U18 League

La Merced
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. Benigno Jakes started the match with the kick off. CeciForEver's Saul Berto played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Eugenio Muc in the 3rd minute of play. In the 4th minute, Uriel Belmiro hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 5th minute of the game Samuel Gagriel made a throw-in which Santiago Odol played forward. In the 7th minute Eugenio Muc shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Saul Berto saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Saul Berto made a fantastic save in the 12th minute, when Cayetano Saturnin sent off a good shot on target. 16 minutes into the match, CeciForEver's goal looked a bit too open when Eugenio Muc came free, but Saul Berto reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Saul Berto made an important save on a dangerous shot by Cayetano Saturnin in the 18th minute. Uriel Jerrald received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 21st minute. Saul Berto tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 23rd minute, CeciForEver's Silvio Paskal seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Silvio Paskal the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of CeciForEver protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and Silvio Paskal had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. The supporters of ♫♫ OB®E®OS ♫♫ booed when CeciForEver was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 23 match minutes in a wonderful position. Silvio Paskal didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 25th minute, Salvador Diegotxe hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Segundo Nicholas took the ball and in the 29 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Pascual Gabon. Pascual Gabon dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-1. 32 minutes into the game, Eugenio Muc recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Saul Berto. Eugenio Muc showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 1-1. After 37 minutes, Adrian Lope mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the CeciForEver and the ♫♫ OB®E®OS ♫♫ players grew even worse after the yellow card. After 37 played minutes CeciForEver got a freekick which was hit by Adrian Lope. 39 minutes into the match, CeciForEver's goal looked a bit too open when Eugenio Muc came free, but Saul Berto reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Saul Berto showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Eugenio Muc, who was totally free with the ball in the 43rd minute. Saul Berto showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Eugenio Muc, who was totally free with the ball in the 46th minute. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Eugenio Muc to strike the kick off in the second half. Pascual Gabon was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Adrian Lope showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-2 in the 54 minute of play. Gaspar Reyes charged in rather forcefully in the 57th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Gaspar Reyes the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Gaspar Reyes kicked well hit freekick during the 57th minute of the match. Saul Berto made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cayetano Saturnin in the 58th minute of play. 59 minutes into the match, CeciForEver's goal looked a bit too open when Eugenio Muc came free, but Saul Berto reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Saul Berto took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cayetano Saturnin, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 62nd minute, Adrian Lope got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. When Eugenio Muc fell near the penalty area in the 66th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored ♫♫ OB®E®OS ♫♫'s protests and gave Eugenio Muc a yellow card for diving instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cayetano Saturnin in the 79th minute of play forced CeciForEver's goalkeeper Saul Berto to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 84th minute Uriel Jerrald shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Saul Berto saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 85th match minute, ♫♫ OB®E®OS ♫♫ was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Uriel Jerrald to maneuver through the defense. When the referee blew the final whistle jeers and boos were heard from the home team's supporters. They were angered to see ♫♫ OB®E®OS ♫♫ lose a match they had controlled from the kick-off.