U18 League

Atanasio Girardot
Spectators: 206 (Terracing: 155, Seating: 47, VIP seats: 4) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Albano Esiquio kicked off to start the match. Albano Esiquio charged in rather forcefully in the 2nd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Albano Esiquio the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Albano Esiquio hit a great freekick 2 minutes into the match. Paulino Lain made an important save on a dangerous shot by Eustaquio Castorena in the 3rd minute. Otsoko Zarza could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 6th minute of the match, but Paulino Lain made a huge save. The supporters of Les Tigres booed when Aɾɳσɾ FC. was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 9 match minutes in a wonderful position. Otsoko Zarza didn't get a good kick on the ball. Martin Ostadar kicked well hit freekick during the 16th minute of the match. In the 17th minute, one of Les Tigres:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Les Tigres. In the 22nd minute, Radamel-Falcao García fired away a shot on goal. He put a little to much spin on the ball and sent it just wide of the right post. Vimaro Serans kicked well hit freekick during the 23rd minute of the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Xelo Fernandes got free with Paulino Lain in the 28th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Florencio Iturrate took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Severiano Clemencin, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. A collision led to Aɾɳσɾ FC. getting a freekick after 30 minutes play. Otsoko Zarza hit a great ball. After 31 played minutes, Les Tigres's Albano Esiquio shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Florencio Iturrate came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Les Tigres reached it. In the 36th minute, Ivan Tohias ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Florencio Iturrate was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-1. The audience thought a goal was coming when Xelo Fernandes got free with Paulino Lain in the 46th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort.

67 minutes into the match, Xelo Fernandes notched a goal, 2-1, to the right of Les Tigres's Paulino Lain. Paulino Lain was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Paulino Lain showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Enmanuel Plaza, who was totally free with the ball in the 71st minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Severiano Clemencin in the 76th minute of play forced Aɾɳσɾ FC.'s goalkeeper Florencio Iturrate to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Paulino Lain made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Xelo Fernandes in the 80th minute of play. After 91 minutes of play, Aɾɳσɾ FC.'s Radamel-Falcao García made it 4-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Paulino Lain was left in no man's land by his defense there! 95 minutes into the match, Enmanuel Plaza had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Paulino Lain. Les Tigres's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Enmanuel Plaza was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 5-1. Les Tigres's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.