U21 League

EL CARMELO
Spectators: 161 (Terracing: 121, Seating: 37, VIP seats: 3) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Gustavo Arrelucea took the kick off in the first half of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Romualdo Hetz in the 2nd minute of play forced Intimos de Reynoso's goalkeeper Oliver Arrelucea to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Norino Zuasnabar sent away a hard shot on goal in the 4th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Nastasio Velastegui hit a great freekick 5 minutes into the match. Oliver Arrelucea showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Romualdo Hetz in the 9th minute of the match. With a little luck, Intimos de Reynoso's Oliver Arrelucea got control of the ball when Aurelio Raffo tried to sneak it across the goal line. Intimos de Reynoso's Oliver Arrelucea played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Romualdo Hetz in the 11th minute of play. 13 minutes had been played when some careless play by Intimos de Reynoso's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Norino Zuasnabar was slow to take the kick. During this time C.D. Pepino’s's players had a chance to rest. Edgardo Oses might have been able to make a better finish in the 20th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Oliver Arrelucea. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Edgardo Oses ran back to his position shaking his head. After a rather tough play, C.D. Pepino’s's Aurelio Raffo got a free kick in the 26th minute. The supporters of C.D. Pepino’s booed when Intimos de Reynoso was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 30 match minutes in a wonderful position. Leonardo Freire didn't get a good kick on the ball. The audience was convinced that Romualdo Hetz's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Oliver Arrelucea was relentless in the 31st minute of the game. Oliver Arrelucea didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Aurelio Raffo went, in the 33rd minute, to the upper right corner, 1-0 was the resulting score. After some careless play in the Intimos de Reynoso defense, Romualdo Hetz kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Oliver Arrelucea. The Intimos de Reynoso fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Oliver Arrelucea should have stopped the shot. After 43 played minutes C.D. Pepino’s got a freekick which was hit by Maximino Cortazar. Romualdo Hetz kicked well hit freekick during the 45th minute of the match.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Romualdo Hetz stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. After 51 minutes of play, C.D. Pepino’s's Norino Zuasnabar made it 3-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Oliver Arrelucea was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 54th minute Romualdo Hetz shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Oliver Arrelucea saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When Norino Zuasnabar came up free with the goalie in the 55th minute, the C.D. Pepino’s 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 Norino Zuasnabar couldn't finish the play. In the 57th match minute, C.D. Pepino’s was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Maximino Cortazar to maneuver through the defense. Oliver Arrelucea showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Norino Zuasnabar, who was totally free with the ball in the 59th minute. 62 minutes into the match, Intimos de Reynoso's goal looked a bit too open when Romualdo Hetz came free, but Oliver Arrelucea reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Ubaldo Matildo Landoff took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Juan Arrelucea, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Romualdo Hetz in the 66th minute of play forced Intimos de Reynoso's goalkeeper Oliver Arrelucea to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Maximino Cortazar kicked well hit freekick during the 67th minute of the match. 72 minutes into the match, Norino Zuasnabar had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Oliver Arrelucea. Intimos de Reynoso's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Norino Zuasnabar was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 4-0. C.D. Pepino’s made a substitution. Teodosio Estévez replaced Romualdo Hetz. Intimos de Reynoso's Oliver Arrelucea played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Aurelio Raffo in the 79th minute of play. Norino Zuasnabar fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 82nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Oliver Arrelucea having to interfere. C.D. Pepino’s made a substitution. Ervigio Jaras replaced Norino Zuasnabar. Edgardo Oses sent away a hard shot on goal in the 84th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 87th minute of the game Nastasio Velastegui made a throw-in which Andrew Manteca played forward. When Celino Escobillana fell near the penalty area in the 90th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored C.D. Pepino’s's protests and gave Celino Escobillana a yellow card for diving instead. After 90 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for C.D. Pepino’s! 95 minutes into the match, Aurelio Raffo had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Oliver Arrelucea. Intimos de Reynoso's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Aurelio Raffo was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 5-0. C.D. Pepino’s's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.