U18 League

Kurt Tank
Spectators: 150 (Terracing: 113, Seating: 34, VIP seats: 3) C A U's Alfredo Distiratsu started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. An unexpectedly hard shot by Rosendo Guillelme in the 3rd minute of play forced Huckebein's goalkeeper Florencio Gartzi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 3 played minutes Huckebein got a freekick which was hit by Bernabe Arnau. If Ronaldão Castolo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 5th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The supporters of Huckebein booed when C A U was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 15 match minutes in a wonderful position. Gaston Gartzea didn't get a good kick on the ball. After a defensive mix-up in C A U's zone, Zacarias Mazuste stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Lionel-Andrés Messi came out of the goal and Zacarias Mazuste tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 20th minute, Alfredo Distiratsu ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Florencio Gartzi was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. In the 23rd minute, Rosendo Guillelme left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The C A U fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-2. After a rather tough play, Huckebein's Amador Caton got a free kick in the 27th minute. After a defensive mix-up in Huckebein's zone, Rick Harrison stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Florencio Gartzi came out of the goal and Rick Harrison tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 32nd minute Alfredo Distiratsu shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Florencio Gartzi saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Florencio Gartzi showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ronaldão Castolo, who was totally free with the ball in the 34th minute. 36 minutes into the game, C A U's Rosendo Guillelme nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Florencio Gartzi made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-3. Huckebein's Florencio Gartzi played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Alfredo Distiratsu in the 39th minute of play. After 48 minutes of play, C A U's Ronaldão Castolo made it 0-4 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Florencio Gartzi was left in no man's land by his defense there! Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-4 lead.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Silvestre Gonza made a kick off. With an all-out effort, C A U's Florencio Gartzi threw himself towards the right post 55 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Gaston Gartzea, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. C A U's Narciso Rutenio was substituted for Rosendo Guillelme. 62 minutes into the game, Baldomero Enekoitz threw the ball into play from the sideline. Huckebein's Bernabe Arnau quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. After 63 minutes, Gaston Gartzea mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the C A U and the Huckebein players grew even worse after the yellow card. Gaston Gartzea kicked well hit freekick during the 63rd minute of the match. Bernabe Arnau's late challenge caught a C A U's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Bernabe Arnau helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to Huckebein getting a freekick after 69 minutes play. Bernabe Arnau hit a great ball. Florencio Gartzi made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Narciso Rutenio in the 71st minute of play. Florencio Gartzi took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ronaldão Castolo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The crowd rose to their feet as C A U's Ronaldão Castolo slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Florencio Gartzi. That made the score 0-6 after 74 minutes of play. 80 minutes into the game, Ronaldão Castolo cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-7. Florencio Gartzi was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. 87 minutes into the match, Huckebein's goal looked a bit too open when Gaston Gartzea came free, but Florencio Gartzi reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Florencio Gartzi made a fantastic save in the 88th minute, when Ronaldão Castolo sent off a good shot on target. The audience thought a goal was coming when Ronaldão Castolo got free with Florencio Gartzi in the 89th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Florencio Gartzi showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Narciso Rutenio, who was totally free with the ball in the 92nd minute. Florencio Gartzi was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Narciso Rutenio showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 0-8 in the 92 minute of play. Florencio Gartzi took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Narciso Rutenio, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When the match had gone on for 97 minutes, Alfredo Distiratsu took a quick shot and it went in 0-9 without a chance for Florencio Gartzi to make any attempt to save it. When the match was over C A U could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than Huckebein throughout the match.