U18 League

Lionel Messi
Spectators: 174 (Terracing: 131, Seating: 40, VIP seats: 3) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Dalmacio Serapio made the kick off which started today's match. After 4 minutes of play, ARedonditos de Ricota CFK's Geronimo Harriet made it 1-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Baltasar Lobo was left in no man's land by his defense there! After 9 played minutes ARedonditos de Ricota CFK got a freekick which was hit by Usain Bolt. Osvaldo Innocenzio received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 13th minute. Fermin Argenis tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The audience thought a goal was coming when Geronimo Harriet got free with Baltasar Lobo in the 17th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 21st minute, Dalmacio Serapio ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Fermin Argenis was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-1. 25 minutes into the game, Geronimo Harriet recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Baltasar Lobo. Geronimo Harriet showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 2-1. Teobaldo Alfonso was astounded when the referee showed him the red card after a seemingly innocent challenge, 28 minutes into the match. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 27th minute of the game. One of ARedonditos de Ricota CFK:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of ᴡɪʟᴅᴇxʜᴀᴍ ꜰᴄ:s goal. After a defensive mix-up in ARedonditos de Ricota CFK's zone, Herminio Bernebe stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Fermin Argenis came out of the goal and Herminio Bernebe tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 2-2 after a close first half.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Geronimo Harriet made a kick off. After 67 minutes, Inocencio Stephen mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the ARedonditos de Ricota CFK and the ᴡɪʟᴅᴇxʜᴀᴍ ꜰᴄ players grew even worse after the yellow card. After a rather tough play, ARedonditos de Ricota CFK's Inocencio Stephen got a free kick in the 67th minute. ARedonditos de Ricota CFK made a substitution. Constantino Lartaun replaced Tadeo Dalmau. In the 68th minute, Inocencio Stephen hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. ᴡɪʟᴅᴇxʜᴀᴍ ꜰᴄ's Baltasar Lobo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Geronimo Harriet in the 75th minute of play. Fermin Argenis made an important save on a dangerous shot by Herminio Bernebe in the 77th minute. Lino Mancio received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 80th minute. Baltasar Lobo tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Fermin Argenis took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Herminio Bernebe, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When ARedonditos de Ricota CFK's Geronimo Harriet in 84 game minutes managed to cut through with the ball in front of the goal, only having to shoot. Baltasar Lobo guarding the goal like a pit bull was extremely focused and managed to reach the ball just by the crossbar before it went in. The ARedonditos de Ricota CFK fans' excitement grew in the 84th match minute when ARedonditos de Ricota CFK's Geronimo Harriet looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 4-2 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Adolf Fratev's late challenge caught a ᴡɪʟᴅᴇxʜᴀᴍ ꜰᴄ's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Adolf Fratev helped the player get up and apologised. For all the effort they put into the match, the ᴡɪʟᴅᴇxʜᴀᴍ ꜰᴄ players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for ARedonditos de Ricota CFK.