Friendly League

La Bombonera
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) NECKER49's Wilfredo Ebardo 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. Nicanor Vidal received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 8th minute. Carlos Tino tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Keylor Navas was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Abram Elano showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-0 in the 14 minute of play. In the 17th minute, ⭐Ƒꭙ⭐ Idεɭcαp FC ツ u21's Abram Elano ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Keylor Navas. Keylor Navas yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 2-0. Wei Xuan Yang charged in rather forcefully in the 20th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Wei Xuan Yang the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 20 played minutes NECKER49 got a freekick which was hit by Wei Xuan Yang. When ⭐Ƒꭙ⭐ Idεɭcαp FC ツ u21's Simula Drong in the 21st minute got a chance for a shot 21st didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye NECKER49's goalie prevented a goal. The audience was convinced that Simula Drong's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Keylor Navas was relentless in the 21st minute of the game. When ⭐Ƒꭙ⭐ Idεɭcαp FC ツ u21's Abram Elano in the 25th minute got a chance for a shot 25th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye NECKER49's goalie prevented a goal. In the 27th minute Nicanor Vidal shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Carlos Tino saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 27 minutes into the match, Nicanor Vidal had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Carlos Tino. ⭐Ƒꭙ⭐ Idεɭcαp FC ツ u21's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Nicanor Vidal was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-1. Wilfredo Ebardo fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 30th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Carlos Tino having to interfere. After a defensive mix-up in NECKER49's zone, Simula Drong stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Keylor Navas came out of the goal and Simula Drong tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. When the match had gone on for 35 minutes, Abram Elano took a quick shot and it went in 3-1 without a chance for Keylor Navas to make any attempt to save it. If Abram Elano had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 38th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Abram Elano blasted a shot towards the goal in the 42nd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Keylor Navas having to make a save. NECKER49's Keylor Navas played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Abram Elano in the 42nd minute of play. After a defensive mix-up in NECKER49's zone, Abram Elano stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Keylor Navas came out of the goal and Abram Elano tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play.

The wind increased when Simula Drong made the kick off in the second half. After having played for 59 minutes, Wilfredo Ebardo managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. NECKER49's supporters crossed their fingers, but Wilfredo Ebardo was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. ⭐Ƒꭙ⭐ Idεɭcαp FC ツ u21's Simula Drong got a good chance for a goal in the 61st minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. NECKER49's Franco Muñoz was substituted for Wilfredo Ebardo. In the 66th minute, Abram Elano made a precise shot to the right of Keylor Navas. NECKER49's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 5-1. Simula Drong sent away a hard shot on goal in the 68th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. An unexpectedly hard shot by Simula Drong in the 71st minute of play forced NECKER49's goalkeeper Keylor Navas to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 71st minute, Simula Drong left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The ⭐Ƒꭙ⭐ Idεɭcαp FC ツ u21 fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 6-1. ⭐Ƒꭙ⭐ Idεɭcαp FC ツ u21 made a substitution. Ernesto Montay replaced Lin Yuan Sen. ⭐Ƒꭙ⭐ Idεɭcαp FC ツ u21's Vito Bonito was substituted for Abram Elano. Vitório Meirelles hit a great freekick 75 minutes into the match. Carlos Tino made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Franco Muñoz in the 76th minute of play. 77 minutes into the match, ⭐Ƒꭙ⭐ Idεɭcαp FC ツ u21's Vito Bonito sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Keylor Navas narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Vito Bonito might have been able to make a better finish in the 79th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Keylor Navas. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Vito Bonito ran back to his position shaking his head. Keylor Navas took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Vito Bonito, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. A collision led to NECKER49 getting a freekick after 80 minutes play. Gregorio Claude hit a great ball. After 82 minutes NECKER49's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Ernesto Montay who took care of the corner kick. ⭐Ƒꭙ⭐ Idεɭcαp FC ツ u21's Ernesto Montay was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Keylor Navas in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. If Vito Bonito had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 85th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 86th minute, Gregorio Claude hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 89th minute, Vito Bonito 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. Keylor Navas made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Vito Bonito in the 95th minute of play. In the 96th minute ⭐Ƒꭙ⭐ Idεɭcαp FC ツ u21 were awarded a corner. Ernesto Montay went to the cornerflag to take it. A nice corner shot did that Ernesto Montay got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Keylor Navas quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. ⭐Ƒꭙ⭐ Idεɭcαp FC ツ u21 were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of NECKER49 for a fine match.