U18 League

Estadio Medanitos
Spectators: 205 (Terracing: 154, Seating: 47, VIP seats: 4) Benito Su started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Les Tigres's Paulino Lain played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Nalo Perdices in the 6th minute of play. Botello Villafranca hit a great freekick 7 minutes into the match. After 9 minutes Valhalla F.C.'s defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Siro Urbez who took care of the corner kick. The corner ended in Fausto Aimar almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Valhalla F.C.'s Johans Quintana did a great save. Johans Quintana made an important save on a dangerous shot by Siro Urbez in the 14th minute. In the 15th minute Benito Su shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Johans Quintana saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When Valhalla F.C.'s Nalo Perdices in the 22nd minute got a chance for a shot 22nd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Les Tigres's goalie prevented a goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Nalo Perdices in the 25th minute of play forced Les Tigres's goalkeeper Paulino Lain to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 27th minute, Frasco Espinar left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Valhalla F.C. fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. Siro Urbez scored 1-1 in the 30th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Johans Quintana, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Furtado Pellon took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 35th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Paulino Lain. Les Tigres's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. After a rather tough play, Les Tigres's Abel Estebe got a free kick in the 36th minute. Johans Quintana made a fantastic save in the 43rd minute, when Siro Urbez sent off a good shot on target. When Nalo Perdices fell near the penalty area in the 46th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Valhalla F.C.'s protests and gave Nalo Perdices a yellow card for diving instead. In the 46th match minute, Valhalla F.C. was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Nalo Perdices to maneuver through the defense. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Nalo Perdices to make the kick off. Johans Quintana stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Benito Su's shot from short distance in the 56th minute. Johans Quintana made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Benito Su in the 59th minute of play. With 61 minutes on the clock, Furtado Pellon commited a dangerous tackle. The referee had no choice but to show him the red card. After 60 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Valhalla F.C.! Valhalla F.C.:s Johans Quintana showed great skill when he stopped Benito Su:s penalty. Paulino Lain made an important save on a dangerous shot by Nalo Perdices in the 65th minute. Johans Quintana made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Siro Urbez in the 67th minute of play. In the 69th minute, Nalo Perdices fired away a shot on goal. He put a little to much spin on the ball and sent it just wide of the right post. When Les Tigres's Siro Urbez in the 71st minute got a chance for a shot 71st didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Valhalla F.C.'s goalie prevented a goal. Johans Quintana showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Benito Su in the 74th minute of the match. Jonathan Veronica might have been able to make a better finish in the 76th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Johans Quintana. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Jonathan Veronica ran back to his position shaking his head. In the 77th minute Jonathan Veronica shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Johans Quintana saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Johans Quintana showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Benito Su, who was totally free with the ball in the 80th minute. Paulino Lain took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Botello Villafranca, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 85th match minute, Valhalla F.C. was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Edmundo Llibre to maneuver through the defense. In the 86th minute of the match Siro Urbez shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Johans Quintana showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. In the 89th minute, Benito Su got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. 91 minutes into the match, Valhalla F.C.'s goal looked a bit too open when Siro Urbez came free, but Johans Quintana reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Siro Urbez in the 92nd minute of play forced Valhalla F.C.'s goalkeeper Johans Quintana to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 93 played minutes Valhalla F.C. got a freekick which was hit by Alexandro Gattuso. 97 minutes into the match, Valhalla F.C.'s goal looked a bit too open when Siro Urbez came free, but Johans Quintana reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Both teams had looked equal from kick-off, and no-one was surprised when the match finally ended in a draw.