U21 League

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Spectators: 174 (Terracing: 131, Seating: 40, VIP seats: 3) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Shannon Theilacker took the kick off in the first half of the match. Dennis Bender came free with the goalkeeper in the 3rd minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Marino Sadin could save by the left post. Florentino Manterola hit a great freekick 3 minutes into the match. Manolito Neira received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 7th minute. Agustina Ortiz tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After 12 played minutes Colo-Colo got a freekick which was hit by Lucho Pérez. 13 minutes into the match, Stanton Cash had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Marino Sadin. Colo-Colo's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Stanton Cash was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-0. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Lucho Pérez in the 22nd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Agustina Ortiz saved Dep. Moron from getting behind. Dennis Bender fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 23rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Marino Sadin having to interfere. Marino Sadin was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Shannon Theilacker showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 2-0 in the 28 minute of play. Colo-Colo's Marino Sadin proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 31st minute of the match, managed to save Colo-Colo from getting a goal against them. 35 minutes into the match, Dep. Moron's goal looked a bit too open when Frank Lobos came free, but Agustina Ortiz reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Lucho Pérez in the 36th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Agustina Ortiz saved Dep. Moron from getting behind. The audience was convinced that Frank Lobos's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Agustina Ortiz was relentless in the 38th minute of the game. 40 minutes into the game, Joel Zuburu was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Colo-Colo's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Dep. Moron the free kick. A collision led to Colo-Colo getting a freekick after 40 minutes play. Joel Zuburu hit a great ball. A collision led to Dep. Moron getting a freekick after 43 minutes play. Stanton Cash hit a great ball. Agustina Ortiz showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Lucho Pérez, who was totally free with the ball in the 44th minute. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Simon Anthony during the 45th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. A collision led to Dep. Moron getting a freekick after 45 minutes play. Simon Anthony hit a great ball. Agustina Ortiz made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Manolito Neira in the 46th minute of play. Colo-Colo's Marino Sadin played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Dennis Bender in the 47th minute of play. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 2-0 at half-time.

Shannon Theilacker sent away a hard shot on goal in the 50th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 55th minute, Mario Grana hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Shannon Theilacker recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 59th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 64th match minute, Colo-Colo was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Manolito Neira to maneuver through the defense. Agustina Ortiz showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Florentino Manterola, who was totally free with the ball in the 67th minute. 69 minutes into the game, Colo-Colo's Manolito Neira nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Agustina Ortiz made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-1. Bermejo Pretot's late challenge caught a Dep. Moron's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Bermejo Pretot helped the player get up and apologised. In the 76th minute, Bermejo Pretot hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Bermejo Pretot kicked well hit freekick during the 78th minute of the match. In the 79th minute Shannon Theilacker shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Marino Sadin saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After some fancy dribbling in the 82nd minute, Lucho Pérez managed to get in a good position for a shot. Colo-Colo's supporters rose to their feet, but Lucho Pérez was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Agustina Ortiz breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. If Arturo Vidal had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 82nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Thanks to some nice moves Lucho Pérez could shoot a difficult shot in the 85th minute, which Agustina Ortiz however easily saved by the left post. Colo-Colo made a substitution. Quintén Barrios replaced Lucho Pérez. Quintén Barrios kicked well hit freekick during the 96th minute of the match. Dep. Moron's supporters were highly satisfied with the result. They cheered their team of the pitch, having watched them win a very even match.