U21 League

Súper Arena Azul
Spectators: 174 (Terracing: 131, Seating: 40, VIP seats: 3) Llorian Candelaria started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Xilo Cortada sent away a hard shot on goal in the 3rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Kyle Walker charged in rather forcefully in the 6th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Kyle Walker the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 6th minute, Kyle Walker hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. MILLONARIOS FC's Eleazar Betzanos played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Llorian Candelaria in the 8th minute of play. ♠♥ Stardust Crusaders ♣♦'s attack was well implemented in the 8th minute, but when Llorian Candelaria was about to shoot he didn't get a good hit on the ball and it hit the crossbar and flew over. Goal Kick. 13 minutes into the match, Xilo Cortada had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Eleazar Betzanos. MILLONARIOS FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Xilo Cortada was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. Ferman Arrieta hit a great freekick 16 minutes into the match. Edgardo Fuica came out of the goal in the 28th minute to try and stop a shot by MILLONARIOS FC's Ovidio Liebana. But to his dismay, Ovidio Liebana quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-2. Eleazar Betzanos made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Llorian Candelaria in the 31st minute of play. After a rather tough play, MILLONARIOS FC's Stanislao Brau got a free kick in the 33rd minute. MILLONARIOS FC's Eleazar Betzanos played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Xilo Cortada in the 36th minute of play. With a little luck, ♠♥ Stardust Crusaders ♣♦'s Edgardo Fuica got control of the ball when Luis Díaz tried to sneak it across the goal line. MILLONARIOS FC's Eleazar Betzanos played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Xilo Cortada in the 38th minute of play. 39 minutes into the game, Markel Robles was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. MILLONARIOS FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave ♠♥ Stardust Crusaders ♣♦ the free kick. The supporters of ♠♥ Stardust Crusaders ♣♦ booed when MILLONARIOS FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 39 match minutes in a wonderful position. Markel Robles didn't get a good kick on the ball. Eleazar Betzanos showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Xilo Cortada in the 40th minute of the match. Llorian Candelaria scored 1-3 in the 44th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Eleazar Betzanos, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 1-3 lead.

After 51 played minutes ♠♥ Stardust Crusaders ♣♦ got a freekick which was hit by Emmanuel Vilaprenyo. Ferman Arrieta's late challenge caught a ♠♥ Stardust Crusaders ♣♦'s player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Ferman Arrieta helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to MILLONARIOS FC getting a freekick after 55 minutes play. Ferman Arrieta hit a great ball. In the 56th minute Llorian Candelaria shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Eleazar Betzanos saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The audience thought a goal was coming when Xilo Cortada got free with Eleazar Betzanos in the 58th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. An unexpectedly hard shot by Xilo Cortada in the 60th minute of play forced MILLONARIOS FC's goalkeeper Eleazar Betzanos to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Eleazar Betzanos took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Xilo Cortada, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. ♠♥ Stardust Crusaders ♣♦'s Xavion Zeppeli was substituted for Giovanni Giorno. After 68 played minutes ♠♥ Stardust Crusaders ♣♦ got a freekick which was hit by Ciro Aguilera. In the 69th match minute, MILLONARIOS FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Stanislao Brau to maneuver through the defense. Eleazar Betzanos took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ciro Aguilera, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Eleazar Betzanos made a fantastic save in the 75th minute, when Xilo Cortada sent off a good shot on target. Eleazar Betzanos showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ciro Aguilera, who was totally free with the ball in the 79th minute. In the 81st minute Ovidio Liebana shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Edgardo Fuica saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 82nd minute, Luis Díaz ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Edgardo Fuica was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-4. MILLONARIOS FC's Eleazar Betzanos proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 85th minute of the match, managed to save MILLONARIOS FC from getting a goal against them. 85 minutes into the match, MILLONARIOS FC's goalkeeper Eleazar Betzanos had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Xilo Cortada. In the 90th minute, Xilo Cortada hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. ♠♥ Stardust Crusaders ♣♦ walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.