U18 League

Tomas A. Duco
Spectators: 150 (Terracing: 113, Seating: 34, VIP seats: 3) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Leandro Su took the kick off in the first half of the match. 3 minutes into the match, Guns And Roses's goal looked a bit too open when Natalio Angel came free, but Astor Garaona reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Astor Garaona made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Omar Salas in the 11th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gogo Bixintxo in the 12th minute of play forced Guns And Roses's goalkeeper Astor Garaona to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 13th minute Alejandra were awarded a corner. Diego Santio went to the cornerflag to take it. The corner led to Alejandra's Gogo Bixintxo getting away a dangerous shot that went just outside the goal. The audience thought a goal was coming when Claudio Librado got free with Rigoberto Montez in the 18th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 22nd minute the ball was on its way in behind Guns And Roses's goalkeeper Astor Garaona, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Astor Garaona took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Fernan Maurino, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The supporters of Alejandra booed when Guns And Roses was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 25 match minutes in a wonderful position. Casimiro Cerilo didn't get a good kick on the ball. Diego Santio took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 26th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Astor Garaona. Guns And Roses's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. After 30 played minutes Guns And Roses got a freekick which was hit by Eber Ludueña. Enzo Oliverio hit a great freekick 40 minutes into the match. Braulio Quinito kicked well hit freekick during the 47th minute of the match. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-1 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Natalio Angel to strike the kick off in the second half. The audience was convinced that Omar Salas's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Astor Garaona was relentless in the 53rd minute of the game. Guns And Roses's Astor Garaona proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 54th minute of the match, managed to save Guns And Roses from getting a goal against them. When the match had gone on for 55 minutes, Gogo Bixintxo took a quick shot and it went in 0-2 without a chance for Astor Garaona to make any attempt to save it. Diego Santio's shot from long distance in the 58th minute was not bad at all, but Guns And Roses's Astor Garaona knew what was happening and pushed the ball into his arms just before it hit the right post. In the 62nd minute of the match, Omar Salas tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Astor Garaona saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. Guns And Roses's defense didn't have a chance, in the 64th minute, when Gogo Bixintxo scored to the left of an out of position Astor Garaona, making the score, 0-3. If Emilio Lonzo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 67th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Rigoberto Montez took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Leandro Su, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Astor Garaona showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Omar Salas in the 78th minute of the match. After 81 minutes of play, Alejandra's Natalio Angel made it 0-4 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Astor Garaona was left in no man's land by his defense there! After 94 played minutes Guns And Roses got a freekick which was hit by Claudio Librado. Enzo Oliverio got his second yellow card in the match during the 97th minute which meant that he had to leave the ground. 96 minutes into the game, one of Guns And Roses:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. Alejandra's fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.