U23 League

Rodrigo Braña
Spectators: 150 (Terracing: 113, Seating: 34, VIP seats: 3) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Samuel Paio kicked off to start the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Eulalio Lizer in the 5th minute of play forced Ascacibar-Pérez's goalkeeper Haroldo Lartaun to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When TORQUE F.C.'s Elvio Gaufred in the 6th minute got a chance for a shot 6th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Ascacibar-Pérez's goalie prevented a goal. 10 minutes into the game, Horacio Matthew cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-2. Haroldo Lartaun was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Everardo Frasquito hit a great freekick 13 minutes into the match. In the 13th minute of the match Evaristo Omero shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Haroldo Lartaun showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. In the 15th minute of the match TORQUE F.C. got a corner. Ascacibar-Pérez's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Evaristo Omero ran over to the corner to take the kick. A nice corner shot did that Evaristo Omero got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Haroldo Lartaun quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. The supporters of TORQUE F.C. booed when Ascacibar-Pérez was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 16 match minutes in a wonderful position. Benigno Mendiko didn't get a good kick on the ball. Haroldo Lartaun took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Horacio Matthew, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Haroldo Lartaun made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Horacio Matthew in the 21st minute of play. In the 28th minute, Astor Avellaneda hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When Ezequiel Aguirre fell near the penalty area in the 30th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Ascacibar-Pérez's protests and gave Ezequiel Aguirre a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to Ascacibar-Pérez getting a freekick after 30 minutes play. Ezequiel Aguirre hit a great ball. Haroldo Lartaun made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Eulalio Lizer in the 31st minute of play. Horacio Matthew scored 0-4 in the 33rd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Haroldo Lartaun, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jonatan Liberto in the 38th minute of play forced Ascacibar-Pérez's goalkeeper Haroldo Lartaun to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Haroldo Lartaun made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Eulalio Lizer in the 39th minute of play. In the 41st minute, Horacio Matthew left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The TORQUE F.C. fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-5. Haroldo Lartaun made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Horacio Matthew in the 44th minute of play. In the 47th match minute, Ascacibar-Pérez was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ezequiel Aguirre to maneuver through the defense. Samuel Paio might have been able to make a better finish in the 50th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Blas Roldanillo. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Samuel Paio ran back to his position shaking his head.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Eulalio Lizer to make the kick off. 58 minutes into the game, TORQUE F.C.'s Eulalio Lizer nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Haroldo Lartaun made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-7. After a rather tough play, TORQUE F.C.'s Tobias Ostargi got a free kick in the 61st minute. In the 62nd minute Samuel Paio shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Blas Roldanillo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Ascacibar-Pérez's Haroldo Lartaun played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Evaristo Omero in the 69th minute of play. A collision led to Ascacibar-Pérez getting a freekick after 71 minutes play. Jonas Ignado hit a great ball. A hard shot by Evaristo Omero from long distance, 72 minutes into the match, got Haroldo Lartaun's attention. Through a fast twist with his body, he could stop the ball from going in on his right side. Horacio Matthew sent away a hard shot on goal in the 74th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Samuel Paio sent away a hard shot on goal in the 81st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Benigno Mendiko fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 83rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Blas Roldanillo having to interfere. After some careless play in the Ascacibar-Pérez defense, Elvio Gaufred kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Haroldo Lartaun. The Ascacibar-Pérez fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Haroldo Lartaun should have stopped the shot. Rafael Ostots hit a great freekick 93 minutes into the match. Ascacibar-Pérez's Haroldo Lartaun played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Eulalio Lizer in the 94th minute of play. In the 95th match minute, Ascacibar-Pérez was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Everardo Frasquito to maneuver through the defense. 96 minutes into the match, TORQUE F.C.'s Evaristo Omero sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Haroldo Lartaun narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Horacio Matthew received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Haroldo Lartaun came out and tried to block the shot, but Horacio Matthew slotted it home off the left post making it 0-9 in the 97th minute. The Ascacibar-Pérez fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. TORQUE F.C. were clearly better and deserved to take the win.