U23 League

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Spectators: 160 (Terracing: 120, Seating: 37, VIP seats: 3) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Hernan Beat kicked off to start the match. Gonzalo Morales could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 6th minute of the match, but Joel Haimar made a huge save. After having played for 12 minutes, Gonzalo Morales managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. La Naranja Mecánica's supporters crossed their fingers, but Gonzalo Morales was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Joel Haimar had great luck who in the 16thth minute grab hold of the ball when Gonzalo Morales from a short distance tried to put the ball inside the right post. La Naranja Mecánica's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Samuel Checa in the 18th minute. A nice corner shot did that Samuel Checa got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Joel Haimar quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. 19 minutes into the game, Eulalio Tauro was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. SPORTIVO BELLA VISTA SBV's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave La Naranja Mecánica the free kick. Eulalio Tauro hit a great freekick 19 minutes into the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Michel Platini got free with Joel Haimar in the 21st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. A nice corner shot did that Samuel Checa got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Joel Haimar quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. Javier Galeno struck a weak shot in the 28th minute. Otto Smitt didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for SPORTIVO BELLA VISTA SBV. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Gonzalo Morales in the 32nd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Joel Haimar saved SPORTIVO BELLA VISTA SBV from getting behind. After some careless play in the SPORTIVO BELLA VISTA SBV defense, Gonzalo Morales kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Joel Haimar. The SPORTIVO BELLA VISTA SBV fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Joel Haimar should have stopped the shot.

If Gonzalo Morales had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 51st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 57th minute Nunez Honrio shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Otto Smitt saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 71st minute, Leandro Fidencio made a precise shot to the right of Otto Smitt. La Naranja Mecánica's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-1. Otto Smitt showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Hernan Beat in the 77th minute of the match. In the 78th minute the ball was on its way in behind La Naranja Mecánica's goalkeeper Otto Smitt, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Otto Smitt made an important save on a dangerous shot by Hernan Beat in the 81st minute. Otto Smitt showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Nunez Honrio, who was totally free with the ball in the 82nd minute. Hernan Beat received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Otto Smitt came out and tried to block the shot, but Hernan Beat slotted it home off the left post making it 1-2 in the 85th minute. SPORTIVO BELLA VISTA SBV's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.