U21 League

La fortaleza
Spectators: 144 (Terracing: 109, Seating: 33, VIP seats: 2) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Horacio Xabier kicked off to start the match. Horacio Xabier scored 0-1 in the 4th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Igor Janpier, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Ariel Iliana might have been able to make a better finish in the 7th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Igor Janpier. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Ariel Iliana ran back to his position shaking his head. A collision led to Stronghold S.A getting a freekick after 9 minutes play. Mirko Vaagenstoft hit a great ball. In the 15th minute Ariel Iliana shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Igor Janpier saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Igor Janpier made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Horacio Xabier in the 16th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ariel Iliana in the 25th minute of play forced Chelforó's goalkeeper Igor Janpier to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Lisandro Demesio during the 28th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 30th minute, Ariel Iliana ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Igor Janpier was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-3. Mirko Vaagenstoft hit a great freekick 33 minutes into the match. Horacio Xabier took the ball and in the 36 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Igor Janpier. Igor Janpier dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-4. Igor Janpier took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Horacio Xabier, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 43 minutes, Jonas Natanael mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Stronghold S.A and the Chelforó players grew even worse after the yellow card. After 43 played minutes Stronghold S.A got a freekick which was hit by Jonas Natanael. In the 45th minute, Zacarias Erasto 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. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-4.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Carolo Obeko made a kick off. Federico Abascal showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Carolo Obeko in the 54th minute of the match. In the 55th match minute, Chelforó was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Carolo Obeko to maneuver through the defense. The crowd rose to their feet as Stronghold S.A's Ariel Iliana slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Igor Janpier. That made the score 0-5 after 58 minutes of play. In the 64th minute, Ariel Iliana 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. In the 66th minute Horacio Xabier shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Igor Janpier saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After having played for 68 minutes, Froilan Ikatz managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Chelforó's supporters crossed their fingers, but Froilan Ikatz 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, Stronghold S.A's Placido Ondino got a free kick in the 76th minute. 81 minutes into the game, Anibal Elodio was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Chelforó's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Stronghold S.A the free kick. The supporters of Stronghold S.A booed when Chelforó was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 81 match minutes in a wonderful position. Anibal Elodio didn't get a good kick on the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Horacio Xabier in the 90th minute of play forced Chelforó's goalkeeper Igor Janpier to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 92nd minute, Ariel Iliana 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. 94 minutes into the match, Chelforó's goal looked a bit too open when Horacio Xabier came free, but Igor Janpier reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Stronghold S.A's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.