U23 League

Estadio Tabossi
Spectators: 161 (Terracing: 121, Seating: 37, VIP seats: 3) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Simon Brun made the kick off which started today's match. With a little luck, Sportivo Smirnoff Vodka's Kepa Arrizabalaga got control of the ball when Simon Brun tried to sneak it across the goal line. Iker Eneko kicked well hit freekick during the 5th minute of the match. In the 8thth minute of the game Hugo Casomiro who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Sportivo Smirnoff Vodka's Kepa Arrizabalaga was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 10th minute Tabossi were awarded a corner. Kong Yi Xiang went to the cornerflag to take it. Rauno Rank tried in the 10th minute to hit away a contribution but miss-kicked the ball which ended up in his own goal and left an unhappy Kepa Arrizabalaga a with quite unnecessary self made goal. Result 1-0. If Pedro Ochoa had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 15th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 20th minute Gustavo-Hernán Egoi shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Thiago Volpi saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 22 minutes into the game, Gustavo-Hernán Egoi cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-1. Thiago Volpi was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Iker Eneko made in the 24th minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by Tabossi's Kong Yi Xiang. 25 minutes into the match, Sportivo Smirnoff Vodka's goal looked a bit too open when Hugo Casomiro came free, but Kepa Arrizabalaga reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Tabossi's Thiago Volpi played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Pedro Ochoa in the 27th minute of play. Ke Xun received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 37th minute. Thiago Volpi tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 44th minute, Simon Brun 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. In the 46th minute, Angelino Pudes hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field.

The wind increased when Pedro Ochoa made the kick off in the second half. Iker Eneko kicked well hit freekick during the 54th minute of the match. Kepa Arrizabalaga took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Simon Brun, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Kepa Arrizabalaga made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Simon Brun in the 66th minute of play. Sportivo Smirnoff Vodka's Kepa Arrizabalaga played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Simon Brun in the 67th minute of play. With his leg Thiago Volpi managed to avoid a goal in the 70thth minute, when Sportivo Smirnoff Vodka's Gustavo-Hernán Egoi fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Thiago Volpi showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Pedro Ochoa in the 74th minute of the match. 89 minutes into the match, Sportivo Smirnoff Vodka's goal looked a bit too open when Hugo Casomiro came free, but Kepa Arrizabalaga reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 93 minutes, Cosme Mendebal mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Sportivo Smirnoff Vodka and the Tabossi players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 93rd match minute, Sportivo Smirnoff Vodka was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Cosme Mendebal to maneuver through the defense. Tabossi's Godfredo Galtero was substituted for Hugo Casomiro. Tabossi's Matias Corderall was substituted for Leonel Marin. After 95 played minutes Sportivo Smirnoff Vodka got a freekick which was hit by Cosme Mendebal. Kong Yi Xiang struck a weak shot in the 97th minute. Kepa Arrizabalaga didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Tabossi.