U23 League

La Playa
Spectators: 205 (Terracing: 154, Seating: 47, VIP seats: 4) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Ursino Brunet got the match started through his kick off. In the 3rd minute Vasco Teijelo 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. The supporters of Nacional booed when Playa Malvín was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 6 match minutes in a wonderful position. Uhin Angostina didn't get a good kick on the ball. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Ursino Brunet in the 8th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Estavan Virto prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 14th minute, Andrew Tate hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Estavan Virto made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ursino Brunet in the 16th minute of play. Estavan Virto showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ursino Brunet in the 18th minute of the match. In the 25th minute, Ursino Brunet made a precise shot to the right of Estavan Virto. Playa Malvín's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-2. Juaneizu Merida showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Christian Bale, who was totally free with the ball in the 28th minute. In the 29th minute Ursino Brunet 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. Ursino Brunet received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 36th minute. Estavan Virto tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 39 minutes into the match, Nacional's goal looked a bit too open when Vasco Teijelo came free, but Juaneizu Merida reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 40th minute, Uhin Angostina hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 46 minutes of play, Nacional's Ursino Brunet made it 0-4 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Estavan Virto was left in no man's land by his defense there! Disappointed in the 0-4 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Tabor Canillas to strike the kick off in the second half. In the 54th minute, Ursino Brunet ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Estavan Virto was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-5. An unexpectedly hard shot by Christian Bale in the 58th minute of play forced Nacional's goalkeeper Juaneizu Merida to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 65 minutes into the match, Nacional's goal looked a bit too open when Christian Bale came free, but Juaneizu Merida reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Ursino Brunet scored 0-7 in the 68th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Estavan Virto, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 73rd minute, Nacional's Ursino Brunet dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 0-8. Juaneizu Merida showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Christian Bale, who was totally free with the ball in the 82nd minute. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Ursino Brunet in the 83rd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Estavan Virto prevented the ball from getting in the gole. A throw-in in the 86th minute of the game was made by Uhin Angostina with Vasco Teijelo as target, who quickly passed the ball forward. In the 89th minute of the game Uhin Angostina made a throw-in which Efren Domao played forward. Nacional's Luciano Inverso got a good chance for a goal in the 90th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After a rather tough play, Playa Malvín's Mikolas Zarzuelo got a free kick in the 95th minute. When the final whistle sounded Nacional left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than Playa Malvín.