U23 League

Coliseo Verdolaga
Spectators: 159 (Terracing: 120, Seating: 36, VIP seats: 3) Felix Pascua made the kick off and thus started the match. The supporters of Loja S.C. booed when VERDOLAGA CITY FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 5 match minutes in a wonderful position. Chap Cobo didn't get a good kick on the ball. Joel Caton made an important save on a dangerous shot by Victor Hugo Aristizábal in the 7th minute. After some careless play in the VERDOLAGA CITY FC defense, Victor Peres kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Vicente Davalos. The VERDOLAGA CITY FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Vicente Davalos should have stopped the shot. 12 minutes into the game, Fabricio Vedeja cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-2. Vicente Davalos was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. In the 18th minute, Fabricio Vedeja ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Vicente Davalos was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-3. Felix Pascua blasted a shot towards the goal in the 20th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Vicente Davalos having to make a save. VERDOLAGA CITY FC's Vicente Davalos played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Felix Pascua in the 20th minute of play. 25 minutes into the match, VERDOLAGA CITY FC's goal looked a bit too open when Fabricio Vedeja came free, but Vicente Davalos reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 26 minutes into the match, VERDOLAGA CITY FC's goal looked a bit too open when Felix Pascua came free, but Vicente Davalos reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Vicente Davalos showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Felix Pascua in the 28th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alonzo Gipils in the 29th minute of play forced VERDOLAGA CITY FC's goalkeeper Vicente Davalos to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Felix Pascua in the 31st minute of play forced VERDOLAGA CITY FC's goalkeeper Vicente Davalos to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Felix Pascua in the 31st minute of play forced VERDOLAGA CITY FC's goalkeeper Vicente Davalos to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 32nd match minute, Loja S.C. was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Alonzo Gipils to maneuver through the defense. In the 33rd match minute, Loja S.C. was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Hidalgo Gallegos to maneuver through the defense. 33 minutes into the match, VERDOLAGA CITY FC's Terciero Orantes sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Joel Caton narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Fabricio Vedeja fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 35th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Vicente Davalos having to interfere. 41 minutes into the match, VERDOLAGA CITY FC's goal looked a bit too open when Fabricio Vedeja came free, but Vicente Davalos reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 46 played minutes VERDOLAGA CITY FC got a freekick which was hit by Raúl Navarro. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-3.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Victor Hugo Aristizábal to make the kick off. After a defensive mix-up in Loja S.C.'s zone, Victor Hugo Aristizábal stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Joel Caton came out of the goal and Victor Hugo Aristizábal tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Vicente Davalos made an important save on a dangerous shot by Fabricio Vedeja in the 58th minute. If Fabricio Vedeja had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 64th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Victor Peres might have been able to make a better finish in the 65th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Vicente Davalos. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Victor Peres ran back to his position shaking his head. With an all-out effort, Loja S.C.'s Vicente Davalos threw himself towards the right post 66 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Victor Peres, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. In the 68th minute, Victor Peres ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Vicente Davalos was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-6. If Victor Peres had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 71st minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Victor Peres in the 71st minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Vicente Davalos prevented the ball from getting in the gole. The supporters of Loja S.C. booed when VERDOLAGA CITY FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 72 match minutes in a wonderful position. Gutxi Veguri didn't get a good kick on the ball. Quico Onterino hit a great freekick 73 minutes into the match. Victor Peres blasted a shot towards the goal in the 75th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Vicente Davalos having to make a save. With a little luck, VERDOLAGA CITY FC's Vicente Davalos got control of the ball when Luis-Antonio Barraza tried to sneak it across the goal line. Fabricio Vedeja fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 89th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Vicente Davalos having to interfere. Loja S.C. played a much better game than VERDOLAGA CITY FC and deserved their victory. The VERDOLAGA CITY FC players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.