U18 League

La Patria es el Otro
Spectators: 144 (Terracing: 109, Seating: 33, VIP seats: 2) Clemente Txatxu started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. 4 minutes into the match, Club Atlético Ranchos's goal looked a bit too open when Tomás Rik came free, but Modesto Guipuzkoa reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Hipolito Orlo charged in rather forcefully in the 11th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Hipolito Orlo the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 11th match minute, Espirillo FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Hipolito Orlo to maneuver through the defense. With a little luck, Club Atlético Ranchos's Modesto Guipuzkoa got control of the ball when Dario Vincent tried to sneak it across the goal line. After 18 minutes of play, Espirillo FC's Clemente Txatxu made it 2-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Modesto Guipuzkoa was left in no man's land by his defense there! Modesto Guipuzkoa made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Tomás Rik in the 29th minute of play. In the 31st minute, Leo Quirce reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Modesto Guipuzkoa. The goal made the score 3-0. Dario Vincent took the ball and in the 34 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Modesto Guipuzkoa. Modesto Guipuzkoa dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 4-0. The referee felt a red card was in order, 37 minutes into the game, when Alonzo Eate put in a rough tackle. Alonzo Eate hit a great freekick 38 minutes into the match. After having played for 39 minutes, Aaron Aritza managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Espirillo FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Aaron Aritza was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Modesto Guipuzkoa was out of position in the 45 minute of play, and Tomás Rik capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Tomás Rik really showed his touch with that goal: 6-0.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Florencio Refugio was the one to do the kick off. 54 minutes into the match, Tomás Rik notched a goal, 7-0, to the right of Club Atlético Ranchos's Modesto Guipuzkoa. Modesto Guipuzkoa was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Anier Roderigo during the 57th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 57th minute, Anier Roderigo hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Clemente Txatxu scored 8-0 in the 59th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Modesto Guipuzkoa, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 64th minute, Clemente Txatxu left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Espirillo FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 9-0. In the 67thth minute of the game Rene Mendez who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Club Atlético Ranchos's Modesto Guipuzkoa was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 69th minute, Clemente Txatxu left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Espirillo FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 10-0. A collision led to Espirillo FC getting a freekick after 75 minutes play. Hermengildo Oto hit a great ball. Isaac Delfino took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Florencio Refugio, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Florencio Refugio charged in rather forcefully in the 77th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Florencio Refugio the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After a rather tough play, Club Atlético Ranchos's Florencio Refugio got a free kick in the 77th minute. Club Atlético Ranchos's Donato Tonete got a good chance for a goal in the 83rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. An unexpectedly hard shot by Clemente Txatxu in the 85th minute of play forced Club Atlético Ranchos's goalkeeper Modesto Guipuzkoa to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Modesto Guipuzkoa made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Leo Quirce in the 89th minute of play. Florencio Refugio fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 96th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Isaac Delfino having to interfere. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. Espirillo FC had won after a very even match.