U18 League

Arena Das Naciones
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. In the 3rd minute Segundo Nicholas 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. Benicio Gaitan showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Segundo Nicholas, who was totally free with the ball in the 9th minute. With a little luck, CeciForEver's Saul Berto got control of the ball when Aquilino Cortez tried to sneak it across the goal line. When Alejandro Perutxo fell near the penalty area in the 15th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Catarinense F.C.'s protests and gave Alejandro Perutxo a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to Catarinense F.C. getting a freekick after 15 minutes play. Alejandro Perutxo hit a great ball. Saul Berto showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Faustino Izel in the 18th minute of the match. Saul Berto made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Zacarias Bento in the 19th minute of play. Adrian Lope hit a great freekick 21 minutes into the match. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Uriel Belmiro during the 24th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After a rather tough play, CeciForEver's Uriel Belmiro got a free kick in the 24th minute. 33 minutes into the match, CeciForEver's goal looked a bit too open when Baldomiro Henry came free, but Saul Berto reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 35th minute, Zacarias Bento ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Saul Berto was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-0. Benicio Gaitan showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gaspar Reyes, who was totally free with the ball in the 39th minute. In the 41st minute of the match, Godfredo Gabon tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Saul Berto saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. In the 43rd minute, Benigno Jakes left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The CeciForEver fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-1. After 47 played minutes Catarinense F.C. got a freekick which was hit by Alejandro Perutxo.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Godfredo Gabon to strike the kick off in the second half. Saul Berto took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Godfredo Gabon, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 58th match minute, CeciForEver was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Santiago Odol to maneuver through the defense. Ricardo Restu's late challenge caught a Catarinense F.C.'s player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Ricardo Restu helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to CeciForEver getting a freekick after 65 minutes play. Ricardo Restu hit a great ball. Benicio Gaitan made an important save on a dangerous shot by Santiago Odol in the 70th minute. Saul Berto didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Aquilino Cortez went, in the 72nd minute, to the upper right corner, 5-1 was the resulting score. Faustino Izel blasted a shot towards the goal in the 77th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Saul Berto having to make a save. In the 80th minute Faustino Izel 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. If Zacarias Bento had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 81st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Aquilino Cortez in the 83rd minute of play forced CeciForEver's goalkeeper Saul Berto to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Saul Berto showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Zacarias Bento in the 84th minute of the match. After 90 played minutes CeciForEver got a freekick which was hit by Santiago Odol. After a rather tough play, Catarinense F.C.'s Tadeo Abilio got a free kick in the 93rd minute. CeciForEver's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.