U23 League

Chozas Estadio
Spectators: 149 (Terracing: 114, Seating: 35, VIP seats: 0) Chozas UD's Troy Villanueva 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 7th minute Fidel Zafrilla shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Marco Maroto saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Marco Maroto showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Evaristo Ruiz in the 11th minute of the match. In the 15th minute, Troy Villanueva made a precise shot to the right of Andrés Cainzos. Villel's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-0. Andrés Cainzos made an important save on a dangerous shot by Luis Delgado in the 18th minute. After a rather tough play, Villel's Barea Munoz got a free kick in the 19th minute. When Adrián Casas fell near the penalty area in the 21st minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Chozas UD's protests and gave Adrián Casas a yellow card for diving instead. Adrián Casas hit a great freekick 21 minutes into the match. After a rather tough play, Chozas UD's Olo Cabrera got a free kick in the 23rd minute. Villel's Andrés Cainzos proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 29th minute of the match, managed to save Villel from getting a goal against them. If Fidel Zafrilla had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 35th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Andrés Cainzos made an important save on a dangerous shot by Olo Cabrera in the 43rd minute. Andrés Cainzos made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Troy Villanueva in the 45th minute of play. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 1-0.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Evaristo Ruiz made a kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Fidel Zafrilla in the 52nd minute of play forced Chozas UD's goalkeeper Marco Maroto to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Evaristo Ruiz fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 56th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Marco Maroto having to interfere. With a little luck, Chozas UD's Marco Maroto got control of the ball when Cheche Manzano tried to sneak it across the goal line. Olo Cabrera kicked well hit freekick during the 63rd minute of the match. Chozas UD were furious when Benjamin Cano was red carded, 67 minutes into the game, but the referee dismissed their protests. Marco Maroto showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Santi Griego, who was totally free with the ball in the 69th minute. Evaristo Ruiz fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 72nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Marco Maroto having to interfere. In the 74th minute, Troy Villanueva left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Chozas UD fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-0. Villel's Andrés Cainzos played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Generoso Casado in the 79th minute of play. Olo Cabrera charged in rather forcefully in the 82nd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Olo Cabrera the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Fidel Zafrilla hit a great freekick 85 minutes into the match. In the 91st match minute, Chozas UD was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Adrián Casas to maneuver through the defense. After 92 played minutes, Villel's Santi Griego shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Marco Maroto 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 Villel reached it. After 96 played minutes Villel got a freekick which was hit by Evaristo Ruiz. Chozas UD were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of Villel for a fine match.