U18 League

MANDALARENA
Spectators: 161 (Terracing: 121, Seating: 37, VIP seats: 3) ALPUJARRAS LIBRE's Curro Huarte 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. Diamantino Ferreira sent away a hard shot on goal in the 3rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After a defensive mix-up in ALPUJARRAS LIBRE's zone, Murilo Pinto stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Neron Gibert came out of the goal and Murilo Pinto tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Diogo Guterres hit a great freekick 12 minutes into the match. In the 13th minute the ball was on its way in behind SLB TELHA's goalkeeper André Azenha, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Sindo Fernandez received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 14th minute. André Azenha tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Zeferino Figueira during the 16th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Zeferino Figueira hit a great freekick 16 minutes into the match. In the 20th minute, Taio Bermejo hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Curro Huarte's late challenge caught a SLB TELHA's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Curro Huarte helped the player get up and apologised. In the 27th match minute, ALPUJARRAS LIBRE was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Curro Huarte to maneuver through the defense. After 31 minutes, Augusto Balsemão mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the SLB TELHA and the ALPUJARRAS LIBRE players grew even worse after the yellow card. Augusto Balsemão hit a great freekick 31 minutes into the match. With a little luck, SLB TELHA's André Azenha got control of the ball when Curro Huarte tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 35th minute, Seve Feria hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Edgar Araújo, 36 minutes into the match, dribbled the ball up the side of the field and decided to take a long shot at the goal. Unfortunately, the ball was poorly hit and landed closer to the corner than to the goal. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Lourenço Balsemão was the one to do the kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lourenço Balsemão in the 53rd minute of play forced ALPUJARRAS LIBRE's goalkeeper Neron Gibert to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 54 minutes, Bernard Jaen mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the ALPUJARRAS LIBRE and the SLB TELHA players grew even worse after the yellow card. Murilo Pinto kicked well hit freekick during the 56th minute of the match. André Azenha made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Curro Huarte in the 57th minute of play. Neron Gibert showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Lourenço Balsemão in the 60th minute of the match. Neron Gibert took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Lourenço Balsemão, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Sindo Fernandez fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 70th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without André Azenha having to interfere. SLB TELHA's André Azenha played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Curro Huarte in the 77th minute of play. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Taio Bermejo during the 78th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The supporters of SLB TELHA booed when ALPUJARRAS LIBRE was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 78 match minutes in a wonderful position. Taio Bermejo didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 80th match minute, SLB TELHA was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Edgar Araújo to maneuver through the defense. When Sindo Fernandez came up free with the goalie in the 81st minute, the ALPUJARRAS LIBRE fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Sindo Fernandez couldn't finish the play. Neron Gibert made a fantastic save in the 84th minute, when Diamantino Ferreira sent off a good shot on target. 85 minutes into the match, Murilo Pinto notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of ALPUJARRAS LIBRE's Neron Gibert. Neron Gibert was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. The supporters of ALPUJARRAS LIBRE booed when SLB TELHA was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 89 match minutes in a wonderful position. Zeferino Figueira didn't get a good kick on the ball. Sindo Fernandez recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 90th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. 95 minutes into the game, Sindo Fernandez cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-1. André Azenha was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Despite being the better team, SLB TELHA failed to find the winning goal and were forced to settle for a single point.