U23 League

La Fortaleza
Spectators: 145 (Terracing: 110, Seating: 33, VIP seats: 2) La Zabaleta's Cesar Indalecio started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. An unexpectedly hard shot by Baldomiro Oliverios in the 3rd minute of play forced La Zabaleta's goalkeeper Eske Aksel to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After some careless play in the La Zabaleta defense, Jaime Jerico kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Eske Aksel. The La Zabaleta fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Eske Aksel should have stopped the shot. Eske Aksel took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jaime Jerico, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 14 played minutes La Zabaleta got a freekick which was hit by Gaspar Lastur. Eske Aksel took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jaime Jerico, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Isidro Adrio kicked well hit freekick during the 18th minute of the match. After a rather tough play, Gaviotas FC's Sebastian Gimenez got a free kick in the 19th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jaime Jerico in the 21st minute of play forced La Zabaleta's goalkeeper Eske Aksel to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Eske Aksel showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jaime Jerico, who was totally free with the ball in the 24th minute. Eske Aksel took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jaime Jerico, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. If Sebastian Gimenez had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 28th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Eske Aksel took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jaime Jerico, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Isidro Adrio might have been able to make a better finish in the 33rd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Pedro Asur. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Isidro Adrio ran back to his position shaking his head. If Cesar Indalecio had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 40th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Disappointed in the 0-4 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Jaime Jerico stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. In the 55th minute of the match, Jaime Jerico got a very nice opportunity to score, but Eske Aksel was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. La Zabaleta's Eske Aksel proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 55th minute of the match, managed to save La Zabaleta from getting a goal against them. Eske Aksel was a little too slow when Jaime Jerico got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 61st minute. The score was now 0-5. Gaviotas FC made a substitution. Ildefonso Ortle replaced Baldomiro Oliverios. In the 69th minute, Ildefonso Ortle ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Eske Aksel was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-6. Eske Aksel didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Jaime Jerico went, in the 73rd minute, to the upper right corner, 0-7 was the resulting score. La Zabaleta's Eske Aksel proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 79th minute of the match, managed to save La Zabaleta from getting a goal against them. Cesar Indalecio sent away a hard shot on goal in the 82nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 86 minutes into the match, La Zabaleta's goalkeeper Eske Aksel had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Jaime Jerico. 87 minutes into the match, La Zabaleta's goal looked a bit too open when Ildefonso Ortle came free, but Eske Aksel reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Eske Aksel made a fantastic save in the 89th minute, when Jaime Jerico sent off a good shot on target. Eske Aksel made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ildefonso Ortle in the 90th minute of play. With a little luck, La Zabaleta's Eske Aksel got control of the ball when Ildefonso Ortle tried to sneak it across the goal line. Eske Aksel showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ildefonso Ortle in the 95th minute of the match. Gaviotas FC played a much better game than La Zabaleta and deserved their victory. The La Zabaleta players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.