U18 League

Estadio Graciarena
Spectators: 150 (Terracing: 113, Seating: 34, VIP seats: 3) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Saverio Colon kicked off to start the match. After a rather tough play, TZILACATZIN's Ubaldo Ioritz got a free kick in the 3rd minute. 5 minutes into the game, Augusto Casomiro threw the ball into play from the sideline. TZILACATZIN's Antonio Ibar quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ubaldo Ioritz in the 5th minute of play forced Santamarina AFC's goalkeeper Vladimiro Nisio to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 8th minute, Ubaldo Ioritz ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Vladimiro Nisio was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-0. After some fancy dribbling in the 11th minute, Jesus Bixintxo managed to get in a good position for a shot. TZILACATZIN's supporters rose to their feet, but Jesus Bixintxo was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Vladimiro Nisio breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 12th minute, Ubaldo Ioritz ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Vladimiro Nisio was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-0. Vladimiro Nisio didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Ubaldo Ioritz went, in the 17th minute, to the upper right corner, 3-0 was the resulting score. With a little luck, Santamarina AFC's Vladimiro Nisio got control of the ball when Ubaldo Ioritz tried to sneak it across the goal line. After some fancy dribbling in the 23rd minute, Ubaldo Ioritz managed to get in a good position for a shot. TZILACATZIN's supporters rose to their feet, but Ubaldo Ioritz was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Vladimiro Nisio breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After a defensive mix-up in Santamarina AFC's zone, Ubaldo Ioritz stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Vladimiro Nisio came out of the goal and Ubaldo Ioritz tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The audience was convinced that Ubaldo Ioritz's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Vladimiro Nisio was relentless in the 46th minute of the game. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 3-0 at half-time.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Ubaldo Ioritz was the one to do the kick off. Jesus Bixintxo struck a weak shot in the 53rd minute. Vladimiro Nisio didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for TZILACATZIN. After 53 minutes, Jesus Bixintxo made it 4-0 with a short kick to the right side. Santamarina AFC's Vladimiro Nisio tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. Augusto Casomiro made in the 58th minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by TZILACATZIN's Antonio Ibar. Vladimiro Nisio took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ubaldo Ioritz, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 75 minutes into the game, TZILACATZIN's Ubaldo Ioritz nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Vladimiro Nisio made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 5-0. Domingo Jaume's late challenge caught a Santamarina AFC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Domingo Jaume helped the player get up and apologised. The supporters of Santamarina AFC booed when TZILACATZIN was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 78 match minutes in a wonderful position. Domingo Jaume didn't get a good kick on the ball. Antonio Ibar charged in rather forcefully in the 81st minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Antonio Ibar the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. It was beautiful to see TZILACATZIN's Julio Sal in action when he in the 91st minute dribbled his way through a couple of opponents and the fired away a shot from almost standing still. First the ball seemed to get in, but turned out to be on the outside of the net. A great chance! With a couple of smart ball manuevers Ubaldo Ioritz in the 93rd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Vladimiro Nisio saved Santamarina AFC from getting behind. In the 96th minute, Augusto Casomiro hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Santamarina AFC's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.