U18 League

Canelones
Spectators: 160 (Terracing: 120, Seating: 37, VIP seats: 3) Abeluse Flow's Francis Casillas 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. In the 3rd minute, Luis-Miguel Sevilla hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. A collision led to Nubecitas FC getting a freekick after 7 minutes play. Etxepare Alfaro hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Francis Casillas in the 12th minute of play forced Nubecitas FC's goalkeeper Anko Bravo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When Francis Casillas came up free with the goalie in the 19th minute, the Abeluse Flow 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 Francis Casillas couldn't finish the play. In the 23rd minute, Angelo Bodelon left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Abeluse Flow fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-2. Nubecitas FC's Anko Bravo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Francis Casillas in the 35th minute of play. Anko Bravo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Angelo Bodelon in the 37th minute of play. Jacobo Gomar charged in rather forcefully in the 38th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Jacobo Gomar the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to Nubecitas FC getting a freekick after 38 minutes play. Jacobo Gomar hit a great ball. When Abeluse Flow's Francis Casillas in the 39th minute got a chance for a shot 39th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Nubecitas FC's goalie prevented a goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jorge Cordoba in the 41st minute of play forced Nubecitas FC's goalkeeper Anko Bravo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The supporters of Nubecitas FC booed when Abeluse Flow was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 45 match minutes in a wonderful position. Angelo Bodelon didn't get a good kick on the ball. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-4 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. Torcuato Iniesta was the one to do the kick off. In the 52nd minute Torcuato Iniesta shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Oscar Maldonado saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Anko Bravo made an important save on a dangerous shot by Jorge Cordoba in the 55th minute. When the match had gone on for 56 minutes, Francis Casillas put it in 0-5 from a short distance just to the right of Anko Bravo. In the 62nd minute, Eriz Canturri ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Anko Bravo was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-6. In the 66th minute, Abeluse Flow's Luis-Miguel Sevilla ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Anko Bravo. Anko Bravo yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 0-7. When Eriz Canturri came up free with the goalie in the 69th minute, the Abeluse Flow 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 Eriz Canturri couldn't finish the play. Anko Bravo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Francis Casillas in the 71st minute of the match. 76 minutes into the match, Eriz Canturri notched a goal, 0-8, to the right of Nubecitas FC's Anko Bravo. Anko Bravo was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. When Abeluse Flow's Angelo Bodelon, in the 80th minute, received a pass right in front of the net, it looked like a certain goal, but his shot went outside. A wasted opportunity for Abeluse Flow. After 82 played minutes Nubecitas FC got a freekick which was hit by Gillermo Teruel. Nubecitas FC's Anko Bravo proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 88th minute of the match, managed to save Nubecitas FC from getting a goal against them. After 91 played minutes Nubecitas FC got a freekick which was hit by Blasi Benedicto. 92 minutes into the match, Nubecitas FC's goal looked a bit too open when Francis Casillas came free, but Anko Bravo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 94th minute of the match, Francis Casillas tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Anko Bravo saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. Abeluse Flow played a much better game than Nubecitas FC and deserved their victory. The Nubecitas FC players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.