U21 League

Juan Roman Riquelme
Spectators: 159 (Terracing: 120, Seating: 36, VIP seats: 3) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Zeledon Madaleno got the match started through his kick off. Gregorio Fagildo was out of position in the 3 minute of play, and Godfredo Xabel capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Godfredo Xabel really showed his touch with that goal: 1-0. Godfredo Xabel could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 7th minute of the match, but Gregorio Fagildo made a huge save. After a rather tough play, POSSE 1911 FC's Godfredo Xabel got a free kick in the 9th minute. 12 minutes into the game, Elvio Karmel was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Deportivo Diamante U18's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave POSSE 1911 FC the free kick. In the 13th minute, Elvio Karmel hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. An unexpectedly hard shot by Celestino Etxeberri in the 16th minute of play forced Deportivo Diamante U18's goalkeeper Gregorio Fagildo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 17th match minute, POSSE 1911 FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Zeledon Madaleno to maneuver through the defense. In the 19th minute Florentino Lico shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Feliberto Gaskon saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The audience thought a goal was coming when Godfredo Xabel got free with Gregorio Fagildo in the 22nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. A collision led to POSSE 1911 FC getting a freekick after 23 minutes play. Celestino Etxeberri hit a great ball. In the 27th minute, Zeledon Madaleno hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. POSSE 1911 FC's Feliberto Gaskon played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jonas Gregory in the 30th minute of play. The crowd rose to their feet as POSSE 1911 FC's Godfredo Xabel slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Gregorio Fagildo. That made the score 2-0 after 35 minutes of play. When Zeledon Madaleno came up free with the goalie in the 43rd minute, the POSSE 1911 FC 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 Zeledon Madaleno couldn't finish the play. When the match had gone on for 45 minutes, Zeledon Madaleno took a quick shot and it went in 4-0 without a chance for Gregorio Fagildo to make any attempt to save it. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 4-0 at half-time.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Jonas Gregory stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Feliberto Gaskon took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Tadeo Eli, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Feliberto Gaskon showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jonas Gregory in the 53rd minute of the match. The audience was convinced that Jonas Gregory's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Feliberto Gaskon was relentless in the 54th minute of the game. Gregorio Fagildo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Godfredo Xabel, who was totally free with the ball in the 64th minute. 69 minutes in the game Luisito Aurken did a throw-in, and the ball was quickly in game thanks to Godfredo Xabel. After a defensive mix-up in Deportivo Diamante U18's zone, Godfredo Xabel stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Gregorio Fagildo came out of the goal and Godfredo Xabel tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. A collision led to Deportivo Diamante U18 getting a freekick after 74 minutes play. Tadeo Eli hit a great ball. Gregorio Fagildo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Godfredo Xabel, who was totally free with the ball in the 75th minute. The crowd rose to their feet as Tadeo Eli kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Feliberto Gaskon. That made the score 4-1 in the 80 minute of play. In the 83rdth minute of the game Tadeo Eli who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but POSSE 1911 FC's Feliberto Gaskon was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Jonas Gregory took the ball and in the 86 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Feliberto Gaskon. Feliberto Gaskon dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 4-2. Feliberto Gaskon made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Elvio Karmel in the 89th minute of play. POSSE 1911 FC's Feliberto Gaskon proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 93rd minute of the match, managed to save POSSE 1911 FC from getting a goal against them. Many of Deportivo Diamante U18's supporters were seen to leave the ground early as it became clear their team was going to lose. Deportivo Diamante U18 may have spent more time on the ball, but POSSE 1911 FC were more willing to take their chances and they walked away with the win.