U18 League

Flagstaff
Spectators: 148 (Terracing: 114, Seating: 34, VIP seats: 0) Simon Rainey took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Angelo Meruelo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Carmelo Arruda in the 7th minute of play forced Flagstaff's goalkeeper Simon Rainey to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The supporters of CD Municipal booed when Flagstaff was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 9 match minutes in a wonderful position. Dane Moser didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 9th minute, Santxo Saboya sent off a long shot on goal, but the shot was nowhere near the goal and Flagstaff's Simon Rainey didn't even have to move. Carmelo Arruda fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 11th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Simon Rainey having to interfere. If Roosevelt Hollis had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 13th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The supporters of CD Municipal booed when Flagstaff was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 16 match minutes in a wonderful position. Dane Moser didn't get a good kick on the ball. If Carmelo Arruda had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 17th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. When CD Municipal's Jaime Maliaño in the 18th minute got a chance for a shot 18th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Flagstaff's goalie prevented a goal. After a defensive mix-up in CD Municipal's zone, Kermit Regan stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Silvino Oña came out of the goal and Kermit Regan tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Norino Gallinas hit a great freekick 21 minutes into the match. Flagstaff's Simon Rainey played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jaime Maliaño in the 24th minute of play. Simon Rainey showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Carmelo Arruda, who was totally free with the ball in the 26th minute. A collision led to Flagstaff getting a freekick after 30 minutes play. Kirk Miranda hit a great ball. A.J. Sanderson hit a great freekick 32 minutes into the match. In the 36th minute, Angelo Meruelo hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Simon Rainey took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jaime Maliaño, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-2 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The wind increased when Jaime Maliaño made the kick off in the second half. In the 51st minute Carmelo Arruda shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Simon Rainey saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 53 minutes into the game, Carmelo Arruda recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Simon Rainey. Carmelo Arruda showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 0-3. With 56 minutes on the clock, Archie Adams commited a dangerous tackle. The referee had no choice but to show him the red card. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 55th minute of the game. One of Flagstaff:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of CD Municipal:s goal. In the 57th minute there was a penalty for CD Municipal. Santxo Saboya stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Simon Rainey. 0-4. 61 minutes into the game, Cedro Villaelrriego cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-5. Simon Rainey was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Simon Rainey made an important save on a dangerous shot by Jaime Maliaño in the 65th minute. Carmelo Arruda scored 0-6 in the 70th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Simon Rainey, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Santxo Saboya's late challenge caught a Flagstaff's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Santxo Saboya helped the player get up and apologised. The supporters of Flagstaff booed when CD Municipal was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 73 match minutes in a wonderful position. Santxo Saboya didn't get a good kick on the ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Jaime Maliaño got free with Simon Rainey in the 75th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Simon Rainey took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Santxo Saboya, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 80th match minute, CD Municipal was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Angelo Meruelo to maneuver through the defense. In the 84th minute, Carmelo Arruda left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The CD Municipal fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-7. Kirk Miranda kicked well hit freekick during the 87th minute of the match. Simon Rainey took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jaime Maliaño, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Jaime Maliaño was really disappointed when he shot the ball just outside the right post instead of scoring a goal in the 89th minute. CD Municipal's manager could be seen on the sidelines shaking his head and muttering to himself as his team had just wasted another chance. Simon Rainey made an important save on a dangerous shot by Carmelo Arruda in the 92nd minute. Carmelo Arruda scored 0-8 in the 93rd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Simon Rainey, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. After some fancy dribbling in the 97th minute, Roosevelt Hollis managed to get in a good position for a shot. Flagstaff's supporters rose to their feet, but Roosevelt Hollis was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Silvino Oña breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. The Flagstaff fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. CD Municipal were clearly better and deserved to take the win.