U21 League

Joestar Colosseum
Spectators: 174 (Terracing: 131, Seating: 40, VIP seats: 3) After 4 minutes ♠♥ Stardust Crusaders ♣♦'s defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Sigvald Birkborg who took care of the corner kick. Sigvald Birkborg made a great header on OROTINENSE's corner, it was just that ♠♥ Stardust Crusaders ♣♦'s Xan Velez managed to reach the ball for a save. Ricardo Orozco fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 6th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Xan Velez having to interfere. Cristian Manea sent away a hard shot on goal in the 11th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Sigvald Birkborg hit a great freekick 12 minutes into the match. Xan Velez showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Iordache Opincaru in the 15th minute of the match. After 22nd play minutes Ciro Aguilera shot 1-0, a short shot which went by Nacho Figueroa and just under the crossbar into goal. Xan Velez showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Iordache Opincaru in the 28th minute of the match. After 28 played minutes OROTINENSE got a freekick which was hit by Sigvald Birkborg. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ciro Aguilera in the 30th minute of play forced OROTINENSE's goalkeeper Nacho Figueroa to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 36th match minute, ♠♥ Stardust Crusaders ♣♦ was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Llorian Candelaria to maneuver through the defense. Ciro Aguilera came free with the goalkeeper in the 39th minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Nacho Figueroa could save by the left post. Xan Velez made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ricardo Orozco in the 42nd minute of play. The audience was convinced that Isidro Echeverria's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Xan Velez was relentless in the 44th minute of the game.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Iordache Opincaru to make the kick off. A collision led to ♠♥ Stardust Crusaders ♣♦ getting a freekick after 50 minutes play. Ulises Illart hit a great ball. Iordache Opincaru fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 52nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Xan Velez having to interfere. Ciro Aguilera sent away a hard shot on goal in the 55th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. ♠♥ Stardust Crusaders ♣♦'s Urti Asturiano was substituted for Januário Gouveia. Nacho Figueroa showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ciro Aguilera in the 59th minute of the match. 71 minutes into the game, ♠♥ Stardust Crusaders ♣♦'s Son Addison nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Nacho Figueroa made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 3-0. After some fancy dribbling in the 80th minute, Markel Joestar managed to get in a good position for a shot. ♠♥ Stardust Crusaders ♣♦'s supporters rose to their feet, but Markel Joestar was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Nacho Figueroa breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. ♠♥ Stardust Crusaders ♣♦'s defense didn't have a chance, in the 82nd minute, when Iordache Opincaru scored to the left of an out of position Xan Velez, making the score, 3-1. Sigvald Birkborg received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 85th minute. Xan Velez tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Nacho Figueroa showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ciro Aguilera, who was totally free with the ball in the 90th minute. In the 93rd match minute, ♠♥ Stardust Crusaders ♣♦ was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ciro Aguilera to maneuver through the defense. After 95 minutes of play, ♠♥ Stardust Crusaders ♣♦'s Son Addison made it 4-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Nacho Figueroa was left in no man's land by his defense there! OROTINENSE's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.