U23 League

Víctor Ugarte
Spectators: 160 (Terracing: 120, Seating: 37, VIP seats: 3) Luciano Apukas started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Luciano Apukas in the 4th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Valery Abecia saved Nacional Potosí from getting behind. 6 minutes into the game, TiGrEs Fx's Luciano Apukas nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Valery Abecia made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. An unexpectedly hard shot by Criston Abendano in the 11th minute of play forced TiGrEs Fx's goalkeeper Serafo Casuso to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Mister Peet kicked well hit freekick during the 12th minute of the match. 13 minutes into the match, TiGrEs Fx's goalkeeper Serafo Casuso had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Eustaquio Abendano. Boniel Abecia kicked well hit freekick during the 13th minute of the match. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Luciano Apukas in the 15th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Valery Abecia saved Nacional Potosí from getting behind. In the 18th minute Luciano Apukas shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Valery Abecia saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Valery Abecia stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Luciano Apukas's shot from short distance in the 25th minute. TiGrEs Fx's Serafo Casuso played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Meendez Abeita in the 27th minute of play. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Luciano Apukas in the 28th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Valery Abecia prevented the ball from getting in the gole. The audience was convinced that Luciano Apukas's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Valery Abecia was relentless in the 33rd minute of the game. 34 minutes into the match, Luciano Apukas had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Valery Abecia. Nacional Potosí's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Luciano Apukas was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-2. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Luciano Apukas in the 39th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Valery Abecia saved Nacional Potosí from getting behind. Serafo Casuso took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Meendez Abeita, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. TiGrEs Fx were furious when Frutos Montenegro was red carded, 46 minutes into the game, but the referee dismissed their protests. In the 48th minute, Vinicio Abeitia sent off a long shot on goal, but the shot was nowhere near the goal and TiGrEs Fx's Serafo Casuso didn't even have to move. Disappointed in the 0-2 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Eustaquio Abendano made a kick off. Meendez Abeita fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 53rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Serafo Casuso having to interfere. After some careless play in the Nacional Potosí defense, Luciano Apukas kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Valery Abecia. The Nacional Potosí fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Valery Abecia should have stopped the shot. In the 61st minute, Eustaquio Abendano made a precise shot to the right of Serafo Casuso. TiGrEs Fx's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-3. Serafo Casuso showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Criston Abendano, who was totally free with the ball in the 64th minute. TiGrEs Fx's Luciano Apukas came free and shot a quick shot against goal 68 minutes in the game, fortunately Valery Abecia had problems saving as it came toward the left post. Serafo Casuso took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Meendez Abeita, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 72 minutes into the match, Nacional Potosí's goal looked a bit too open when Luciano Apukas came free, but Valery Abecia reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. TiGrEs Fx's Serafo Casuso played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Criston Abendano in the 75th minute of play. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Criston Abendano in the 76th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Serafo Casuso prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 80th minute, Luciano Apukas 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. An unexpectedly hard shot by Luciano Apukas in the 87th minute of play forced Nacional Potosí's goalkeeper Valery Abecia to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Luciano Apukas in the 91st minute of play forced Nacional Potosí's goalkeeper Valery Abecia to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a defensive mix-up in TiGrEs Fx's zone, Rogelio Abel stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Serafo Casuso came out of the goal and Rogelio Abel tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The TiGrEs Fx supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing TiGrEs Fx would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.