U23 League

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Spectators: 152 (Terracing: 114, Seating: 35, VIP seats: 3) When Anastasio Lixandro came up free with the goalie in the 9th minute, the Celestiales fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Anastasio Lixandro couldn't finish the play. In the 11thth minute of the game Anastasio Lixandro who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Los Hijos de Doña Beija's Armando Unax was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Evaristo Ubarna took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Guaberto Lluc, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Celestiales's Anastasio Lixandro got a good chance for a goal in the 14th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Aquilino Ignatius charged in rather forcefully in the 15th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Aquilino Ignatius the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Aquilino Ignatius hit a great freekick 15 minutes into the match. The audience was convinced that Anastasio Lixandro's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Armando Unax was relentless in the 16th minute of the game. Anastasio Lixandro struck a weak shot in the 20th minute. Armando Unax didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Celestiales. After some fancy dribbling in the 32nd minute, Anastasio Lixandro managed to get in a good position for a shot. Celestiales's supporters rose to their feet, but Anastasio Lixandro was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Armando Unax breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. The supporters of Celestiales booed when Los Hijos de Doña Beija was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 34 match minutes in a wonderful position. Aquilino Ignatius didn't get a good kick on the ball. Máximo Fernández received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 39th minute. Armando Unax tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When Aurelio Primo fell near the penalty area in the 42nd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Los Hijos de Doña Beija's protests and gave Aurelio Primo a yellow card for diving instead. In the 47th minute, Damian Noe hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 0-0 after a close first half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Anastasio Lixandro to make the kick off. In the 56th minute, Aquilino Ignatius hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After a rather tough play, Los Hijos de Doña Beija's Aaron Hulberto got a free kick in the 60th minute. In the 61st minute of the match Damaso Donzel shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Armando Unax showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. 62 minutes into the game, one of Los Hijos de Doña Beija:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. The referee gave Celestiales a penalty, 63 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Damaso Donzel, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of Los Hijos de Doña Beija's Armando Unax. 1-0. Los Hijos de Doña Beija made a substitution. Mauricio Amato replaced Alejandro Esquipula. After a rather tough play, Celestiales's Damaso Donzel got a free kick in the 73rd minute. Celestiales's Evaristo Ubarna played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Nestor Bernat in the 74th minute of play. Evaristo Ubarna had great luck who in the 75thth minute grab hold of the ball when Nestor Bernat from a short distance tried to put the ball inside the right post. Armando Unax showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Anastasio Lixandro in the 76th minute of the match. 80 minutes into the game, Gar Chadov threw the ball into play from the sideline. Celestiales's Máximo Fernández quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. Anastasio Lixandro fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 81st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Armando Unax having to interfere. A sloppy throw-in by Gar Chadov in the 84th minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by Celestiales's Narciso Bladi. Armando Unax showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Máximo Fernández in the 89th minute of the match. Evaristo Ubarna made a fantastic save in the 90th minute, when Mauricio Amato sent off a good shot on target. A collision led to Los Hijos de Doña Beija getting a freekick after 93 minutes play. Robustiano Etxekopar hit a great ball. In the 97th minute the ball was on its way in behind Los Hijos de Doña Beija's goalkeeper Armando Unax, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar.