U21 League

Jorge Guinzburg
Spectators: 152 (Terracing: 114, Seating: 35, VIP seats: 3) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Jacobo Magdaleno made the kick off which started today's match. Erasmo Salvidor came out of the goal in the 4th minute to try and stop a shot by NUMBA's Apolo Piarres. But to his dismay, Apolo Piarres quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-1. Juan Perrando made a fantastic save in the 7th minute, when Esteve Gasteiz sent off a good shot on target. After a rather tough play, NUMBA's Jacobo Magdaleno got a free kick in the 8th minute. Erasmo Salvidor made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jacobo Magdaleno in the 16th minute of play. Juan Perrando made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Joaquin Gallardo in the 18th minute of play. A collision led to NUMBA getting a freekick after 22 minutes play. Apolo Piarres hit a great ball. In the 25th minute, Apolo Piarres ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Erasmo Salvidor was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-2. A collision led to Altos Gatos FC getting a freekick after 27 minutes play. Joaquin Gallardo hit a great ball. A collision led to Altos Gatos FC getting a freekick after 29 minutes play. Felix Banegas hit a great ball. With a little luck, NUMBA's Juan Perrando got control of the ball when Joaquin Gallardo tried to sneak it across the goal line. Joaquin Gallardo's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Juan Perrando read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 37th minute of play. In the 39th minute, Altos Gatos FC's Esteve Gasteiz dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 2-2. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jacobo Magdaleno in the 47th minute of play forced Altos Gatos FC's goalkeeper Erasmo Salvidor to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Joaquin Gallardo made a kick off. In the 51st minute, Felix Banegas ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Juan Perrando was frozen by the shot and now it was 3-2. In the 60th minute, Apolo Piarres got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Apolo Piarres scored 3-4 in the 62nd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Erasmo Salvidor, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Feliberto Virila received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 71st minute. Juan Perrando tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Erasmo Salvidor was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Americo Gilabert showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 4-5 in the 75 minute of play. After some careless play in the NUMBA defense, Joaquin Gallardo kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Juan Perrando. The NUMBA fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Juan Perrando should have stopped the shot. Juan Perrando showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Esteve Gasteiz, who was totally free with the ball in the 81st minute. In the 84th minute, Jacobo Magdaleno made a precise shot to the right of Erasmo Salvidor. Altos Gatos FC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 5-6. With a little luck, Altos Gatos FC's Erasmo Salvidor got control of the ball when Apolo Piarres tried to sneak it across the goal line. Feliberto Virila sent away a hard shot on goal in the 90th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After some careless play in the Altos Gatos FC defense, Jacobo Magdaleno kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Erasmo Salvidor. The Altos Gatos FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Erasmo Salvidor should have stopped the shot.