U18 League

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Spectators: 160 (Terracing: 120, Seating: 37, VIP seats: 3) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Jonas Vuelta took the kick off in the first half of the match. AD Pontassolense were awarded a corner in the 4th minute after FC CHIVA's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Afonso Castanheira took the corner. 8 minutes into the match, FC CHIVA's goal looked a bit too open when Nicolau Fagundes came free, but Rai Villalcazar reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. With a little luck, AD Pontassolense's Adão Semedo got control of the ball when Sagrario Diez tried to sneak it across the goal line. 13 minutes into the match, Maurício Antunes had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Rai Villalcazar. FC CHIVA's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Maurício Antunes was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. In the 20th minute, Medardo Espinosa hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. AD Pontassolense's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Afonso Castanheira in the 25th minute. Afonso Castanheira made a great header on AD Pontassolense's corner, it was just that FC CHIVA's Rai Villalcazar managed to reach the ball for a save. Maurício Antunes received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 29th minute. Rai Villalcazar tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 40 minutes into the game, Nicolau Fagundes was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. AD Pontassolense's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave FC CHIVA the free kick. Nicolau Fagundes hit a great freekick 40 minutes into the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Nicolau Fagundes in the 45th minute of play forced FC CHIVA's goalkeeper Rai Villalcazar to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Nicolau Fagundes to strike the kick off in the second half. Hondo Palacios charged in rather forcefully in the 51st minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Hondo Palacios the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The supporters of AD Pontassolense booed when FC CHIVA was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 51 match minutes in a wonderful position. Hondo Palacios didn't get a good kick on the ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 52nd minute, Afonso Castanheira managed to get in a good position for a shot. AD Pontassolense's supporters rose to their feet, but Afonso Castanheira was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Rai Villalcazar breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. A collision led to AD Pontassolense getting a freekick after 54 minutes play. Leonardo Fragoso hit a great ball. In the 55th minute of the match Carlos Solera sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Adão Semedo skillfully saved the ball. A throw-in in the 56th minute of the game was made by Nélson Abreu with Afonso Castanheira as target, who quickly passed the ball forward. FC CHIVA's Fermín Sainz got a good chance for a goal in the 59th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Zacarias Leitão charged in rather forcefully in the 60th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Zacarias Leitão the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Zacarias Leitão hit a great freekick 60 minutes into the match. Maurício Antunes recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 65th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Rai Villalcazar showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Maurício Antunes, who was totally free with the ball in the 69th minute. After 74 minutes, Jonas Vuelta mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the FC CHIVA and the AD Pontassolense players grew even worse after the yellow card. Jonas Vuelta hit a great freekick 75 minutes into the match. Nicolau Fagundes fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 85th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Rai Villalcazar having to interfere. Rai Villalcazar was a little too slow when Maurício Antunes got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 86th minute. The score was now 0-2. Rai Villalcazar took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Maurício Antunes, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. AD Pontassolense's fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.