U23 League

Diego A. Maradona
Spectators: 152 (Terracing: 114, Seating: 35, VIP seats: 3) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Martin Palermo kicked off to start the match. If Leandro Dunixi had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 2nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Arsenio Maiorga made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Uno Sefastsson in the 4th minute of play. LTA FC's Arsenio Maiorga played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Leandro Dunixi in the 5th minute of play. Ivan Bernad's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Berkan Birsoy read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 7th minute of play. LTA FC's Arsenio Maiorga played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Leandro Dunixi in the 10th minute of play. Los Podridos ll were awarded a corner in the 11th minute after LTA FC's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Leandro Dunixi took the corner. David Esiquio was astounded when the referee showed him the red card after a seemingly innocent challenge, 13 minutes into the match. In the 13th minute, one of LTA FC:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for LTA FC. 14 minutes into the match, Leandro Dunixi had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Arsenio Maiorga. LTA FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Leandro Dunixi was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. After a rather tough play, Los Podridos ll's Astor Calvet got a free kick in the 16th minute. Luis Petri kicked well hit freekick during the 18th minute of the match. Arsenio Maiorga showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Benedicto Sancho, who was totally free with the ball in the 20th minute. 21 minutes into the match, Los Podridos ll's goal looked a bit too open when Ivan Bernad came free, but Berkan Birsoy reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 23 played minutes LTA FC got a freekick which was hit by Arsenio Erico. In the 25th minute, Astor Calvet hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Danilo Acevedo during the 26th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Berkan Birsoy made an important save on a dangerous shot by Ivan Bernad in the 27th minute. A nice corner shot did that Tomás Matai got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Berkan Birsoy quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. LTA FC's attentive Federico Tevez managed to snatch the ball when Rik Clarijs made a throw-in in the 35th minute of the game. Ivan Bernad's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Berkan Birsoy read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 39th minute of play. 39 minutes into the game, Ivan Bernad cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-1. Berkan Birsoy was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Arsenio Maiorga took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Leandro Dunixi, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. A throw-in in the 44th minute of the game was made by Astor Calvet with Benedicto Sancho as target, who quickly passed the ball forward. 45 minutes into the match, LTA FC's goal looked a bit too open when Leandro Dunixi came free, but Arsenio Maiorga reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Leandro Dunixi made a kick off. Arsenio Maiorga showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Aureliano Pancho, who was totally free with the ball in the 52nd minute. If Ivan Bernad had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 54th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 57th minute the ball was on its way in behind Los Podridos ll's goalkeeper Berkan Birsoy, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 58thth minute of the game Ivan Bernad who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Los Podridos ll's Berkan Birsoy was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Berkan Birsoy made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ivan Bernad in the 62nd minute of play. Arsenio Maiorga made an important save on a dangerous shot by Leandro Dunixi in the 64th minute. In the 65th minute of the match Los Podridos ll got a corner. LTA FC's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Leandro Dunixi ran over to the corner to take the kick. Rik Clarijs was in a good position and managed to take a shot, but he missed just to the outside of the post. A collision led to Los Podridos ll getting a freekick after 69 minutes play. Astor Calvet hit a great ball. In the 77th minute, Benedicto Sancho ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Arsenio Maiorga was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-2. In the 85th minute, Virgilio Oton left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The LTA FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-2. In the 90th minute, Virgilio Oton made a precise shot to the right of Berkan Birsoy. Los Podridos ll's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 3-2. The LTA FC support was delighted with a win in a match that could easily have ended differently.