U18 League

TEESTALLA
Spectators: 206 (Terracing: 155, Seating: 47, VIP seats: 4) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Xilo Cortada got the match started through his kick off. In the 5th match minute, United FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Alberto Alda to maneuver through the defense. After a rather tough play, United FC's Martino Trabado got a free kick in the 7th minute. In the 15thth minute of the game Pastor Balza who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Vanadio F.C.'s Frutos Cubas was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. The United FC fans' excitement grew in the 15th match minute when United FC's Pastor Balza looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 0-1 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. In the 18th minute Pastor Balza shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Frutos Cubas saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 21 played minutes Vanadio F.C. got a freekick which was hit by Xuan Presedo. An unexpectedly hard shot by Xilo Cortada in the 22nd minute of play forced Vanadio F.C.'s goalkeeper Frutos Cubas to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A collision led to United FC getting a freekick after 24 minutes play. Martino Trabado hit a great ball. Eugenio Crujeiras charged in rather forcefully in the 27th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Eugenio Crujeiras the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Eugenio Crujeiras kicked well hit freekick during the 27th minute of the match. After having played for 32 minutes, Beltxe PujarµN managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. United FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Beltxe PujarµN was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 38 minutes into the match, Pastor Balza notched a goal, 0-2, to the right of Vanadio F.C.'s Frutos Cubas. Frutos Cubas was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Hondo Beneit hit a great freekick 41 minutes into the match. With a little luck, United FC's Cresconio Cavia got control of the ball when Ikatz Noboa tried to sneak it across the goal line. If Ikatz Noboa had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 43rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. After the first half United FC were leading 0-2. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The wind increased when Ikatz Noboa made the kick off in the second half. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ikatz Noboa in the 51st minute of play forced United FC's goalkeeper Cresconio Cavia to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Frutos Cubas didn't succeed in stopping the ball in the 53rd minute, which inside left pole to 0-3. Vanadio F.C.'s Frutos Cubas played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Xilo Cortada in the 56th minute of play. Frutos Cubas took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Xilo Cortada, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 76th match minute, United FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Aristides Belandia to maneuver through the defense. Vanadio F.C.'s Feliu Solares was substituted for Polo Sebastian. Vanadio F.C. made a substitution. Florencio Iturbe replaced Ikatz Noboa. Aristides Belandia kicked well hit freekick during the 78th minute of the match. In the 78th minute of the match Isaac Landeribar shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Cresconio Cavia showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. Xilo Cortada hit a great freekick 80 minutes into the match. In the 88th minute Narciso Vaz shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Cresconio Cavia saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Xilo Cortada had several of the Vanadio F.C.'s defenders around him in the penalty area when he, after 90 minutes of play, received a pass and succeeded in some way to shoot a shot which went straight ahead into goal. This resulted in a 0-4 score and a disappointed Frutos Cubas as he didn't even see the shot coming. 96 minutes into the game, Pirro Pereta was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. United FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Vanadio F.C. the free kick. Pirro Pereta hit a great freekick 96 minutes into the match. The Vanadio F.C. fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. United FC were clearly better and deserved to take the win.