U23 League

Ricardo E. Bochini
Spectators: 151 (Terracing: 114, Seating: 34, VIP seats: 3) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Jimeno Nel started the match with the kick off. Abelardo Pes hit a great freekick 4 minutes into the match. Jimeno Nel received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 5th minute. Jonas Birila tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jimeno Nel in the 7th minute of play forced Ψ virgen Ψ's goalkeeper Jonas Birila to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Sixto Mattin made an important save on a dangerous shot by Blas Gaizkine in the 10th minute. Jonas Birila showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jimeno Nel in the 14th minute of the match. In the 16thth minute of the game Alejandro Chano who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Ψ virgen Ψ's Jonas Birila was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Jaime Pes in the 22nd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Jonas Birila saved Ψ virgen Ψ from getting behind. After a rather tough play, Platense es de Primera!!'s Igor Balendin got a free kick in the 24th minute. Jonas Birila took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jimeno Nel, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Jonas Birila showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jimeno Nel, who was totally free with the ball in the 31st minute. In the 35th minute, Jaime Pes left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Platense es de Primera!! fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. After 38 minutes of play, Platense es de Primera!!'s Jimeno Nel made it 0-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Jonas Birila was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 42nd minute Jimeno Nel shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jonas Birila saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Jaime Pes kicked well hit freekick during the 43rd minute of the match. Jaime Pes kicked well hit freekick during the 47th minute of the match. The Ψ virgen Ψ players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Platense es de Primera!! were winning 0-2.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Pablo Sayvion stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jimeno Nel in the 52nd minute of play forced Ψ virgen Ψ's goalkeeper Jonas Birila to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 54 minutes into the match, Ψ virgen Ψ's goal looked a bit too open when Jimeno Nel came free, but Jonas Birila reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Abelardo Pes kicked well hit freekick during the 57th minute of the match. A collision led to Platense es de Primera!! getting a freekick after 60 minutes play. Jimeno Nel hit a great ball. The supporters of Ψ virgen Ψ booed when Platense es de Primera!! was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 61 match minutes in a wonderful position. Benedicto Fanuco didn't get a good kick on the ball. Jimeno Nel received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 67th minute. Jonas Birila tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After some fancy dribbling in the 69th minute, Alejandro Chano managed to get in a good position for a shot. Platense es de Primera!!'s supporters rose to their feet, but Alejandro Chano was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Jonas Birila breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. The audience thought a goal was coming when Jaime Pes got free with Jonas Birila in the 74th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. A collision led to Ψ virgen Ψ getting a freekick after 74 minutes play. Dalmacio Manuelo hit a great ball. 77 minutes into the game, Jimeno Nel cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-3. Jonas Birila was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. In the 83rd minute, Paulino Brais hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 92nd minute, Benedicto Fanuco 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. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched Platense es de Primera!! eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.