U21 League

El Morro
Spectators: 174 (Terracing: 131, Seating: 40, VIP seats: 3) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Gonzalo Carneiro started the match with the kick off. When the match clock showed 6 minutes, the score became 0-1 when Giro Horduña sped through Navalito's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of José Ignacio Bozo. In the 8th match minute, Nacional was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Presebal Artacho to maneuver through the defense. Katia Villalobos made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Geovani Dantas in the 9th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gonzalo Carneiro in the 12th minute of play forced Navalito's goalkeeper José Ignacio Bozo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Giro Horduña in the 14th minute of play forced Navalito's goalkeeper José Ignacio Bozo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 16th minute of the match Nacional got a corner. Navalito's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Demario Caceo ran over to the corner to take the kick. When Nacional's Gonzalo Carneiro in the 17th minute got a chance for a shot 17th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Navalito's goalie prevented a goal. Katia Villalobos made a fantastic save in the 22nd minute, when Madeo Aboitiz sent off a good shot on target. Madeo Aboitizs short, quick shot in the 27thth minute got Katia Villalobos to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. 29 minutes had been played when some careless play by Navalito's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Demario Caceo was slow to take the kick. During this time Nacional's players had a chance to rest. Gonzalo Petit sent away a hard shot on goal in the 30th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. If Gonzalo Carneiro had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 34th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Américo Trincado sent away a hard shot on goal in the 36th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Navalito's José Ignacio Bozo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Giro Horduña in the 39th minute of play. José Ignacio Bozo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Giro Horduña in the 39th minute of the match. 43 minutes into the match, Cordarrol Chamochin had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of José Ignacio Bozo. Navalito's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Cordarrol Chamochin was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-2. In the 47th minute, Tor Chiguaicura hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Navalito's José Ignacio Bozo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gonzalo Carneiro in the 48th minute of play.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Geovani Dantas was the one to do the kick off. Gonzalo Petit could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 62nd minute of the match, but José Ignacio Bozo made a huge save. After 63 played minutes Navalito got a freekick which was hit by Geovani Dantas. The audience thought a goal was coming when Gonzalo Petit got free with José Ignacio Bozo in the 66th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 67th minute, Geovani Dantas left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Navalito fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-2. Navalito's José Ignacio Bozo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gonzalo Carneiro in the 77th minute of play. Katia Villalobos made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Geovani Dantas in the 79th minute of play. José Ignacio Bozo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gonzalo Carneiro in the 81st minute of the match. Navalito's José Ignacio Bozo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Giro Horduña in the 83rd minute of play. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Cordarrol Chamochin during the 84th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 85th minute of the match Leopoldo Lattanzi sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Katia Villalobos skillfully saved the ball. Katia Villalobos showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Madeo Aboitiz, who was totally free with the ball in the 86th minute. After 91 minutes, Gonzalo Petit mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Nacional and the Navalito players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 91st match minute, Nacional was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Gonzalo Petit to maneuver through the defense. Cordarrol Chamochin sent away a hard shot on goal in the 96th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The Nacional supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Nacional would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.