U23 League

Arena Bruno Marco
Spectators: 205 (Terracing: 154, Seating: 47, VIP seats: 4) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Ni Xiong Bin got the match started through his kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ni Xiong Bin in the 5th minute of play forced Playa Malvín's goalkeeper Estavan Virto to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Estavan Virto showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ni Xiong Bin in the 7th minute of the match. Thor Thor sent away a hard shot on goal in the 8th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. When the match had gone on for 10 minutes, Ni Xiong Bin took a quick shot and it went in 1-0 without a chance for Estavan Virto to make any attempt to save it. In the 16thth minute of the game Thor Thor who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but ♠ ♥ Barrio PiriPoker ♦ ♣'s Chupan Estad was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 16th minute, Mikolas Zarzuelo hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 18thth minute of the game Ni Xiong Bin who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Playa Malvín's Estavan Virto was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Chupan Estad showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Tabor Canillas in the 20th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ni Xiong Bin in the 21st minute of play forced Playa Malvín's goalkeeper Estavan Virto to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The supporters of ♠ ♥ Barrio PiriPoker ♦ ♣ booed when Playa Malvín was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 23 match minutes in a wonderful position. Mikolas Zarzuelo didn't get a good kick on the ball. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Ni Xiong Bin in the 25th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Estavan Virto saved Playa Malvín from getting behind. Ni Xiong Bin blasted a shot towards the goal in the 27th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Estavan Virto having to make a save. After a rather tough play, Playa Malvín's Mikolas Zarzuelo got a free kick in the 27th minute. Estavan Virto showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ni Xiong Bin, who was totally free with the ball in the 31st minute. Yerko Son kicked well hit freekick during the 36th minute of the match. A collision led to Playa Malvín getting a freekick after 40 minutes play. Mikolas Zarzuelo hit a great ball. Ni Xiong Bin could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 42nd minute of the match, but Estavan Virto made a huge save. In the 44thth minute of the game Ni Xiong Bin who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Playa Malvín's Estavan Virto was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. 45 minutes into the game, ♠ ♥ Barrio PiriPoker ♦ ♣'s Ni Xiong Bin nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Estavan Virto made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-0.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Tabor Canillas to make the kick off. ♠ ♥ Barrio PiriPoker ♦ ♣'s Chupan Estad played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Tom Hardy in the 51st minute of play. With an all-out effort, Playa Malvín's Chupan Estad threw himself towards the right post 56 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Thor Thor, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. Ni Xiong Bin received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 58th minute. Estavan Virto tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Estavan Virto took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Roberto Spöerer, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 69thth minute of the game Thor Thor who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but ♠ ♥ Barrio PiriPoker ♦ ♣'s Chupan Estad was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 72nd minute Roberto Spöerer shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Estavan Virto saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Estavan Virto took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Roberto Spöerer, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. It seemed to be an obvious goal in the 76th minute, but Chupan Estad got his fingers on the ball or the save, leaving ♠ ♥ Barrio PiriPoker ♦ ♣ hanging dry this time. Tabor Canillas could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 82nd minute of the match, but Chupan Estad made a huge save. Estavan Virto made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Mete Tulach in the 83rd minute of play. In the 88th minute Lolo Villota shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Estavan Virto saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Chupan Estad made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Tabor Canillas in the 90th minute of play. After having played for 92 minutes, Thor Thor managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Playa Malvín's supporters crossed their fingers, but Thor Thor was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The ♠ ♥ Barrio PiriPoker ♦ ♣ fans cheered their team off the field, for while Playa Malvín had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.