U18 League

Johan Cruyff
Spectators: 175 (Terracing: 132, Seating: 40, VIP seats: 3) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Manolito Flores got the match started through his kick off. In the 4th match minute, F.C. AMERICAN BARÇA was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Nabucodonosor Contratas to maneuver through the defense. In the 6th match minute, F.C. AMERICAN BARÇA was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Marco-Antonio Climent to maneuver through the defense. Monte Vega could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 12th minute of the match, but Salvador Durango made a huge save. In the 17th match minute, C.Atl.Torre Monreal 07 was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Hermenegildo Hagi to maneuver through the defense. Salvador Durango showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from César Nafría in the 19th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Taio Sánchez in the 23rd minute of play forced F.C. AMERICAN BARÇA's goalkeeper Ramón Quiroga to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 24 minutes into the game, Dei Balcells was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. C.Atl.Torre Monreal 07's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave F.C. AMERICAN BARÇA the free kick. Dei Balcells hit a great freekick 24 minutes into the match. When F.C. AMERICAN BARÇA's Manolito Flores in the 35th minute got a chance for a shot 35th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye C.Atl.Torre Monreal 07's goalie prevented a goal. Salvador Durango made an important save on a dangerous shot by César Nafría in the 38th minute. C.Atl.Torre Monreal 07's Salvador Durango proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 39th minute of the match, managed to save C.Atl.Torre Monreal 07 from getting a goal against them. When the match had gone on for 41 minutes, Marco-Antonio Climent took a quick shot and it went in 1-2 without a chance for Salvador Durango to make any attempt to save it. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 1-2 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Taio Sánchez was the one to do the kick off. Thanks to some nice moves Bartolomé Correa could shoot a difficult shot in the 50th minute, which Ramón Quiroga however easily saved by the left post. 51 minutes into the match, F.C. AMERICAN BARÇA's goalkeeper Ramón Quiroga had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by George Pedraza. Salvador Durango showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Joachim Dobale, who was totally free with the ball in the 53rd minute. Marco-Antonio Climent hit a great freekick 57 minutes into the match. C.Atl.Torre Monreal 07 made a substitution. Alvito Yeste replaced Dei Balcells. In the 59th match minute, F.C. AMERICAN BARÇA was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Marco-Antonio Climent to maneuver through the defense. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling César Nafría in the 64th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Salvador Durango prevented the ball from getting in the gole. When the match had gone on for 66 minutes, George Pedraza took a quick shot and it went in 1-3 without a chance for Ramón Quiroga to make any attempt to save it. An unexpectedly hard shot by César Nafría in the 69th minute of play forced C.Atl.Torre Monreal 07's goalkeeper Salvador Durango to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A collision led to C.Atl.Torre Monreal 07 getting a freekick after 75 minutes play. Mário Romário hit a great ball. If Manolito Flores had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 80th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Ramón Quiroga made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Bartolomé Correa in the 82nd minute of play. Marco-Antonio Climent was astounded when the referee showed him the red card after a seemingly innocent challenge, 85 minutes into the match. In the 86th match minute, F.C. AMERICAN BARÇA was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Marco-Antonio Climent to maneuver through the defense. After a defensive mix-up in F.C. AMERICAN BARÇA's zone, Inocencio Manrique stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Ramón Quiroga came out of the goal and Inocencio Manrique tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. When the match was over C.Atl.Torre Monreal 07 could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than F.C. AMERICAN BARÇA throughout the match.