U23 League

Arena VERΛ
Spectators: 145 (Terracing: 110, Seating: 33, VIP seats: 2) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Leopoldo Nuxila made the kick off which started today's match. 3 minutes into the match, VERΛ's goal looked a bit too open when Amadeo Txindoki came free, but Ricardo Honrio reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 6 minutes into the match, Marcelino Francesco had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Raul Hustaz. Corralito AFC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Marcelino Francesco was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-0. Leopoldo Nuxila charged in rather forcefully in the 12th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Leopoldo Nuxila the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Leopoldo Nuxila hit a great freekick 12 minutes into the match. When Marcelino Francesco came up free with the goalie in the 13th minute, the VERΛ 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 Marcelino Francesco couldn't finish the play. Ignacio Macias's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 14thth minute, Raul Hustaz skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. The crowd rose to their feet as VERΛ's Eleuterio Rami slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Raul Hustaz. That made the score 3-0 after 17 minutes of play. Ignacio Macias was really disappointed when he shot the ball just outside the right post instead of scoring a goal in the 19th minute. VERΛ's manager could be seen on the sidelines shaking his head and muttering to himself as his team had just wasted another chance. Ignacio Macias could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 21st minute of the match, but Raul Hustaz made a huge save. When the match clock showed 22 minutes, the score became 4-0 when Marcelino Francesco sped through Corralito AFC's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Raul Hustaz. The throw-in from Rodrigo Harriet in the 25th minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by Corralito AFC's Amadeo Txindoki. 32 minutes into the match, Victoriano Evangelista notched a goal, 4-1, to the right of VERΛ's Ricardo Honrio. Ricardo Honrio was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Raul Hustaz made a fantastic save in the 35th minute, when Eleuterio Rami sent off a good shot on target. Danilo Garikoitz received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 36th minute. Raul Hustaz tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Amadeo Txindoki during the 37th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After a rather tough play, Corralito AFC's Amadeo Txindoki got a free kick in the 37th minute. Raul Hustaz made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Eleuterio Rami in the 39th minute of play. Raul Hustaz took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Marcelino Francesco, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 43rd minute, Ignacio Macias made a precise shot to the right of Raul Hustaz. Corralito AFC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 5-1. 46 minutes into the match, Corralito AFC's goalkeeper Raul Hustaz had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Danilo Garikoitz. Raul Hustaz stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Marcelino Francesco's shot from short distance in the 47th minute. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 5-1.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Marcelino Francesco made a kick off. Ignacio Macias recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 51st minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. After 51 minutes, Marcelino Francesco made it 6-1 with a short kick to the right side. Corralito AFC's Raul Hustaz tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. 56 minutes into the game, VERΛ's Marcelino Francesco nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Raul Hustaz made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 7-1. The supporters of VERΛ booed when Corralito AFC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 59 match minutes in a wonderful position. Edelmiro Loiola didn't get a good kick on the ball. After some careless play in the Corralito AFC defense, Marcelino Francesco kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Raul Hustaz. The Corralito AFC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Raul Hustaz should have stopped the shot. In the 63rd match minute, Corralito AFC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Zacarias Hurko to maneuver through the defense. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Ignacio Macias in the 64th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Raul Hustaz saved Corralito AFC from getting behind. After some fancy dribbling in the 65th minute, Rosendo Vito managed to get in a good position for a shot. VERΛ's supporters rose to their feet, but Rosendo Vito was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Raul Hustaz breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Raul Hustaz made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Eleuterio Rami in the 67th minute of play. Raul Hustaz showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Marcelino Francesco in the 68th minute of the match. With a little luck, VERΛ's Ricardo Honrio got control of the ball when Victoriano Evangelista tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 75th minute, Santos Eyague hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Corralito AFC's Raul Hustaz played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Rosendo Vito in the 78th minute of play. In the 79th minute, Santos Eyague made a precise shot to the right of Raul Hustaz. Corralito AFC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 10-1. The audience was convinced that Marcelino Francesco's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Raul Hustaz was relentless in the 82nd minute of the game. Raul Hustaz came out of the goal in the 83rd minute to try and stop a shot by VERΛ's Danilo Garikoitz. But to his dismay, Danilo Garikoitz quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 11-1. Ricardo Honrio made a fantastic save in the 87th minute, when Edelmiro Loiola sent off a good shot on target. With 93 minutes on the clock, Santos Eyague commited a dangerous tackle. The referee had no choice but to show him the red card. In a very dangerous position, a player in VERΛ fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 92nd minute. Penalty! The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The VERΛ fans cheered their team off the field, for while Corralito AFC had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.