U18 League

NAPOLEON
Spectators: 152 (Terracing: 114, Seating: 35, VIP seats: 3) Iker Cordarrell started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. An unexpectedly hard shot by Victor Incendio in the 6th minute of play forced Sportivo Mela Banco's goalkeeper Marcial Ticho to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 11th minute Alan Hvalica shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Marcial Ticho saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 13th minute, Danilo Isusko ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Marcial Ticho was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. Bernardo Isias's late challenge caught a Club Deportivo Álvarez's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Bernardo Isias helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to Sportivo Mela Banco getting a freekick after 16 minutes play. Bernardo Isias hit a great ball. Marcial Ticho showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Danilo Isusko in the 23rd minute of the match. After 25 minutes of play, Club Deportivo Álvarez's Esteban Hvalica made it 0-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Marcial Ticho was left in no man's land by his defense there! The supporters of Club Deportivo Álvarez booed when Sportivo Mela Banco was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 27 match minutes in a wonderful position. Iker Cordarrell didn't get a good kick on the ball. Victor Incendio recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 28th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Gabriel Pere during the 29th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After 29 played minutes Sportivo Mela Banco got a freekick which was hit by Gabriel Pere. Julio Farias made a fantastic save in the 34th minute, when Iker Cordarrell sent off a good shot on target. Iker Cordarrell could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 45th minute of the match, but Julio Farias made a huge save.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Esteban Hvalica to make the kick off. Victor Incendio received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 55th minute. Marcial Ticho tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 58 minutes into the match, Sportivo Mela Banco's goalkeeper Marcial Ticho had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Danilo Isusko. In the 59th minute, Ciriaco Ofelio hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Marcial Ticho made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Esteban Hvalica in the 64th minute of play. Marcial Ticho came out of the goal in the 66th minute to try and stop a shot by Club Deportivo Álvarez's Alan Hvalica. But to his dismay, Alan Hvalica quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-3. After a defensive mix-up in Club Deportivo Álvarez's zone, Iker Cordarrell stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Julio Farias came out of the goal and Iker Cordarrell tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 74th match minute, Sportivo Mela Banco was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Cayetano Chesus to maneuver through the defense. After 76 played minutes Esteban Hvalica rounded Sportivo Mela Banco's defense and shot a beautiful shot into goal via left pole - 0-4. The crowd rose to their feet as Victor Incendio kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Marcial Ticho. That made the score 0-5 in the 80 minute of play. Marcial Ticho made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Victor Incendio in the 85th minute of play. 89 minutes into the game, Fermin Lobo was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Sportivo Mela Banco's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Club Deportivo Álvarez the free kick. Esteban Hvalica might have been able to make a better finish in the 90th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Marcial Ticho. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Esteban Hvalica ran back to his position shaking his head. After having played for 95 minutes, Alan Hvalica managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Club Deportivo Álvarez's supporters crossed their fingers, but Alan Hvalica was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After a rather tough play, Sportivo Mela Banco's Cayetano Chesus got a free kick in the 96th minute. 98 minutes in the game, Victor Incendio fired away an excellent shot, which passed to the side of the right post without Marcial Ticho having to interfere. When the match was over Club Deportivo Álvarez could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than Sportivo Mela Banco throughout the match.