U23 League

El Gallinero
Spectators: 153 (Terracing: 115, Seating: 35, VIP seats: 3) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Filiberto Bero took the kick off in the first half of the match. After a rather tough play, Yupandú FC's Gwidon Michalski got a free kick in the 4th minute. Yupandú FC's Cristobal Quiroga got a good chance for a goal in the 7th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. La Maquina 9-12-18's Felix Clis played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Nemesio Cordaryal in the 10th minute of play. Nemesio Cordaryal scored 0-1 in the 10th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Felix Clis, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 15thth minute of the game Gwidon Michalski who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but La Maquina 9-12-18's Felix Clis was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. The corner led Yupandú FC's Eloy Betadur to fire away a dangerous shot which Felix Clis despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. Felix Clis took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gwidon Michalski, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 19th minute the ball was on its way in behind La Maquina 9-12-18's goalkeeper Felix Clis, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Felix Clis stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Gwidon Michalski's shot from short distance in the 21st minute. In the 23rd match minute, Yupandú FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Nemesio Cordaryal to maneuver through the defense. In the 24th minute of the match Tobias Maju shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Astor Efren showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. In the 27thth minute of the game Gwidon Michalski who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but La Maquina 9-12-18's Felix Clis was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. After a rather tough play, Yupandú FC's Gwidon Michalski got a free kick in the 29th minute. The long shot by Dario Gelacio in the 30th minute really tested Astor Efren's skills. The ball was on its way into the goal to the left of him when he managed to stretch himself and save the shot and avoid a goal. 32 minutes into the game, Candido Ebardo was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. La Maquina 9-12-18's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Yupandú FC the free kick. In the 32nd minute, Candido Ebardo hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gwidon Michalski in the 33rd minute of play forced La Maquina 9-12-18's goalkeeper Felix Clis to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 34 minutes into the match, Yupandú FC's Rio Uchiha sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Felix Clis narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 39th minute, Arturo Umbruso 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 40th minute Dario Gelacio shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Astor Efren saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Felix Clis took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gwidon Michalski, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 43rdth minute of the game Gwidon Michalski who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but La Maquina 9-12-18's Felix Clis was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Felix Clis made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gwidon Michalski in the 45th minute of play. Disappointed in the 0-1 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Gwidon Michalski was the one to do the kick off. Rafael Nahia kicked well hit freekick during the 52nd minute of the match. After a defensive mix-up in La Maquina 9-12-18's zone, Eloy Betadur stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Felix Clis came out of the goal and Eloy Betadur tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Rio Uchiha in the 56th minute of play forced La Maquina 9-12-18's goalkeeper Felix Clis to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Rio Uchiha in the 58th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Felix Clis prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Felix Clis showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gwidon Michalski, who was totally free with the ball in the 59th minute. With a little luck, La Maquina 9-12-18's Felix Clis got control of the ball when Gwidon Michalski tried to sneak it across the goal line. 62 minutes into the match, La Maquina 9-12-18's goal looked a bit too open when Gwidon Michalski came free, but Felix Clis reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 64 minutes into the match, La Maquina 9-12-18's goal looked a bit too open when Gwidon Michalski came free, but Felix Clis reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 65 minutes La Maquina 9-12-18's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Eloy Betadur who took care of the corner kick. Yupandú FC made a substitution. Shane Milligan replaced Gwidon Michalski. A collision led to Yupandú FC getting a freekick after 68 minutes play. Rio Uchiha hit a great ball. Felix Clis made a fantastic save in the 73rd minute, when Shane Milligan sent off a good shot on target. La Maquina 9-12-18's Felix Clis played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Delmiro Frutos in the 75th minute of play. In the 76th minute Arturo Umbruso shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Astor Efren saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 79 minutes into the match, Dario Gelacio had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Astor Efren. Yupandú FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Dario Gelacio was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-1. Felix Clis showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Shane Milligan, who was totally free with the ball in the 82nd minute. Felix Clis showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Shane Milligan, who was totally free with the ball in the 85th minute. Felix Clis showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Rio Uchiha, who was totally free with the ball in the 86th minute. In the 87th match minute, La Maquina 9-12-18 was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Arturo Umbruso to maneuver through the defense. La Maquina 9-12-18's Felix Clis played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Rio Uchiha in the 91st minute of play. Rio Uchiha sent away a hard shot on goal in the 94th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance.