U23 League

Súper Arena Azul
Spectators: 206 (Terracing: 155, Seating: 47, VIP seats: 4) Nacional's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Leonides Trarigo in the 4th minute. After taking down the ball on Nacional's corner Leonides Trarigo fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Videl Mauriz quite easily take care of the ball. With a little luck, Nacional's Juaneizu Merida got control of the ball when Juan Corredor tried to sneak it across the goal line. Eskild Sneftrup received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 22nd minute. Juaneizu Merida tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Juan Corredors short, quick shot in the 28thth minute got Juaneizu Merida to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. Luciano Inverso blasted a shot towards the goal in the 29th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Videl Mauriz having to make a save. If Ursino Brunet had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 39th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Videl Mauriz showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ursino Brunet, who was totally free with the ball in the 39th minute. Luciano Inverso sent away a hard shot on goal in the 40th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. After 41 played minutes Nacional got a freekick which was hit by Mikel Bascones. 43 minutes into the game, Mario Alberto Yepes threw the ball into play from the sideline. Nacional's Sebastián Coates quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. 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.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Eskild Sneftrup was the one to do the kick off. In the 50th minute, Uhin Encina hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 53 played minutes Nacional got a freekick which was hit by Sebastián Coates. Juan Corredor might have been able to make a better finish in the 55th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Juaneizu Merida. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Juan Corredor ran back to his position shaking his head. Juaneizu Merida didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Juan Corredor went, in the 56th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-0 was the resulting score. 59 minutes into the match, Nacional's goal looked a bit too open when Juan Corredor came free, but Juaneizu Merida reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When Matías Viña fell near the penalty area in the 61st minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Nacional's protests and gave Matías Viña a yellow card for diving instead. In the 61st minute, Matías Viña hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. If Ursino Brunet had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 64th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. MILLONARIOS FC's Videl Mauriz played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ursino Brunet in the 64th minute of play. If Ursino Brunet had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 66th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. In the 66th minute Ursino Brunet shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Videl Mauriz saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Juaneizu Merida showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Juan Corredor in the 72nd minute of the match. After 74 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Nacional! In the 76th minute there was a penalty for MILLONARIOS FC. Juan Corredor stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Juaneizu Merida. 2-0. In the 79th minute, Eskild Sneftrup 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 81st minute the ball was on its way in behind MILLONARIOS FC's goalkeeper Videl Mauriz, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. MILLONARIOS FC's Mario Alberto Yepes quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Sebastián Coates, made in the 83rd minute of the game. Mario Alberto Yepes made in the 87th minute of the game a quick throw-in and Uhin Encina immediately put the ball in play. Juaneizu Merida took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Eskild Sneftrup, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Videl Mauriz showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ursino Brunet in the 93rd minute of the match. In the 97th minute the ball was on its way in behind MILLONARIOS FC's goalkeeper Videl Mauriz, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. MILLONARIOS FC's supporters were delighted with their team's performance and swarmed onto the pitch at the end of the match to celebrate the victory with the players.