U21 League

Academia Juvenil
Spectators: 145 (Terracing: 110, Seating: 33, VIP seats: 2) After 3 minutes of play, Copérnico F.C.'s Alvaro Montrell made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Peder Lefland was left in no man's land by his defense there! After 9 played minutes Copérnico F.C. got a freekick which was hit by Paulino Ledesma. In the 11th minute Alvaro Montrell shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Peder Lefland saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Through an outstanding action, after 13 minutes, Cristian Gau successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. When the match had gone on for 19 minutes, Zhang Zheng Liang put it in 1-2 from a short distance just to the right of Cristian Gau. Peder Lefland made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Siro Bela in the 23rd minute of play. The supporters of Deportivo Juventud FC booed when Copérnico F.C. was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 28 match minutes in a wonderful position. Asopos Katsiavrias didn't get a good kick on the ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 30th minute, Hernan Dolfo managed to get in a good position for a shot. Copérnico F.C.'s supporters rose to their feet, but Hernan Dolfo was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Peder Lefland breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Baltasar Osorio charged in rather forcefully in the 31st minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Baltasar Osorio the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The supporters of Deportivo Juventud FC booed when Copérnico F.C. was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 31 match minutes in a wonderful position. Baltasar Osorio didn't get a good kick on the ball. Hernan Dolfo sent away a hard shot on goal in the 36th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. A collision led to Deportivo Juventud FC getting a freekick after 38 minutes play. Sebastian Felo hit a great ball. An unexpected shot in the 47th minute by Zhang Zheng Liang got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. Disappointed in the 1-3 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Sebastian Felo made a kick off. Siro Bela fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 53rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Peder Lefland having to interfere. In the 56th minute Hernan Dolfo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Peder Lefland saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Peder Lefland made a fantastic save in the 57th minute, when Alvaro Montrell sent off a good shot on target. If Siro Bela had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 59th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Peder Lefland made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Alvaro Montrell in the 64th minute of play. Siro Bela received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 67th minute. Peder Lefland tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The crowd rose to their feet as Alvaro Montrell kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Peder Lefland. That made the score 1-4 in the 70 minute of play. With a little luck, Deportivo Juventud FC's Peder Lefland got control of the ball when Siro Bela tried to sneak it across the goal line. Cristian Gau took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Zhang Zheng Liang, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 82nd minute of the match Deportivo Juventud FC got a corner. Copérnico F.C.'s goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Sebastian Felo ran over to the corner to take the kick. In the 84th match minute, Deportivo Juventud FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Isidro Mirande to maneuver through the defense. When Hernan Dolfo came up free with the goalie in the 84th minute, the Copérnico F.C. fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Hernan Dolfo couldn't finish the play. After a rather tough play, Deportivo Juventud FC's Constantino Benino got a free kick in the 85th minute. Sebastian Felo's late challenge caught a Copérnico F.C.'s player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Sebastian Felo helped the player get up and apologised. The audience thought a goal was coming when Siro Bela got free with Peder Lefland in the 89th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Alvaro Montrell might have been able to make a better finish in the 92nd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Peder Lefland. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Alvaro Montrell ran back to his position shaking his head. After 93 played minutes Deportivo Juventud FC got a freekick which was hit by Baltasar Gonchan. The Deportivo Juventud FC fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. Copérnico F.C. were clearly better and deserved to take the win.