U23 League

Marco van Basten
Spectators: 144 (Terracing: 109, Seating: 33, VIP seats: 2) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Mariano Asur got the match started through his kick off. 7 minutes into the game, Abelardo Raitin was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. WINNING ELEVEN's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Cepicó FC the free kick. 8 minutes into the game, Guido Endira was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Cepicó FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave WINNING ELEVEN the free kick. A collision led to Cepicó FC getting a freekick after 9 minutes play. Guido Endira hit a great ball. Atilano Blasco did some fancy footwork in front of goal and succeeded to deceive the defenders so he could slam the ball in 1-0 to the left of a surprised Santos Garikoitz 10 minutes into the match. In the 15th minute, Zacarias Blasco hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 17 played minutes WINNING ELEVEN got a freekick which was hit by Jonatan Hunfredo. 18 minutes into the game, Cepicó FC's Mariano Asur nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Santos Garikoitz made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-0. Santos Garikoitz showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gervasio Lauren, who was totally free with the ball in the 21st minute. Leonardo Frichoso made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jonatan Hunfredo in the 22nd minute of play. Leonardo Frichoso showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jonatan Hunfredo, who was totally free with the ball in the 31st minute. After 32 minutes, Ceferino Rosalio mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Cepicó FC and the WINNING ELEVEN players grew even worse after the yellow card. After 32 played minutes Cepicó FC got a freekick which was hit by Ceferino Rosalio. In the 35th minute of the match, Ceferino Rosalio got a very nice opportunity to score, but Santos Garikoitz was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. A collision led to Cepicó FC getting a freekick after 37 minutes play. Amadeo Cruz hit a great ball. Santos Garikoitz was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Mariano Asur showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 3-0 in the 47 minute of play. Af the end of the first half the score was 3-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Jonatan Hunfredo to make the kick off. A collision led to Cepicó FC getting a freekick after 56 minutes play. Atilano Blasco hit a great ball. Cepicó FC's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Atilano Blasco in the 60th minute. Atilano Blasco fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 71st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Santos Garikoitz having to interfere. Mariano Asur's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Santos Garikoitz read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 73rd minute of play. After 79 played minutes Cepicó FC got a freekick which was hit by Guido Endira. 83 minutes into the game, Guido Endira threw the ball into play from the sideline. WINNING ELEVEN's Zacarias Blasco quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. Cepicó FC's Leonardo Frichoso proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 85th minute of the match, managed to save Cepicó FC from getting a goal against them. After a rather tough play, Cepicó FC's Amadeo Cruz got a free kick in the 88th minute. In the 93rd minute, Mariano Asur left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Cepicó FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 4-0. Cepicó FC's supporters were delighted with their team's performance and swarmed onto the pitch at the end of the match to celebrate the victory with the players.