U21 League

Estadio L.M.Pescetti
Spectators: 151 (Terracing: 114, Seating: 34, VIP seats: 3) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Clemente Ciano got the match started through his kick off. Antonio Maties made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Angel Natal in the 3rd minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Angel Natal in the 9th minute of play forced CoKoCha's goalkeeper Antonio Maties to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The supporters of Nippur de Lagash 2 booed when CoKoCha was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 12 match minutes in a wonderful position. Santiago Bitxintxo didn't get a good kick on the ball. Angel Natal was probably a little too eager to shoot when he, in the 12th played minute, shot the ball from way out. The shot was hard, but the ball flew wide of the goal. After a rather tough play, CoKoCha's Felix Havier got a free kick in the 13th minute. Jonathan De Mitri made an important save on a dangerous shot by Marcelo Neron in the 16th minute. Antonio Maties made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Clemente Ciano in the 22nd minute of play. In the 24th minute, Vinicio Kinsen hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. CoKoCha's Antonio Maties played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Angel Natal in the 26th minute of play. 30 minutes into the match, Clemente Ciano notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of CoKoCha's Antonio Maties. Antonio Maties was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Jonathan De Mitri showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Nicanor Roland in the 35th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Clemente Ciano in the 36th minute of play forced CoKoCha's goalkeeper Antonio Maties to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 37 minutes, Braulio Monico mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Nippur de Lagash 2 and the CoKoCha players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 37th minute, Braulio Monico hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Eustaquio Guerrero kicked well hit freekick during the 38th minute of the match. After having played for 41 minutes, Angel Natal managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Nippur de Lagash 2's supporters crossed their fingers, but Angel Natal was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After a rather tough play, CoKoCha's Felix Havier got a free kick in the 42nd minute. 43 minutes into the match, Nippur de Lagash 2's Angel Natal broke free and took a long shot that unfortunately flew wide. A fine initiative that could have resulted in a goal. Antonio Maties made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Clemente Ciano in the 45th minute of play. In the 48thth minute of the game Angel Natal who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but CoKoCha's Antonio Maties was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-1 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Zacarias Valerio to make the kick off. In the 53rd minute of the match, Angel Natal got a very nice opportunity to score, but Antonio Maties was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. Jonathan De Mitri showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Nicanor Roland, who was totally free with the ball in the 55th minute. After 56 minutes, Angel Natal mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Nippur de Lagash 2 and the CoKoCha players grew even worse after the yellow card. The supporters of CoKoCha booed when Nippur de Lagash 2 was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 56 match minutes in a wonderful position. Angel Natal didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 57 played minutes, CoKoCha's Marcelo Neron shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Jonathan De Mitri came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in CoKoCha reached it. In the 58th minute of the match Natalio Chuse sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Jonathan De Mitri skillfully saved the ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Clemente Ciano got free with Antonio Maties in the 60th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. CoKoCha's Antonio Maties proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 63rd minute of the match, managed to save CoKoCha from getting a goal against them. CoKoCha's Antonio Maties played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Lorenzo Bertran in the 66th minute of play. In the 69th minute Clemente Ciano shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Antonio Maties saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. A collision led to CoKoCha getting a freekick after 70 minutes play. Marcelo Neron hit a great ball. Antonio Maties showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Angel Natal, who was totally free with the ball in the 72nd minute. The audience thought a goal was coming when Clemente Ciano got free with Antonio Maties in the 76th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. The supporters of Nippur de Lagash 2 booed when CoKoCha was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 77 match minutes in a wonderful position. Santiago Bitxintxo didn't get a good kick on the ball. Nippur de Lagash 2's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Angel Natal in the 79th minute. The corner went over the outstretched arms of CoKoCha's goalie and right to Gaudencio Padro. He fired away a shot at goal, but the shot had too much spin, and it went just outside the goal. CoKoCha's manager breathed a sigh of relief on the sidelines as his team had managed to escape an almost certain goal. Lorenzo Bertran received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 83rd minute. Antonio Maties tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After having played for 85 minutes, Clemente Ciano managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Nippur de Lagash 2's supporters crossed their fingers, but Clemente Ciano was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. CoKoCha's Antonio Maties played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gaudencio Padro in the 87th minute of play. In the 94th minute of the match Santiago Bitxintxo shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Jonathan De Mitri showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. When the final whistle sounded Nippur de Lagash 2 left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than CoKoCha.