U23 League

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Spectators: 160 (Terracing: 120, Seating: 37, VIP seats: 3) Deportivo Balvanera's Ciro Gombal played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ermegildo Tavio in the 2nd minute of play. Ciro Gombal showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ermegildo Tavio in the 9th minute of the match. With a little luck, El retorno del Pincha's Roy Peto got control of the ball when Cristobal Hulberto tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 13th minute Florentino Petrigai shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Roy Peto saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Ciro Gombal showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Arturo Baladi, who was totally free with the ball in the 15th minute. Ciro Gombal made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Arturo Baladi in the 16th minute of play. Ciro Gombal showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Arturo Baladi in the 17th minute of the match. Victoriano Quintin charged in rather forcefully in the 19th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Victoriano Quintin the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Victoriano Quintin hit a great freekick 20 minutes into the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cristobal Hulberto in the 23rd minute of play forced El retorno del Pincha's goalkeeper Roy Peto to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 24th minute, Ermegildo Tavio made a precise shot to the right of Ciro Gombal. Deportivo Balvanera's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. When Florentino Petrigai came up free with the goalie in the 27th minute, the Deportivo Balvanera 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 Florentino Petrigai couldn't finish the play. Ciro Gombal made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Augusto Asteri in the 37th minute of play. After 38 played minutes Deportivo Balvanera got a freekick which was hit by Victoriano Quintin. Deportivo Balvanera's Florentino Petrigai got a good chance for a goal in the 40th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After a rather tough play, Deportivo Balvanera's Marciano Koldobika got a free kick in the 42nd minute.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Florentino Petrigai to make the kick off. After having played for 52 minutes, Vinicio Checa managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Deportivo Balvanera's supporters crossed their fingers, but Vinicio Checa was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Ciro Gombal showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ermegildo Tavio in the 54th minute of the match. Ciro Gombal showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ermegildo Tavio in the 60th minute of the match. Ciro Gombal showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ermegildo Tavio, who was totally free with the ball in the 60th minute. Ciro Gombal made an important save on a dangerous shot by Augusto Asteri in the 61st minute. The audience thought a goal was coming when Augusto Asteri got free with Ciro Gombal in the 61st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Segundo Shepherd sent away a hard shot on goal in the 63rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. A collision led to Deportivo Balvanera getting a freekick after 66 minutes play. Fabricio Errapel hit a great ball. 70 minutes into the match, Deportivo Balvanera's goal looked a bit too open when Segundo Shepherd came free, but Ciro Gombal reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Ermegildo Tavio could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 73rd minute of the match, but Ciro Gombal made a huge save. Segundo Shepherd could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 76th minute of the match, but Ciro Gombal made a huge save. 79 minutes into the match, El retorno del Pincha's goal looked a bit too open when Cristobal Hulberto came free, but Roy Peto reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Florentino Petrigai in the 81st managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Roy Peto saved El retorno del Pincha from getting behind. 83 minutes into the match, Ermegildo Tavio dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Ciro Gombal, 0-3. An unexpectedly hard shot by Segundo Shepherd in the 87th minute of play forced Deportivo Balvanera's goalkeeper Ciro Gombal to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Deportivo Balvanera's Ciro Gombal played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Segundo Shepherd in the 90th minute of play. El retorno del Pincha'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.