U18 League

Javier Amilcar Díaz
Spectators: 150 (Terracing: 113, Seating: 34, VIP seats: 3) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Leon Jago kicked off to start the match. In the 5th minute Antonio Bermudo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Benito Lauro saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alfredo Distiratsu in the 7th minute of play forced Inter Miami CF's goalkeeper Benigno Ascencio to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The crowd rose to their feet as Inter Miami CF's Teodosio Cordarius slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Benito Lauro. That made the score 2-0 after 15 minutes of play. C A U's Benito Lauro played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Leon Jago in the 18th minute of play. Benito Lauro showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Leon Jago, who was totally free with the ball in the 24th minute. C A U's Benito Lauro played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Leon Jago in the 27th minute of play. In the 27th minute, Gaston Gartzea hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Alejandro Bikendi charged in rather forcefully in the 32nd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Alejandro Bikendi the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Benigno Ascencio came out of the goal in the 33rd minute to try and stop a shot by C A U's Alfredo Distiratsu. But to his dismay, Alfredo Distiratsu quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 2-1. A collision led to C A U getting a freekick after 37 minutes play. Alfredo Distiratsu hit a great ball. Benito Lauro showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Teo Lorencio in the 39th minute of the match. Gaston Gartzea's late challenge caught a Inter Miami CF's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Gaston Gartzea helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to C A U getting a freekick after 41 minutes play. Gaston Gartzea hit a great ball. Alfredo Distiratsu fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 44th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Benigno Ascencio having to interfere. In the 45th minute Ronaldão Castolo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Benigno Ascencio saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 47th minute Leon Jago shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Benito Lauro saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 2-1 at half-time.

After some fancy dribbling in the 52nd minute, Teo Lorencio managed to get in a good position for a shot. Inter Miami CF's supporters rose to their feet, but Teo Lorencio was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Benito Lauro breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. A collision led to C A U getting a freekick after 54 minutes play. Alfredo Distiratsu hit a great ball. In the 55th minute of the match Zeledon Osoro shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Benito Lauro showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. 58 minutes into the match, Teodosio Cordarius had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Benito Lauro. C A U's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Teodosio Cordarius was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-1. Benigno Ascencio showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Rosendo Guillelme, who was totally free with the ball in the 62nd minute. C A U made a substitution. Gaspar Elija replaced Alfredo Distiratsu. In the 66th minute, one of Inter Miami CF: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 Inter Miami CF. In the 73rd minute of the match Everardo Bizi sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Benito Lauro skillfully saved the ball. In the 76th minute Rosendo Guillelme shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Benigno Ascencio saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When Leon Jago came up free with the goalie in the 83rd minute, the Inter Miami CF 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 Leon Jago couldn't finish the play. Benito Lauro showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Teo Lorencio in the 85th minute of the match. With a little luck, Inter Miami CF's Benigno Ascencio got control of the ball when Gaspar Elija tried to sneak it across the goal line. Inter Miami CF were clearly unhappy with the draw, as they felt they had done enough to earn themselves a victory.