U23 League

Gran Parque Central
Spectators: 205 (Terracing: 154, Seating: 47, VIP seats: 4) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Caetano Llantaron got the match started through his kick off. When Diego Polenta fell near the penalty area in the 10th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Nacional's protests and gave Diego Polenta a yellow card for diving instead. After a rather tough play, Nacional's Diego Polenta got a free kick in the 10th minute. In the 13th minute, Ursino Brunet left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Nacional fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-0. 19 minutes into the match, Swift GTi's goal looked a bit too open when Ursino Brunet came free, but Jonathan Joestar reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Jonathan Joestar 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 28th minute. Nacional were awarded a corner in the 30th minute after Swift GTi's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Leonides Trarigo took the corner. A nice corner shot did that Leonides Trarigo got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Jonathan Joestar quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. In the 32nd minute Ursino Brunet shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jonathan Joestar saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. A throw-in in the 37th minute of the game was made by Zhuang Xi Xi with Ademir Maciel as target, who quickly passed the ball forward. In the 39th minute Nicasio Raymond shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Juaneizu Merida saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Jonathan Joestar 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 41st minute. Juaneizu Merida showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Caetano Llantaron in the 44th minute of the match. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

52 minutes into the game, Guilllermo Bulnes was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Nacional's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Swift GTi the free kick. In the 52nd match minute, Nacional was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Guilllermo Bulnes to maneuver through the defense. The supporters of Swift GTi booed when Nacional was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 53 match minutes in a wonderful position. Joey Real didn't get a good kick on the ball. When Ahmet Turan Uman came up free with the goalie in the 54th minute, the Swift GTi 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 Ahmet Turan Uman couldn't finish the play. Stefanos Karamanolis made in the 56th minute of the game a fairly good throw-in which was taken care of by Nicasio Raymond. In the 57th minute the ball was on its way in behind Swift GTi's goalkeeper Jonathan Joestar, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Jonathan Joestar made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ursino Brunet in the 68th minute of play. After some careless play in the Swift GTi defense, Ursino Brunet kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Jonathan Joestar. The Swift GTi fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Jonathan Joestar should have stopped the shot. Nacional's Walme Yurre managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Zhuang Xi Xi in the 75 minute of the game. Juaneizu Merida made a fantastic save in the 79th minute, when Nicasio Raymond sent off a good shot on target. In the 80th match minute, Nacional was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Guilllermo Bulnes to maneuver through the defense. In the 82nd minute the ball was on its way in behind Nacional's goalkeeper Juaneizu Merida, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. After having played for 83 minutes, Nicasio Raymond managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Swift GTi's supporters crossed their fingers, but Nicasio Raymond was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. A collision led to Swift GTi getting a freekick after 89 minutes play. Stefanos Karamanolis hit a great ball. In the 91st match minute, Swift GTi was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Joško Gvardiol to maneuver through the defense. A collision led to Swift GTi getting a freekick after 93 minutes play. Stefanos Karamanolis hit a great ball. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. Nacional had won after a very even match.