U21 League

Estadio Zebolla
Spectators: 152 (Terracing: 114, Seating: 35, VIP seats: 3) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Salas Ibero kicked off to start the match. Chico Ruifrancos received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 5th minute. Silverio Malmonje tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After 7 minutes of play, Audaz FC's Salas Ibero made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Silverio Malmonje was left in no man's land by his defense there! After a defensive mix-up in Zebolla FC's zone, Salas Ibero stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Silverio Malmonje came out of the goal and Salas Ibero tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 16 minutes into the match, Zebolla FC's goal looked a bit too open when Salas Ibero came free, but Silverio Malmonje reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. If Salas Ibero had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 19th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 23 minutes, Montez Monterroso mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Zebolla FC and the Audaz FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 23rd minute, Montez Monterroso hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Vergaray Esquide stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Che Montecino's shot from short distance in the 26th minute. After some careless play in the Audaz FC defense, Che Montecino kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Vergaray Esquide. The Audaz FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Vergaray Esquide should have stopped the shot. Vergaray Esquide showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Che Montecino, who was totally free with the ball in the 32nd minute. 33 minutes into the match, Zebolla FC's goal looked a bit too open when Salas Ibero came free, but Silverio Malmonje reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 43rd minute the ball was on its way in behind Audaz FC's goalkeeper Vergaray Esquide, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Montez Monterroso was shown his second yellow card after 45 minutes, following a rather ugly tackle on opponent. That was the end of his participation in the match. In the 46th match minute, Zebolla FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Montez Monterroso to maneuver through the defense.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Salbatore Septien to strike the kick off in the second half. Vergaray Esquide stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Salbatore Septien's shot from short distance in the 51st minute. After a rather tough play, Zebolla FC's Salvadore Sanles got a free kick in the 59th minute. 68 minutes into the match, Chico Ruifrancos had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Silverio Malmonje. Zebolla FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Chico Ruifrancos was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-2. Zebolla FC's Lleir Guaras was substituted for Che Montecino. Silverio Malmonje showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Salas Ibero in the 76th minute of the match. After 77 played minutes Zebolla FC got a freekick which was hit by Iago Tezano. The corner ended in Victoro Laures almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Zebolla FC's Silverio Malmonje did a great save. Aznar Guillamas lost his temper 86 minutes into the game and shoved another player to the ground. He was immediately shown a red card. After 86 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Zebolla FC! The goalkeeper, Silverio Malmonje, was totally fooled by Audaz FC's Victoro Laures, who 89 minutes into the game made a penalty shot that went in on the goalkeeper's left side. Chico Ruifrancos received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 92nd minute. Silverio Malmonje tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The Zebolla FC supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching Audaz FC's performance. The match ended with a win for Audaz FC.