U21 League

Canis Lupus XTC
Spectators: 150 (Terracing: 113, Seating: 34, VIP seats: 3) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Urbano Salomone started the match with the kick off. Fernando Isaio was astounded when the referee showed him the red card after a seemingly innocent challenge, 5 minutes into the match. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 5th minute of the game. One of CANIS LUPUS XTC:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of FSX UNITED:s goal. After some fancy dribbling in the 19th minute, Juliano Escuti managed to get in a good position for a shot. FSX UNITED's supporters rose to their feet, but Juliano Escuti was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Victorino Gaizko breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Salomone Berna kicked well hit freekick during the 20th minute of the match. CANIS LUPUS XTC's Victorino Gaizko played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Juliano Escuti in the 23rd minute of play. After 27 minutes, Juliano Escuti made it 0-4 with a short kick to the right side. CANIS LUPUS XTC's Victorino Gaizko tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 31st minute, Narciso Pinto made a precise shot to the right of Victorino Gaizko. CANIS LUPUS XTC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-5. Victorino Gaizko showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Celedonio Araube, who was totally free with the ball in the 38th minute. Victorino Gaizko took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Narciso Pinto, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a defensive mix-up in CANIS LUPUS XTC's zone, Juliano Escuti stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Victorino Gaizko came out of the goal and Juliano Escuti tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. If Narciso Pinto had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 48th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead.

53 minutes into the match, Juliano Escuti had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Victorino Gaizko. CANIS LUPUS XTC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Juliano Escuti was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-6. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Narciso Pinto in the 62nd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Victorino Gaizko prevented the ball from getting in the gole. After a defensive mix-up in CANIS LUPUS XTC's zone, Narciso Pinto stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Victorino Gaizko came out of the goal and Narciso Pinto tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Victorino Gaizko took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Narciso Pinto, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 66th minute, Narciso Pinto got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. The audience was convinced that Narciso Pinto's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Victorino Gaizko was relentless in the 69th minute of the game. An unexpectedly hard shot by Narciso Pinto in the 71st minute of play forced CANIS LUPUS XTC's goalkeeper Victorino Gaizko to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Victorino Gaizko took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Narciso Pinto, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 79th minute, Celedonio Araube got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. The supporters of FSX UNITED booed when CANIS LUPUS XTC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 81 match minutes in a wonderful position. Tobias Pelagius didn't get a good kick on the ball. Narciso Pinto had several of the CANIS LUPUS XTC's defenders around him in the penalty area when he, after 86 minutes of play, received a pass and succeeded in some way to shoot a shot which went straight ahead into goal. This resulted in a 0-9 score and a disappointed Victorino Gaizko as he didn't even see the shot coming. Celedonio Araube received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 93rd minute. Victorino Gaizko tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Victorino Gaizko took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Narciso Pinto, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. FSX UNITED's fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.