U18 League

Arena Das Naciones
Spectators: 144 (Terracing: 109, 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. Eugenio Muc started the match with the kick off. A collision led to ♫♫ OB®E®OS ♫♫ getting a freekick after 6 minutes play. Fernan Arlo hit a great ball. Pascual Gabon was in exellent shape and made a fantastic save when he, in the 7th minute of the match, managed to get hold of the ball after a long shot from Romeo Osorio. Catarinense F.C.'s Benicio Gaitan played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Eugenio Muc in the 10th minute of play. Pascual Gabon made a fantastic save in the 11th minute, when Zacarias Bento sent off a good shot on target. In the 13th minute, Faustino Izel 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. In the 17th minute Eugenio Muc shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Benicio Gaitan saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Pascual Gabon took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Godfredo Gabon, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 31 minutes into the game, Uriel Jerrald cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Benicio Gaitan was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. After a defensive mix-up in ♫♫ OB®E®OS ♫♫'s zone, Aquilino Cortez stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Pascual Gabon came out of the goal and Aquilino Cortez tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. With a little luck, ♫♫ OB®E®OS ♫♫'s Pascual Gabon got control of the ball when Aquilino Cortez tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 38th minute, Faustino Izel hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 40 minutes of play, ♫♫ OB®E®OS ♫♫'s Eustacio Iztal made it 0-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Benicio Gaitan was left in no man's land by his defense there! When the match clock showed 44 minutes, the score became 0-3 when Eugenio Muc sped through Catarinense F.C.'s defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Benicio Gaitan. An unexpected shot in the 47th minute by Faustino Izel got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. After 48 minutes, Fernan Arlo mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the ♫♫ OB®E®OS ♫♫ and the Catarinense F.C. players grew even worse after the yellow card. In a very dangerous position, a player in ♫♫ OB®E®OS ♫♫ fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 47th minute. Penalty!

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Godfredo Gabon was the one to do the kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Eugenio Muc in the 55th minute of play forced Catarinense F.C.'s goalkeeper Benicio Gaitan to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Eustacio Iztal in the 56th minute of play forced Catarinense F.C.'s goalkeeper Benicio Gaitan to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 56th match minute, Catarinense F.C. was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Abelardo Lauaxeta to maneuver through the defense. In the 58th minute Eugenio Muc shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Benicio Gaitan saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After a rather tough play, Catarinense F.C.'s Faustino Izel got a free kick in the 62nd minute. In the 64th minute, Faustino Izel ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Pascual Gabon was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-3. Benicio Gaitan made a fantastic save in the 73rd minute, when Cayetano Saturnin sent off a good shot on target. In the 85th play minute Cayetano Saturnin came free and shot an unsuspected shot which went into goal from the right pole behind a surprised Benicio Gaitan. 2-6. Faustino Izel struck a weak shot in the 90th minute. Pascual Gabon didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Catarinense F.C.. Aquilino Cortez scored 3-6 in the 92nd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Pascual Gabon, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Pascual Gabon made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Faustino Izel in the 97th minute of play. In the 100th minute, Godfredo Gabon hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The ♫♫ OB®E®OS ♫♫ players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.