U23 League

Río Miño
Spectators: 174 (Terracing: 131, Seating: 40, VIP seats: 3) Tirant lo Blanch's Juan Sánchez 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. Mikel Bravo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Juan Sánchez, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. !Pabellon Ourense C.F.'s Mikel Bravo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Juan Sánchez in the 5th minute of play. Jose Manuel Sempere showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Luciano Unzueta in the 11th minute of the match. In the 14th minute, Juan Sánchez got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. The throw-in from Paul Ortega in the 22nd minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by !Pabellon Ourense C.F.'s Nesor Millán. The crowd rose to their feet as Xulian Aguilo kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Jose Manuel Sempere. That made the score 1-1 in the 26 minute of play. After 30 played minutes Tirant lo Blanch got a freekick which was hit by Eugenio Mas. After 31 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Tirant lo Blanch! Xulian Aguilo's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Jose Manuel Sempere read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 36th minute of play. Xulian Aguilos short, quick shot in the 40thth minute got Jose Manuel Sempere to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. Radomil Harendarski kicked well hit freekick during the 44th minute of the match. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Xulian Aguilo was the one to do the kick off. The audience was convinced that Xulian Aguilo's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Jose Manuel Sempere was relentless in the 51st minute of the game. In the 54th minute, Eugenio Mas hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After some fancy dribbling in the 55th minute, Xulian Aguilo managed to get in a good position for a shot. !Pabellon Ourense C.F.'s supporters rose to their feet, but Xulian Aguilo was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Jose Manuel Sempere breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Juan Sánchez received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 63rd minute. Mikel Bravo tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. !Pabellon Ourense C.F.'s Sotero Quiroga was substituted for Luciano Unzueta. !Pabellon Ourense C.F.'s attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Luiz Eduardo Chaves in the 72nd minute. Nesor Millán charged in rather forcefully in the 74th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Nesor Millán the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Nesor Millán kicked well hit freekick during the 75th minute of the match. Mikel Bravo was in exellent shape and made a fantastic save when he, in the 75th minute of the match, managed to get hold of the ball after a long shot from Sergi Baeza. Sotero Quiroga struck a weak shot in the 85th minute. Jose Manuel Sempere didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for !Pabellon Ourense C.F.. Despite being the better team, Tirant lo Blanch failed to find the winning goal and were forced to settle for a single point.