U18 League

Valeska Samplezza
Spectators: 175 (Terracing: 132, Seating: 40, VIP seats: 3) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Antxoka Valerón took the kick off in the first half of the match. Ramón Quiroga showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Saturnino Bajo, who was totally free with the ball in the 2nd minute. C.Atl.Torre Monreal 07's Angel Medina played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Dani Gallardo in the 10th minute of play. When F.C. AMERICAN BARÇA's Baldemer Bartumeu in the 12th minute got a chance for a shot 12th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye C.Atl.Torre Monreal 07's goalie prevented a goal. Angel Medina made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Dani Gallardo in the 13th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Joan Gallego in the 16th minute of play forced C.Atl.Torre Monreal 07's goalkeeper Angel Medina to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 19th minute Saturnino Bajo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ramón Quiroga saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Ramón Quiroga made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gorosti Mora in the 21st minute of play. Joaquin Estruch kicked well hit freekick during the 21st minute of the match. Joaquin Estruch's late challenge caught a C.Atl.Torre Monreal 07's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Joaquin Estruch helped the player get up and apologised. After 29 played minutes F.C. AMERICAN BARÇA got a freekick which was hit by Joaquin Estruch. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Zlatan Chepchumba during the 32nd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The supporters of F.C. AMERICAN BARÇA booed when C.Atl.Torre Monreal 07 was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 35 match minutes in a wonderful position. Zlatan Chepchumba didn't get a good kick on the ball. Joan Gallego, 36 minutes into the match, dribbled the ball up the side of the field and decided to take a long shot at the goal. Unfortunately, the ball was poorly hit and landed closer to the corner than to the goal. Ramón Quiroga made an important save on a dangerous shot by Gorosti Mora in the 40th minute. 42 minutes into the match, C.Atl.Torre Monreal 07's goal looked a bit too open when Antxoka Valerón came free, but Angel Medina reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Gabino Andres hit a great freekick 44 minutes into the match. The score stood at 0-0 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Saturnino Bajo to strike the kick off in the second half. In the 54thth minute of the game Antxoka Valerón who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but C.Atl.Torre Monreal 07's Angel Medina was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Ramón Quiroga made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Sancho Zaplana in the 57th minute of play. Gorosti Mora scored 1-0 in the 58th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Ramón Quiroga, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. C.Atl.Torre Monreal 07 made a substitution. Domenech Ramis replaced Saturnino Bajo. 63 minutes into the match, Gorosti Mora had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Ramón Quiroga. F.C. AMERICAN BARÇA's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Gorosti Mora was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-0. C.Atl.Torre Monreal 07 made a substitution. Oliver Domingo replaced Pepe Briso. C.Atl.Torre Monreal 07's Taio Sánchez was substituted for Melquiades Maestro. When Sancho Zaplana fell near the penalty area in the 69th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored C.Atl.Torre Monreal 07's protests and gave Sancho Zaplana a yellow card for diving instead. C.Atl.Torre Monreal 07's Angel Medina proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 72nd minute of the match, managed to save C.Atl.Torre Monreal 07 from getting a goal against them. The supporters of C.Atl.Torre Monreal 07 booed when F.C. AMERICAN BARÇA was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 73 match minutes in a wonderful position. Matxin Losantos didn't get a good kick on the ball. F.C. AMERICAN BARÇA's Ramón Quiroga played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gorosti Mora in the 77th minute of play. In the 87th minute, Zlatan Chepchumba hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 91st minute, Gorosti Mora left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The C.Atl.Torre Monreal 07 fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 3-0. Taio Sánchez received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 96th minute. Ramón Quiroga tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. For all the effort they put into the match, the F.C. AMERICAN BARÇA players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for C.Atl.Torre Monreal 07.