U18 League

Estadio Medanitos
Spectators: 206 (Terracing: 155, Seating: 47, VIP seats: 4) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Egun Galan got the match started through his kick off. After 2 played minutes United FC got a freekick which was hit by Alberto Alda. Cisco Rubial was in exellent shape and made a fantastic save when he, in the 3rd minute of the match, managed to get hold of the ball after a long shot from Oscar Cloyo. 4 minutes into the game, United FC's Egun Galan nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Paulino Lain made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. Paulino Lain took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Egun Galan, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Martino Trabado made a great header on United FC's corner, it was just that Les Tigres's Paulino Lain managed to reach the ball for a save. Oscar Cloyo hit a great freekick 9 minutes into the match. 11 minutes into the match, Les Tigres's goal looked a bit too open when Egun Galan came free, but Paulino Lain reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Anier Heli hit a great freekick 12 minutes into the match. Egun Galan took the ball and in the 21 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Paulino Lain. Paulino Lain dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-2. United FC's Cisco Rubial proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 26th minute of the match, managed to save United FC from getting a goal against them. Paulino Lain showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Egun Galan in the 34th minute of the match. Les Tigres's Paulino Lain played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Egun Galan in the 34th minute of play. Paulino Lain showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Egun Galan in the 38th minute of the match. Paulino Lain took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gilen Martioda, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 41st minute Gilen Martioda shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Paulino Lain saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Paulino Lain made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gilen Martioda in the 42nd minute of play. 46 minutes into the match, Egun Galan 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 Egun Galan was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-3. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-3.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Jonathan Veronica was the one to do the kick off. Nardo Torrecilla kicked well hit freekick during the 52nd minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Severiano Clemencin in the 57th minute of play forced United FC's goalkeeper Cisco Rubial to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Paulino Lain showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Egun Galan, who was totally free with the ball in the 60th minute. Paulino Lain showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Egun Galan, who was totally free with the ball in the 64th minute. Oscar Cloyo charged in rather forcefully in the 65th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Oscar Cloyo the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 65 played minutes Les Tigres got a freekick which was hit by Oscar Cloyo. 67 minutes into the match, United FC's goal looked a bit too open when Jonathan Veronica came free, but Cisco Rubial reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Cisco Rubial took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Oscar Cloyo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Paulino Lain was out of position in the 74 minute of play, and Alberto Alda capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Alberto Alda really showed his touch with that goal: 0-5. When Abel Estebe fell near the penalty area in the 89th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Les Tigres's protests and gave Abel Estebe a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to Les Tigres getting a freekick after 89 minutes play. Abel Estebe hit a great ball. In the 90th minute of the match Martino Trabado sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Paulino Lain skillfully saved the ball. Martino Trabado took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 96th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Paulino Lain. Les Tigres's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. United FC's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.