U18 League

Ricardo E. Bochini
Spectators: 150 (Terracing: 113, Seating: 34, VIP seats: 3) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Blas Espiridion got the match started through his kick off. In the 5th minute, Fidel Oriol ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Jonas Birila was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. In the 10th minute Angelo Senen shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jonas Birila saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Jonas Birila showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Fidel Oriol in the 15th minute of the match. Atletico Saladillo FC were awarded a corner in the 16th minute after Ψ virgen Ψ's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Hermengildo Bingen took the corner. In the 21st minute of the match, Fausto Gonzales tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Eustacio Kemen saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. When Sergio Ofelio came up free with the goalie in the 26th minute, the Atletico Saladillo FC 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 Sergio Ofelio couldn't finish the play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Blas Espiridion got free with Eustacio Kemen in the 27th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Eustacio Kemen showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Fausto Gonzales, who was totally free with the ball in the 29th minute. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Fidel Oriol in the 31st minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Jonas Birila prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Eustacio Kemen made an important save on a dangerous shot by Blas Gaizkine in the 40th minute. When Fidel Oriol came up free with the goalie in the 46th minute, the Atletico Saladillo FC 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 Fidel Oriol couldn't finish the play.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Fidel Oriol to make the kick off. Ψ virgen Ψ's defense didn't have a chance, in the 53rd minute, when Sergio Ofelio scored to the left of an out of position Jonas Birila, making the score, 1-2. Eustacio Kemen stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Mauricio Tolino's shot from short distance in the 57th minute. After 58 played minutes Atletico Saladillo FC got a freekick which was hit by Narciso Toli. Ψ virgen Ψ's Abelardo Pes couldn't find anyone to pass the ball to, so he shot a long shot towards the goal in the 59th minute. The shot went wide which resulted in a goal kick for Atletico Saladillo FC. In the 61st minute, Blas Espiridion left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Ψ virgen Ψ fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-2. When Blas Gaizkine fell near the penalty area in the 64th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Ψ virgen Ψ's protests and gave Blas Gaizkine a yellow card for diving instead. Blas Gaizkine kicked well hit freekick during the 64th minute of the match. In the 67th minute, Baldomero Lobo hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Marcos Toli hit a great freekick 69 minutes into the match. When Sergio Ofelio fell near the penalty area in the 73rd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Atletico Saladillo FC's protests and gave Sergio Ofelio a yellow card for diving instead. In the 74th minute, Sergio Ofelio hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Angelo Senen charged in rather forcefully in the 76th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Angelo Senen the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to Ψ virgen Ψ getting a freekick after 78 minutes play. Blas Gaizkine hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Blas Espiridion in the 80th minute of play forced Atletico Saladillo FC's goalkeeper Eustacio Kemen to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Blas Espiridion sent away a hard shot on goal in the 82nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Jonas Birila came out of the goal in the 84th minute to try and stop a shot by Atletico Saladillo FC's Fidel Oriol. But to his dismay, Fidel Oriol quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 2-3. The Atletico Saladillo FC supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Atletico Saladillo FC would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.