U23 League

Newpi Arena
Spectators: 145 (Terracing: 110, Seating: 33, VIP seats: 2) Newpi Academy's Edgard Quintun started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. In the 9th minute, Remigio Mergildo ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Richard Textex was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. An unexpectedly hard shot by Leopoldo Erlantz in the 13th minute of play forced С О К О Λ Ъ's goalkeeper Arnoldo Chale to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 24 minutes into the match, Newpi Academy's goal looked a bit too open when Oscar Kauldi came free, but Richard Textex reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 26th minute, Victoriano Burutzagi fired a really elegant long shot, but Arnoldo Chale threw himself and managed to get hold of the ball just in front of the right post. Leopoldo Erlantz received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 28th minute. Arnoldo Chale tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 30 minutes into the match, Newpi Academy's goal looked a bit too open when Remigio Mergildo came free, but Richard Textex reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Richard Textex showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Guido Fix, who was totally free with the ball in the 33rd minute. In the 38th minute Leopoldo Erlantz shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Arnoldo Chale saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Richard Textex took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Guido Fix, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After some careless play in the С О К О Λ Ъ defense, Leopoldo Erlantz kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Arnoldo Chale. The С О К О Λ Ъ fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Arnoldo Chale should have stopped the shot.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Guido Fix stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. The supporters of Newpi Academy booed when С О К О Λ Ъ was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 52 match minutes in a wonderful position. Eleuterio Fanuco didn't get a good kick on the ball. When the match clock showed 58 minutes, the score became 3-1 when Edgard Quintun sped through С О К О Λ Ъ's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Arnoldo Chale. Fernando Asur's late challenge caught a С О К О Λ Ъ's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Fernando Asur helped the player get up and apologised. Fernando Asur kicked well hit freekick during the 66th minute of the match. After 67 played minutes, С О К О Λ Ъ's Jeremias Eztebe shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Richard Textex came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in С О К О Λ Ъ reached it. Arnoldo Chale showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Leopoldo Erlantz, who was totally free with the ball in the 69th minute. 76 minutes into the match, Newpi Academy's Leopoldo Erlantz sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Arnoldo Chale narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Edgard Quintun's late challenge caught a С О К О Λ Ъ's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Edgard Quintun helped the player get up and apologised. The supporters of Newpi Academy booed when С О К О Λ Ъ was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 80 match minutes in a wonderful position. Federico Astudillo didn't get a good kick on the ball. The audience was convinced that Leopoldo Erlantz's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Arnoldo Chale was relentless in the 82nd minute of the game. Arnoldo Chale took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Edgard Quintun, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Felipe Bras received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 87th minute. Richard Textex tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Victor Denver charged in rather forcefully in the 87th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Victor Denver the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 88th match minute, Newpi Academy was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Victor Denver to maneuver through the defense. When the referee ended the match the Newpi Academy players were able to celebrate. They had won a fair victory and recieved the ovations of their fans.