U23 League

Joaquin muñoz
Spectators: 206 (Terracing: 155, Seating: 47, VIP seats: 4) Marcus Edström started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. In the 13th match minute, Club Deportes Santa Cruz was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Hugo Holflod to maneuver through the defense. In the 14th minute, Juan Corredor made a precise shot to the right of Ilkka Markkula. Club Deportes Santa Cruz's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. Marcus Edström scored 1-1 in the 17th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Videl Mauriz, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. MILLONARIOS FC's Roberto Quicedo suffered a concussion in the 19th minute, after a hard challenge, and had to leave the field. The audience was convinced that Marcus Edström's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Videl Mauriz was relentless in the 25th minute of the game. 26 minutes had been played when some careless play by MILLONARIOS FC's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Gilberto Sandoval was slow to take the kick. During this time Club Deportes Santa Cruz's players had a chance to rest. MILLONARIOS FC's Mario Alberto Yepes quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Antonio Gorri, made in the 29th minute of the game. In the 30th minute Marcus Edström 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. Videl Mauriz made an important save on a dangerous shot by Marcus Edström in the 37th minute. After 43 played minutes MILLONARIOS FC got a freekick which was hit by Ruud van Nistelrooij. Club Deportes Santa Cruz made a substitution. Yan Zhi Chuan replaced Marcus Edström. After a rather tough play, MILLONARIOS FC's Ruud van Nistelrooij got a free kick in the 44th minute. Maties Toranzo's late challenge caught a Club Deportes Santa Cruz's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Maties Toranzo helped the player get up and apologised. After a rather tough play, MILLONARIOS FC's Maties Toranzo got a free kick in the 47th minute. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

The wind increased when Maties Toranzo made the kick off in the second half. MILLONARIOS FC's Mario Alberto Yepes managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Antonio Gorri in the 54 minute of the game. 55 minutes in the game, the ball went up into the seats when Club Deportes Santa Cruz's Yan Zhi Chuan fired away a shot that was just a little bit too high. He walked away shaking his head. Ilkka Markkula made an important save on a dangerous shot by Juan Corredor in the 58th minute. Xalvador Olmos hit a great freekick 60 minutes into the match. Club Deportes Santa Cruz made a substitution. Eusebiu Tunar replaced Raimundo Tupper. A collision led to MILLONARIOS FC getting a freekick after 61 minutes play. Xalvador Olmos hit a great ball. Ilkka Markkula showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Juan Corredor in the 71st minute of the match. In the 72nd minute, Yan Zhi Chuan made a precise shot to the right of Videl Mauriz. MILLONARIOS FC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-1. In the 77th minute Yan Zhi Chuan 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. In the 80th minute Yan Zhi Chuan 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. Eusebiu Tunar received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 81st minute. Videl Mauriz tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Ilkka Markkula took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Juan Corredor, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 87th minute Yan Zhi Chuan 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. Ilkka Markkula showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Juan Corredor, who was totally free with the ball in the 89th minute. Ilkka Markkula made a fantastic save in the 90th minute, when Maties Toranzo sent off a good shot on target. In the 92nd minute Juan Corredor shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ilkka Markkula saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 92 minutes into the match, Juan Corredor had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Ilkka Markkula. Club Deportes Santa Cruz's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Juan Corredor was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-2. Club Deportes Santa Cruz's Ilkka Markkula proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 96th minute of the match, managed to save Club Deportes Santa Cruz from getting a goal against them. Ilkka Markkula made an important save on a dangerous shot by Maties Toranzo in the 97th minute.