U23 League

Diego A. Milito
Spectators: 174 (Terracing: 131, Seating: 40, VIP seats: 3) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Manuel Marchidan got the match started through his kick off. In the 3rd match minute, Deportivo Mandiyu was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Zhu Bin Kun to maneuver through the defense. Alejo Galoer's late challenge caught a Deportivo Mandiyu's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Alejo Galoer helped the player get up and apologised. In the 5th minute, Alejo Galoer hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Zhu Bin Kun in the 6th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Cláudio Taffarel saved Racing Club【LBF】 from getting behind. The audience was convinced that Rodrigo Palacios's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Cláudio Taffarel was relentless in the 8th minute of the game. Cláudio Taffarel took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Bonifacio Mikelar, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Samuel Frisco tried to clear up in front of the goal, but didn't succeed and rather the ball rolled into the own goal to the right of a despaired Cláudio Taffarel. An unnecessary self made goal, 0-1 in the 12th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Rodrigo Palacios in the 17th minute of play forced Racing Club【LBF】's goalkeeper Cláudio Taffarel to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Deportivo Mandiyu were awarded a corner in the 19th minute after Racing Club【LBF】's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Pipis Vattimos took the corner. Deportivo Mandiyu's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Pipis Vattimos in the 23rd minute. The corner ended in Pipis Vattimos almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Racing Club【LBF】's Cláudio Taffarel did a great save. After having played for 30 minutes, Manuel Marchidan managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Racing Club【LBF】's supporters crossed their fingers, but Manuel Marchidan was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 33rd minute Zhu Bin Kun shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Cláudio Taffarel saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Manuel Marchidan had several of the Deportivo Mandiyu's defenders around him in the penalty area when he, after 36 minutes of play, received a pass and succeeded in some way to shoot a shot which went straight ahead into goal. This resulted in a 1-1 score and a disappointed Eulalio Bastian as he didn't even see the shot coming. If Zhu Bin Kun had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 39th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. In the 39th minute Zhu Bin Kun shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Cláudio Taffarel saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 43 played minutes Deportivo Mandiyu got a freekick which was hit by Rodrigo Palacios. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 1-1 after a close first half.

Deportivo Mandiyu's Zhu Bin Kun got a good chance for a goal in the 52nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. The supporters of Deportivo Mandiyu booed when Racing Club【LBF】 was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 56 match minutes in a wonderful position. Gogo Geleberto didn't get a good kick on the ball. Emanuel Obafuso fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 59th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Eulalio Bastian having to interfere. Eulalio Bastian took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Severino Jatsu, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 68 minutes had been played when some careless play by Racing Club【LBF】's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Pipis Vattimos was slow to take the kick. During this time Deportivo Mandiyu's players had a chance to rest. The corner led Deportivo Mandiyu's Adrián Guillermo to fire away a dangerous shot which Cláudio Taffarel despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. 71 minutes into the match, Deportivo Mandiyu's goal looked a bit too open when Manuel Marchidan came free, but Eulalio Bastian reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Emanuel Obafuso in the 79th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Eulalio Bastian prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Racing Club【LBF】's defense didn't have a chance, in the 83rd minute, when Zhu Bin Kun scored to the left of an out of position Cláudio Taffarel, making the score, 1-2. Racing Club【LBF】's Jaime Cordero was substituted for Severino Jatsu. Racing Club【LBF】's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Jeffrey Taverniers in the 91st minute.