldo hit a great freekick 42 minutes into the match. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 2-0.

Baldomero Florinio made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Leonides Amato in the 53rd minute of play. In the 59th minute, Pablo Bastia left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Pech Jam FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 3-0. Baldomero Florinio showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Emanuel Oroitz, who was totally free with the ball in the 76th minute. In the 83rd minute Pablo Bastia shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Baldomero Florinio saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Pandilla Cobayeril's Baldomero Florinio played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Emanuel Oroitz in the 86th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Leonides Amato in the 89th minute of play forced Pandilla Cobayeril's goalkeeper Baldomero Florinio to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a rather tough play, Pandilla Cobayeril's Ramiro Naldo got a free kick in the 90th minute. Lázaro Jaizki took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 95th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Baldomero Florinio. Pandilla Cobayeril's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line.