U18 League

Estadio Nagano
Spectators: 153 (Terracing: 115, Seating: 35, VIP seats: 3) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Almandoz Argomedo got the match started through his kick off. Ubaldo Elguero showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Wilber Castaneda in the 7th minute of the match. 9 minutes into the match, Todd Hamilton notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of NAGANO F.C's Ubaldo Elguero. Ubaldo Elguero was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Ubaldo Elguero showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Todd Hamilton, who was totally free with the ball in the 16th minute. Xzaver Ben's late challenge caught a AC DeMiRHaN's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Xzaver Ben helped the player get up and apologised. Xzaver Ben hit a great freekick 17 minutes into the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Todd Hamilton in the 24th minute of play forced NAGANO F.C's goalkeeper Ubaldo Elguero to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Ubaldo Elguero made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Todd Hamilton in the 26th minute of play. A collision led to NAGANO F.C getting a freekick after 26 minutes play. Lisandro Orbea hit a great ball. Ubaldo Elguero showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Wilber Castaneda in the 32nd minute of the match. After a rather tough play, NAGANO F.C's Ubelteso Teixido got a free kick in the 33rd minute. After 37 minutes, Francisco Yoder mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the AC DeMiRHaN and the NAGANO F.C players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to AC DeMiRHaN getting a freekick after 37 minutes play. Francisco Yoder hit a great ball. Xano Tipular hit a great freekick 41 minutes into the match. Ubaldo Elguero showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Todd Hamilton, who was totally free with the ball in the 43rd minute.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Wilber Castaneda made a kick off. 52 minutes into the match, AC DeMiRHaN's goal looked a bit too open when Xencio Revillas came free, but Hans McCann reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Hans McCann showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Sergio Carredelo, who was totally free with the ball in the 60th minute. In the 63rd minute, Jesus Palacios hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Trivniño Meca took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 63rd minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Hans McCann. AC DeMiRHaN's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. The crowd rose to their feet as AC DeMiRHaN's Todd Hamilton slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Ubaldo Elguero. That made the score 0-3 after 66 minutes of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Todd Hamilton got free with Ubaldo Elguero in the 69th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Ubaldo Elguero was a little too slow when Todd Hamilton got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 76th minute. The score was now 0-4. In the 81st minute, Xencio Revillas made a precise shot to the right of Hans McCann. AC DeMiRHaN's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-4. In the 88th minute, Sergio Carredelo made a precise shot to the right of Hans McCann. AC DeMiRHaN's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-4. Xano Tipular charged in rather forcefully in the 91st minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Xano Tipular the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 91st minute, Xano Tipular hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. A hard shot by Jesus Palacios from long distance, 92 minutes into the match, got Ubaldo Elguero's attention. Through a fast twist with his body, he could stop the ball from going in on his right side. When the match had gone on for 94 minutes, Todd Hamilton took a quick shot and it went in 2-5 without a chance for Ubaldo Elguero to make any attempt to save it. AC DeMiRHaN were delighted with the way they had won the match. They had held their defensive line well and made the most of their chances, to claim a victory over NAGANO F.C's much stronger midfield.