U18 League

Padre Lorenzo Massa
Spectators: 150 (Terracing: 113, Seating: 34, VIP seats: 3) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Filomeno Txordon kicked off to start the match. ALL RAVENS's Aristides Remigio played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gustavo Cresencio in the 3rd minute of play. After having played for 4 minutes, Silvano Blanco managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Terremoto Xeneize's supporters crossed their fingers, but Silvano Blanco was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After 6 minutes, Silvano Blanco mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Terremoto Xeneize and the ALL RAVENS players grew even worse after the yellow card. After 6 played minutes Terremoto Xeneize got a freekick which was hit by Silvano Blanco. 7 minutes into the match, Terremoto Xeneize's goal looked a bit too open when Eleuterio Cristofor came free, but Gavino Oso reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 9 played minutes Terremoto Xeneize got a freekick which was hit by Filiberto Lixandro. 14 minutes into the game, Gustavo Cresencio cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Aristides Remigio was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Aristides Remigio made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Silvano Blanco in the 18th minute of play. Gavino Oso made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Eleuterio Cristofor in the 20th minute of play. After a rather tough play, ALL RAVENS's Ismael Nerio got a free kick in the 29th minute. In the 30th minute, Gustavo Cresencio ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Aristides Remigio was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-2. A collision led to Terremoto Xeneize getting a freekick after 34 minutes play. Filiberto Lixandro hit a great ball. If Silvano Blanco had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 38th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gualterio Machado in the 45th minute of play forced ALL RAVENS's goalkeeper Aristides Remigio to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After the first half Terremoto Xeneize were leading 0-2. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Gustavo Cresencio to make the kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Eleuterio Cristofor in the 51st minute of play forced Terremoto Xeneize's goalkeeper Gavino Oso to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 51 minutes into the match, Eleuterio Cristofor notched a goal, 1-2, to the right of Terremoto Xeneize's Gavino Oso. Gavino Oso was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. ALL RAVENS's Aristides Remigio played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gustavo Cresencio in the 55th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gualterio Machado in the 60th minute of play forced ALL RAVENS's goalkeeper Aristides Remigio to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The referee felt a red card was in order, 64 minutes into the game, when Ismael Nerio put in a rough tackle. Ismael Nerio kicked well hit freekick during the 64th minute of the match. If Silvano Blanco had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 75th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 78th minute Honorato Ignazio shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Gavino Oso saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. If Filiberto Lixandro had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 80th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Aristides Remigio made a fantastic save in the 88th minute, when Gualterio Machado sent off a good shot on target. Silvano Blanco recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 92nd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Terremoto Xeneize's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.