U21 League

PLAZA JEWELL
Spectators: 152 (Terracing: 114, Seating: 35, VIP seats: 3) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Lucas Remigio made the kick off which started today's match. 7 minutes into the match, La France FC's Nicolas Ieltxu sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Manuel Pirmin narrowly saved just below the crossbar. When Gaston Galsino came up free with the goalie in the 11th minute, the Plaza Jewell 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 Gaston Galsino couldn't finish the play. Plaza Jewell's Manuel Pirmin played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Lucas Remigio in the 14th minute of play. In the 24th minute, Gaston Galsino ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Placido Mercurio was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-0. Denis Milio hit a great freekick 30 minutes into the match. In the 31st minute of the match Leonardo Gartzea sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Manuel Pirmin skillfully saved the ball. The audience was convinced that Nicolas Ieltxu's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Manuel Pirmin was relentless in the 35th minute of the game. After 36 played minutes La France FC got a freekick which was hit by Emilio Galindo. Cayetano Playo hit a great freekick 38 minutes into the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lucas Remigio in the 41st minute of play forced Plaza Jewell's goalkeeper Manuel Pirmin to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Placido Mercurio made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Denis Milio in the 43rd minute of play. In the 47th match minute, La France FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Cayetano Camerino to maneuver through the defense. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 1-0.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Gaston Galsino stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Leonardo Gartzea charged in rather forcefully in the 54th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Leonardo Gartzea the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to La France FC getting a freekick after 54 minutes play. Leonardo Gartzea hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Silvestre Urtun in the 56th minute of play forced La France FC's goalkeeper Placido Mercurio to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 59th minute, Cirilo Ranolfo hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Placido Mercurio showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Narciso Matro, who was totally free with the ball in the 61st minute. After a rather tough play, La France FC's Leonardo Gartzea got a free kick in the 63rd minute. Gaston Galsino sent away a hard shot on goal in the 64th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Plaza Jewell's Laureano Chabier was substituted for Gaston Galsino. After 66 played minutes La France FC got a freekick which was hit by Lucas Remigio. In the 67th minute Laureano Chabier shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Placido Mercurio saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. A sloppy throw-in by Hugo Valentine in the 69th minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by La France FC's Cayetano Blasco. In the 71st minute Laureano Chabier shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Placido Mercurio saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 73 played minutes La France FC got a freekick which was hit by Lucas Remigio. A collision led to La France FC getting a freekick after 74 minutes play. Lucas Remigio hit a great ball. Placido Mercurio made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Narciso Matro in the 77th minute of play. When Lucas Remigio fell near the penalty area in the 79th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored La France FC's protests and gave Lucas Remigio a yellow card for diving instead. In the 79th match minute, La France FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Lucas Remigio to maneuver through the defense. After a rather tough play, La France FC's Eulalio Mannuel got a free kick in the 85th minute. After 91 minutes of play, Plaza Jewell's Filiberto Gar made it 2-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Placido Mercurio was left in no man's land by his defense there! It was no surprise that this one had ended in a win for the home team. Plaza Jewell had played much better football throughout.