U18 League

Merced
Spectators: 150 (Terracing: 113, Seating: 34, VIP seats: 3) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Angel Miliano got the match started through his kick off. Marco Abalos charged in rather forcefully in the 4th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Marco Abalos the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 4th minute, Marco Abalos hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. An unexpectedly hard shot by Hilario Crescencio in the 5th minute of play forced Cha Fe FC's goalkeeper Constantino Rubio to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Cha Fe FC's Cesar Ticho got a good chance for a goal in the 7th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Carmelo Furman fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 9th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Dalmacio Maidana having to interfere. Cesar Ticho struck a weak shot in the 10th minute. Dalmacio Maidana didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Cha Fe FC. Carmelo Furman sent away a hard shot on goal in the 12th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Dalmacio Maidana showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cesar Ticho in the 14th minute of the match. 14 minutes into the game, Rolando Chan cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Dalmacio Maidana was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. A collision led to Cha Fe FC getting a freekick after 24 minutes play. Pastor Primo hit a great ball. AcinetobacterFC's Dalmacio Maidana played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Cesar Ticho in the 26th minute of play. Dalmacio Maidana took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Carmelo Furman, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Dalmacio Maidana showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cesar Ticho in the 29th minute of the match. After 32 minutes AcinetobacterFC's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Geronimo Dalmau who took care of the corner kick. AcinetobacterFC's Angel Miliano pulled a muscle in his back after 34 minutes and couldn't finish the game. Cha Fe FC's Marco Abalos got his second yellow card of the match in the 34th minute. The referee ordered Marco Abalos off the ground. Marco Abalos hit a great freekick 35 minutes into the match. If Prudencio Luken had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 36th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When Carmelo Furman came up free with the goalie in the 41st minute, the Cha Fe 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 Carmelo Furman couldn't finish the play. Carmelo Furman recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 44th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Norberto Beliran fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 46th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Constantino Rubio having to interfere.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Carmelo Furman stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. 51 minutes into the match, AcinetobacterFC's goalkeeper Dalmacio Maidana had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Carmelo Furman. After 58 minutes, Hilario Crescencio mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the AcinetobacterFC and the Cha Fe FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 57th minute, one of AcinetobacterFC:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for AcinetobacterFC. Carmelo Furman received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Dalmacio Maidana came out and tried to block the shot, but Carmelo Furman slotted it home off the left post making it 0-3 in the 63rd minute. Dalmacio Maidana showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Carmelo Furman in the 77th minute of the match. In the 78th match minute, AcinetobacterFC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Prudencio Luken to maneuver through the defense. An unexpectedly hard shot by Carmelo Furman in the 79th minute of play forced AcinetobacterFC's goalkeeper Dalmacio Maidana to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Carmelo Furman got free with Dalmacio Maidana in the 80th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Prudencio Luken might have been able to make a better finish in the 82nd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Constantino Rubio. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Prudencio Luken ran back to his position shaking his head. Ubaldo Otsoa struck a weak shot in the 84th minute. Constantino Rubio didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for AcinetobacterFC. AcinetobacterFC's Prudencio Luken got a good chance for a goal in the 86th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched Cha Fe FC eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.