U21 League

Ciruelandia
Spectators: 175 (Terracing: 132, Seating: 40, VIP seats: 3) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Lucas Grijander started the match with the kick off. Zarando Cordoba took the ball and in the 3 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Unai Simon. Unai Simon dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-0. When Florentino Rodriguez came up free with the goalie in the 5th minute, the Ciruel Academy 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 Florentino Rodriguez couldn't finish the play. The supporters of Ciruel Academy booed when LVCVS AVGVSTI was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 6 match minutes in a wonderful position. Aitor Grau didn't get a good kick on the ball. When Mario Molina fell near the penalty area in the 8th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored LVCVS AVGVSTI's protests and gave Mario Molina a yellow card for diving instead. Mario Molina kicked well hit freekick during the 8th minute of the match. Unai Simon took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Lucas Grijander, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. LVCVS AVGVSTI's Unai Simon played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Zarando Cordoba in the 12th minute of play. Unai Simon made an important save on a dangerous shot by Zarando Cordoba in the 15th minute. Lucas Grijander blasted a shot towards the goal in the 20th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Unai Simon having to make a save. When Ciruel Academy's Zarando Cordoba in the 20th minute got a chance for a shot 20th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye LVCVS AVGVSTI's goalie prevented a goal. Unai Simon made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from José Puyol in the 24th minute of play. After a rather tough play, LVCVS AVGVSTI's Ximo Campello got a free kick in the 26th minute. With his leg Unai Simon managed to avoid a goal in the 29thth minute, when Ciruel Academy's Lucas Grijander fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. In the 39th minute, Ciruel Academy's Lucas Grijander dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 2-0. The supporters of Ciruel Academy booed when LVCVS AVGVSTI was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 44 match minutes in a wonderful position. Edilberto Benítez didn't get a good kick on the ball. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 2-0 at half-time.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Mariano Buenafuente stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. LVCVS AVGVSTI's Unai Simon played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Zarando Cordoba in the 50th minute of play. If Estebano Vuelta had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 53rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Mario Molina was astounded when the referee showed him the red card after a seemingly innocent challenge, 55 minutes into the match. Mario Molina hit a great freekick 56 minutes into the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 57th minute, Florentino Rodriguez managed to get in a good position for a shot. Ciruel Academy's supporters rose to their feet, but Florentino Rodriguez was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Unai Simon breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 59th minute Zarando Cordoba shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Unai Simon saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mariano Buenafuente in the 61st minute of play forced Ciruel Academy's goalkeeper Pedro Navarro to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Unai Simon showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Zarando Cordoba in the 63rd minute of the match. In the 64th minute, Zarando Cordoba hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 67th minute, Lucas Grijander ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Unai Simon was frozen by the shot and now it was 3-0. In the 75th minute Zarando Cordoba shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Unai Simon saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Zarando Cordoba in the 76th minute of play forced LVCVS AVGVSTI's goalkeeper Unai Simon to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. LVCVS AVGVSTI's Unai Simon played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Zarando Cordoba in the 76th minute of play. After a rather tough play, Ciruel Academy's Thomas Morera got a free kick in the 77th minute. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Zarando Cordoba in the 81st minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Unai Simon prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Unai Simon showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jaba Li, who was totally free with the ball in the 89th minute. The supporters of LVCVS AVGVSTI booed when Ciruel Academy was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 93 match minutes in a wonderful position. Lucas Grijander didn't get a good kick on the ball. Unai Simon didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Lucas Grijander went, in the 95th minute, to the upper right corner, 4-0 was the resulting score. LVCVS AVGVSTI's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.