U18 League

Nelson Road
Spectators: 154 (Terracing: 116, Seating: 35, VIP seats: 3) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Brett Hull started the match with the kick off. Markvincent Abastas didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Lupe Titus went, in the 4th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-0 was the resulting score. Santi Vana charged in rather forcefully in the 7th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Santi Vana the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 7 played minutes Carpasús FC - FDC got a freekick which was hit by Santi Vana. 13 minutes into the match, Carpasús FC - FDC's goal looked a bit too open when Jeff Haywood came free, but Markvincent Abastas reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The supporters of Carpasús FC - FDC booed when AFC Richmond was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 16 match minutes in a wonderful position. Jeff Haywood didn't get a good kick on the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Beat Intriago in the 18th minute of play forced AFC Richmond's goalkeeper Rene Pouliotte to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 19th minute, Vidal Coya managed to get in a good position for a shot. Carpasús FC - FDC's supporters rose to their feet, but Vidal Coya was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Rene Pouliotte breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. The supporters of AFC Richmond booed when Carpasús FC - FDC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 22 match minutes in a wonderful position. Santi Vana didn't get a good kick on the ball. Santi Vana kicked well hit freekick during the 24th minute of the match. 26 minutes into the match, AFC Richmond's goal looked a bit too open when Vidal Coya came free, but Rene Pouliotte reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 27 minutes AFC Richmond's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Aristides Buerga who took care of the corner kick. The supporters of AFC Richmond booed when Carpasús FC - FDC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 31 match minutes in a wonderful position. Loreto Monedero didn't get a good kick on the ball. Markvincent Abastas was in exellent shape and made a fantastic save when he, in the 32nd minute of the match, managed to get hold of the ball after a long shot from Bernardo Deniger. 34 minutes into the game, AFC Richmond's Lupe Titus nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Markvincent Abastas made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-1. When Santi Vana was, once again, overly rough in his play he received his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. 39 minutes had been played. After 39 played minutes Carpasús FC - FDC got a freekick which was hit by Santi Vana. In the 41st minute of the match Aron Lockhart shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Markvincent Abastas showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. Rene Pouliotte took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ximun Lobera, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 45 minutes into the match, Ximun Lobera notched a goal, 2-2, to the right of AFC Richmond's Rene Pouliotte. Rene Pouliotte was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. The first half was very even, with the score at 2-2 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

The wind increased when Ximun Lobera made the kick off in the second half. 53 minutes into the game, Carpasús FC - FDC's Beat Intriago nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Rene Pouliotte made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-3. A collision led to AFC Richmond getting a freekick after 58 minutes play. Lupe Titus hit a great ball. When Ximun Lobera came up free with the goalie in the 60th minute, the Carpasús FC - FDC 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 Ximun Lobera couldn't finish the play. In the 62nd minute, Ximun Lobera left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Carpasús FC - FDC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-5. In the 65th minute, Gabriel Giral got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. 66 minutes into the match, AFC Richmond's goal looked a bit too open when Beat Intriago came free, but Rene Pouliotte reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 68 minutes into the match, Beat Intriago dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Rene Pouliotte, 2-6. 71 minutes into the match, Gabriel Giral notched a goal, 2-7, to the right of AFC Richmond's Rene Pouliotte. Rene Pouliotte was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Ximun Lobera was extremely unlucky when he, in the 75th minute, took a shot that hit the right post and went out. Beat Intriago received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 80th minute. Rene Pouliotte tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 83rd minute, Chadwick Hayes hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 87th minute, Loreto Monedero hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 89th match minute, Carpasús FC - FDC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Loreto Monedero to maneuver through the defense. After 93 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for AFC Richmond!