U18 League

Gran Billy
Spectators: 144 (Terracing: 109, Seating: 33, VIP seats: 2) CeciForEver's Benigno Jakes started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Victorio Enmanuel hit a great freekick 4 minutes into the match. The supporters of Torbellino booed when CeciForEver was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 8 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ricardo Restu didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 8th minute Bernardino Erdiano 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. Jorge Ubarna made a fantastic save in the 10th minute, when Adrian Lope sent off a good shot on target. Saul Berto showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Enrique Hustaz, who was totally free with the ball in the 14th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cleto Martxel in the 16th minute of play forced CeciForEver's goalkeeper Saul Berto to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 18th minute Cleto Martxel 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. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Santiago Odol during the 19th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. 22 minutes into the match, Torbellino's goal looked a bit too open when Adrian Lope came free, but Jorge Ubarna reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 23rd minute, Adrian Lope reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Jorge Ubarna. The goal made the score 1-0. 26 minutes into the game, Enrique Hustaz cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-1. Saul Berto was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. The supporters of Torbellino booed when CeciForEver was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 32 match minutes in a wonderful position. Benigno Jakes didn't get a good kick on the ball. Saul Berto showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Cleto Martxel, who was totally free with the ball in the 40th minute. In the 42nd minute Juan Iturri 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. Jorge Ubarna showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Adrian Lope in the 44th minute of the match. Silvio Paskal hit a great freekick 46 minutes into the match. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Cleto Martxel to make the kick off. In the 52nd match minute, Torbellino was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Pedro Christobal to maneuver through the defense. Feliberto Gonsalve was astounded when the referee showed him the red card after a seemingly innocent challenge, 55 minutes into the match. 64 minutes into the match, Enrique Hustaz had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Saul Berto. CeciForEver's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Enrique Hustaz was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-2. In the 70th minute Cleto Martxel 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 took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Enrique Hustaz, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Saul Berto was out of position in the 78 minute of play, and Juan Iturri capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Juan Iturri really showed his touch with that goal: 2-4. After 81 minutes of play, CeciForEver's Benigno Jakes made it 3-4 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Jorge Ubarna was left in no man's land by his defense there! Adrian Lope fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 86th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Jorge Ubarna having to interfere. Benigno Jakes charged in rather forcefully in the 97th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Benigno Jakes the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. Torbellino walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.