U21 League

El Sacro Estadio
Spectators: 174 (Terracing: 131, Seating: 40, VIP seats: 3) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when René Houseman got the match started through his kick off. Ismael Ubarna showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Luis Suárez, who was totally free with the ball in the 3rd minute. Cristian Lorien made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Fernan Lugo in the 12th minute of play. Cable a Tierra's Ismael Ubarna played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by René Houseman in the 13th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cristo Miro in the 14th minute of play forced Cable a Tierra's goalkeeper Ismael Ubarna to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 19 minutes, Eusebio Gorosti made it 1-1 with a short kick to the right side. Sacro Balompié's Cristian Lorien tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. After some fancy dribbling in the 22nd minute, Natalio Chale managed to get in a good position for a shot. Cable a Tierra's supporters rose to their feet, but Natalio Chale was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Cristian Lorien breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. An unexpectedly hard shot by Eusebio Gorosti in the 24th minute of play forced Sacro Balompié's goalkeeper Cristian Lorien to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A collision led to Cable a Tierra getting a freekick after 26 minutes play. Xiao Yuan hit a great ball. Sacro Balompié's Cristian Lorien played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Xiao Yuan in the 38th minute of play. After a defensive mix-up in Sacro Balompié's zone, Victoriano Eztebe stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Cristian Lorien came out of the goal and Victoriano Eztebe tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. With a little luck, Cable a Tierra's Ismael Ubarna got control of the ball when Cristo Miro tried to sneak it across the goal line. 44 minutes into the game, Cable a Tierra's Eusebio Gorosti nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Cristian Lorien made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-2. Disappointed in the 1-2 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Xiao Yuan was the one to do the kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Natalio Chale in the 51st minute of play forced Sacro Balompié's goalkeeper Cristian Lorien to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Cristian Lorien took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Xiao Yuan, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Sacro Balompié made a substitution. Fernando Oro replaced René Houseman. If Fernan Lugo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 67th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Ismael Ubarna took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Dalmacio Naldo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Dalmacio Naldo in the 73rd minute of play forced Cable a Tierra's goalkeeper Ismael Ubarna to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Xiao Yuan could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 77th minute of the match, but Cristian Lorien made a huge save. A collision led to Sacro Balompié getting a freekick after 78 minutes play. Ruud Krol hit a great ball. Cristian Lorien showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Eusebio Gorosti, who was totally free with the ball in the 83rd minute. Ismael Ubarna showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Iker Shepherd, who was totally free with the ball in the 86th minute. Tomas Huly hit a great freekick 90 minutes into the match. Fernando Oro scored 2-2 in the 90th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Ismael Ubarna, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. The second half was just like the first, even and exciting. The match ended in a draw.