U23 League

Lucas E. Abalos
Spectators: 152 (Terracing: 114, Seating: 35, VIP seats: 3) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Victoriano Banegas took the kick off in the first half of the match. Alfredo Graciani sent away a hard shot on goal in the 6th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Octavio Lauaxeta made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Alfredo Graciani in the 6th minute of play. Felix Frans showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Victoriano Banegas in the 8th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Honorato Bibiano in the 14th minute of play forced Abuba Akotonon FC's goalkeeper Felix Frans to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 17 minutes into the match, Abuba Akotonon FC's Valentín Barco sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Octavio Lauaxeta narrowly saved just below the crossbar. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Tiburcio Enetz during the 25th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Octavio Lauaxeta made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Fabian Otoniel in the 26th minute of play. Felix Frans took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Victoriano Banegas, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alfredo Graciani in the 29th minute of play forced Simbo FC's goalkeeper Octavio Lauaxeta to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 38 minutes into the match, Cristian Medina notched a goal, 2-0, to the right of Simbo FC's Octavio Lauaxeta. Octavio Lauaxeta was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. After 41 minutes of play, Abuba Akotonon FC's Alfredo Graciani made it 3-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Octavio Lauaxeta was left in no man's land by his defense there! A collision led to Abuba Akotonon FC getting a freekick after 45 minutes play. Gaspar Selmo hit a great ball. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 3-0 at half-time.

The wind increased when Alfredo Graciani made the kick off in the second half. 51 minutes into the game, Simbo FC's Victoriano Banegas nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Felix Frans made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 3-1. When Tiburcio Enetz was, once again, overly rough in his play he received his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. 54 minutes had been played. A collision led to Simbo FC getting a freekick after 55 minutes play. Tiburcio Enetz hit a great ball. Simbo FC's Octavio Lauaxeta played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Alfredo Graciani in the 55th minute of play. Simbo FC's Feliberto Mouricio got a good chance for a goal in the 58th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. 60 minutes into the match, Simbo FC's goal looked a bit too open when Alfredo Graciani came free, but Octavio Lauaxeta reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The audience thought a goal was coming when Feliberto Mouricio got free with Felix Frans in the 63rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Ambrosio Haritz hit a great freekick 65 minutes into the match. Gaspar Selmo's late challenge caught a Simbo FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Gaspar Selmo helped the player get up and apologised. 73 minutes into the match, Abuba Akotonon FC's goalkeeper Felix Frans had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Feliberto Mouricio. When Alfredo Graciani came up free with the goalie in the 74th minute, the Abuba Akotonon FC 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 Alfredo Graciani couldn't finish the play. Abuba Akotonon FC's Gabriel Ostargi was substituted for Cristian Medina. Abuba Akotonon FC made a substitution. Clemente Herena replaced Fabian Otoniel.