U23 League

El Coliseo
Spectators: 147 (Terracing: 111, Seating: 34, VIP seats: 2) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Gabriel-Omar Hrabina took the kick off in the first half of the match. In the 3rd minute, Pablo Donio hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When Cenan Savlet came up free with the goalie in the 5th minute, the Ciclista 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 Cenan Savlet couldn't finish the play. When Justo Osorio came up free with the goalie in the 8th minute, the Ciclista 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 Justo Osorio couldn't finish the play. Julio Martxot was out of position in the 10 minute of play, and Dario Benedetto capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Dario Benedetto really showed his touch with that goal: 1-0. Rigoberto Flores kicked well hit freekick during the 17th minute of the match. Crişan Taffarel showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gabriel-Omar Hrabina in the 23rd minute of the match. Dario Benedetto sent away a hard shot on goal in the 25th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Dario Benedetto in the 25th minute of play forced Stat Veritas FC's goalkeeper Julio Martxot to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Serafin Cidro's late challenge caught a Stat Veritas FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Serafin Cidro helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to Ciclista FC getting a freekick after 32 minutes play. Serafin Cidro hit a great ball. Cenan Savlet kicked well hit freekick during the 34th minute of the match. 36 minutes into the match, Ciclista FC's goal looked a bit too open when Gabriel-Omar Hrabina came free, but Crişan Taffarel reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Cenan Savlet sent away a hard shot on goal in the 37th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 1-0 at half-time.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Dario Benedetto was the one to do the kick off. In the 60th minute, Gabriel-Omar Hrabina had to be helped off the field due to a pulled leg muscle. Carlos Vincent's late challenge caught a Stat Veritas FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Carlos Vincent helped the player get up and apologised. Carlos Vincent hit a great freekick 61 minutes into the match. Amador Francesco kicked well hit freekick during the 62nd minute of the match. Arturo Ortzi fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 74th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Crişan Taffarel having to interfere. The supporters of Ciclista FC booed when Stat Veritas FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 75 match minutes in a wonderful position. Cristobal Frances didn't get a good kick on the ball. When Ciclista FC's Dario Benedetto in the 77th minute got a chance for a shot 77th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Stat Veritas FC's goalie prevented a goal. Arturo Ortzi sent away a hard shot on goal in the 80th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The supporters of Stat Veritas FC booed when Ciclista FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 82 match minutes in a wonderful position. Serafin Cidro didn't get a good kick on the ball. After a defensive mix-up in Ciclista FC's zone, Sebastian Boni stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Crişan Taffarel came out of the goal and Sebastian Boni tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 91st match minute, Stat Veritas FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Joel Luix to maneuver through the defense. If Dario Benedetto had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 97th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead.