U23 League

Anita Pupich
Spectators: 147 (Terracing: 111, Seating: 34, VIP seats: 2) Igor Serapio made the kick off and thus started the match. Erubiel Meder didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Silverio Gaxan went, in the 4th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-1 was the resulting score. Basilio Vito charged in rather forcefully in the 6th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Basilio Vito the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 7th minute, Basilio Vito hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Raimundo Cebrian made an important save on a dangerous shot by Gregorio Rexino in the 8th minute. The audience thought a goal was coming when Gregorio Rexino got free with Raimundo Cebrian in the 10th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After 11 minutes, Ermegildo Ruisko mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Villa Castelar and the Club Real Cantera players grew even worse after the yellow card. The supporters of Club Real Cantera booed when Villa Castelar was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 11 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ermegildo Ruisko didn't get a good kick on the ball. Raimundo Cebrian showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Igor Serapio in the 17th minute of the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Gregorio Rexino got free with Raimundo Cebrian in the 21st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 25th minute, Gregorio Rexino ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Raimundo Cebrian was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-1. Erubiel Meder showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Lucio Sarracino, who was totally free with the ball in the 28th minute. If Silverio Gaxan had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 36th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When Edgardo Elivareo fell near the penalty area in the 41st minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Club Real Cantera's protests and gave Edgardo Elivareo a yellow card for diving instead. In the 41st minute, Edgardo Elivareo hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Raimundo Cebrian made a fantastic save in the 44th minute, when Gregorio Rexino sent off a good shot on target. 46 minutes into the game, Silverio Gaxan cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-2. Erubiel Meder was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 1-2 lead.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Silverio Gaxan stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Club Real Cantera's Virgilio Weather got a good chance for a goal in the 53rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Silverio Gaxan kicked well hit freekick during the 55th minute of the match. 60 minutes into the match, Silverio Gaxan notched a goal, 1-3, to the right of Villa Castelar's Erubiel Meder. Erubiel Meder was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Silverio Gaxan in the 65th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Erubiel Meder prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Raimundo Cebrian made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jonas Etxatxu in the 71st minute of play. Erubiel Meder was out of position in the 76 minute of play, and Lucio Sarracino capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Lucio Sarracino really showed his touch with that goal: 1-4. In the 84th match minute, Club Real Cantera was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Silverio Gaxan to maneuver through the defense. Erubiel Meder made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Silverio Gaxan in the 88th minute of play.