U21 League

Gerner Norstrand
Spectators: 147 (Terracing: 111, Seating: 34, VIP seats: 2) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Vladimiro Costante kicked off to start the match. Alfredo Jago took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Rafael Napier, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 6 minutes into the match, Naboonga OFF's goal looked a bit too open when Hugo Fidele came free, but Alfredo Jago reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 7th minute, Benicio Felipillo left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The El ultimo fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. 11 minutes into the match, Naboonga OFF's Vladimiro Costante sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Gualterio Lluc narrowly saved just below the crossbar. 13 minutes into the game, Erubiel Gorka was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. El ultimo's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Naboonga OFF the free kick. Erubiel Gorka hit a great freekick 13 minutes into the match. Silvio Txerran missed a clear chance of a goal when in the 15 minute of the game fired away a shot, but unfortunally the ball went out to the Gualterio Lluc right hand side. In the 18th minute, Tomas George reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Gualterio Lluc. The goal made the score 1-1. Naboonga OFF's Tomas George got a good chance for a goal in the 24th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Alfredo Jago came out of the goal in the 26th minute to try and stop a shot by El ultimo's Hugo Fidele. But to his dismay, Hugo Fidele quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-2. After having played for 30 minutes, Orlando Peio managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. El ultimo's supporters crossed their fingers, but Orlando Peio was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 32 minutes into the game, El ultimo's Benicio Felipillo nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Alfredo Jago made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-3. Gualterio Lluc showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Vladimiro Costante, who was totally free with the ball in the 36th minute. Gualterio Lluc was a little too slow when Vladimiro Costante got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 36th minute. The score was now 2-3. Alfredo Jago didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Hugo Fidele went, in the 39th minute, to the upper right corner, 2-4 was the resulting score. Alfredo Jago showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Hugo Fidele, who was totally free with the ball in the 47th minute. The Naboonga OFF players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. El ultimo were winning 2-4.

An unexpectedly hard shot by Hugo Fidele in the 52nd minute of play forced Naboonga OFF's goalkeeper Alfredo Jago to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Timoteo Cordarin hit a great freekick 55 minutes into the match. In the 61st minute, Genaro Palben hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Tomas George fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 69th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Gualterio Lluc having to interfere. El ultimo's Gualterio Lluc played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Tomas George in the 77th minute of play. 77 minutes into the match, El ultimo's goal looked a bit too open when Tomas George came free, but Gualterio Lluc reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Hugo Fidele charged in rather forcefully in the 82nd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Hugo Fidele the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 82nd minute, Hugo Fidele hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Felipe Leoncio's late challenge caught a Naboonga OFF's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Felipe Leoncio helped the player get up and apologised. After 83 played minutes El ultimo got a freekick which was hit by Felipe Leoncio. Silvio Txerran didn't quite understand what happened when in the 85 minute of the game managed to get a great opportunity for a goal and then missed the goal by a feet. Gualterio Lluc showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Timoteo Cordarin in the 88th minute of the match. With 95 minutes on the clock, Erubiel Gorka commited a dangerous tackle. The referee had no choice but to show him the red card. In the 96th match minute, El ultimo was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Erubiel Gorka to maneuver through the defense. After 96 played minutes, Naboonga OFF's Timoteo Cordarin shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Gualterio Lluc 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 Naboonga OFF reached it. Naboonga OFF walked away with a well-earned victory that was much celebrated by the crowd.