U18 League

El Templo del Dolor
Spectators: 206 (Terracing: 155, Seating: 47, VIP seats: 4) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Egun Galan started the match with the kick off. In the 3rd minute, Aristides Belandia hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 6 minutes into the game, Pakorro AFC's Mateo Chano nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Cisco Rubial made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-0. Pakorro AFC were awarded a corner in the 13th minute after United FC's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Carlos Vachon took the corner. The corner led Pakorro AFC's Carlos Vachon to fire away a dangerous shot which Cisco Rubial despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. 16 minutes into the game, Pakorro AFC's Placido Ostots nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Cisco Rubial made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-0. An unexpectedly hard shot by Baltasar Zunzunegui in the 26th minute of play forced Pakorro AFC's goalkeeper Paco Cedeño to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 30th minute, Egun Galan ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Paco Cedeño was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-2. In the 34th minute, Egun Galan left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The United FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-3. Paco Cedeño took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Egun Galan, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 2-3 lead.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Carolo Maraman stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. 52 minutes had been played when some careless play by Pakorro AFC's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Martino Trabado was slow to take the kick. During this time United FC's players had a chance to rest. Martino Trabado made a great header on United FC's corner, it was just that Pakorro AFC's Paco Cedeño managed to reach the ball for a save. 54 minutes into the match, Pakorro AFC's goalkeeper Paco Cedeño had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Egun Galan. Paco Murillo charged in rather forcefully in the 69th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Paco Murillo the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 69 played minutes Pakorro AFC got a freekick which was hit by Paco Murillo. 72 minutes into the game, United FC's Egun Galan nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Paco Cedeño made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-4. Placido Ostots took the ball and in the 80 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Cisco Rubial. Cisco Rubial dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 3-4. The supporters of Pakorro AFC booed when United FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 87 match minutes in a wonderful position. Egun Galan didn't get a good kick on the ball. Paco Cedeño made a fantastic save in the 91st minute, when Egun Galan sent off a good shot on target. After 93 played minutes Pakorro AFC got a freekick which was hit by Placido Ostots. The Pakorro AFC supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching United FC's performance. The match ended with a win for United FC.