U18 League

Arnulfo Iraido
Spectators: 159 (Terracing: 120, Seating: 36, VIP seats: 3) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Jugala Efraim kicked off to start the match. Leon Brion hit a great freekick 7 minutes into the match. Paulino Gaspard didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Remigio Eguzki went, in the 9th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-1 was the resulting score. A collision led to Barrialito AFC getting a freekick after 13 minutes play. Lucas Brais hit a great ball. The supporters of Barrialito AFC booed when Hurboc was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 14 match minutes in a wonderful position. Damian Selatse didn't get a good kick on the ball. Paulino Gaspard showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Damian Selatse in the 17th minute of the match. 19 minutes into the match, Hurboc's goal looked a bit too open when Jugala Efraim came free, but Rosendo Asur reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Fabricio Flores sent away a hard shot on goal in the 21st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 26 minutes into the match, Damian Selatse had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Paulino Gaspard. Barrialito AFC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Damian Selatse was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-2. After 34 minutes of play, Hurboc's Eusebio Koldo made it 0-3 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Paulino Gaspard was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 40th minute Teodosio Txema shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Rosendo Asur saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Hurboc's Rosendo Asur proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 43rd minute of the match, managed to save Hurboc from getting a goal against them.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Damian Selatse was the one to do the kick off. Paulino Gaspard showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Damian Selatse in the 51st minute of the match. After a rather tough play, Hurboc's Ernesto Poncio got a free kick in the 52nd minute. 53 minutes into the match, Hurboc's goal looked a bit too open when Hernan Socorro came free, but Rosendo Asur reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When Hernan Socorro came up free with the goalie in the 55th minute, the Barrialito AFC fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Hernan Socorro couldn't finish the play. In the 57thth minute of the game Fabricio Flores who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Hurboc's Rosendo Asur was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 60th match minute, Hurboc was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ernesto Poncio to maneuver through the defense. The supporters of Hurboc booed when Barrialito AFC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 62 match minutes in a wonderful position. Teodosio Txema didn't get a good kick on the ball. Rosendo Asur showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Fabricio Flores, who was totally free with the ball in the 64th minute. With a little luck, Barrialito AFC's Paulino Gaspard got control of the ball when Damian Selatse tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 73rd match minute, Hurboc was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Bernabe Duardo to maneuver through the defense. In the 74th minute, Fabricio Flores left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Barrialito AFC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-3. Paulino Gaspard showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Eusebio Koldo, who was totally free with the ball in the 77th minute. The supporters of Barrialito AFC booed when Hurboc was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 79 match minutes in a wonderful position. Remigio Eguzki didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 79th minute of the match Arturo Montrel shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Rosendo Asur showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. A collision led to Barrialito AFC getting a freekick after 81 minutes play. Lucas Columbo hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Eusebio Koldo in the 84th minute of play forced Barrialito AFC's goalkeeper Paulino Gaspard to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The crowd rose to their feet as Hurboc's Eusebio Koldo slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Paulino Gaspard. That made the score 1-4 after 89 minutes of play. Hernan Socorro struck a weak shot in the 92nd minute. Rosendo Asur didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Barrialito AFC. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched Hurboc eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.