U21 League

Battle of death
Spectators: 163 (Terracing: 123, Seating: 37, VIP seats: 3) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. José Ramos started the match with the kick off. ►Las Mercedes F.C◄'s Sergio Gutierrez played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Eladio Carrión in the 4th minute of play. 18 minutes into the match, ►Las Mercedes F.C◄'s goal looked a bit too open when Eladio Carrión came free, but Sergio Gutierrez reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Sergio Gutierrez made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Eladio Carrión in the 26th minute of play. 31 minutes into the match, Diómedes Rodriguez dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Fabio Marines, 1-0. Sergio Gutierrez showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Eladio Carrión, who was totally free with the ball in the 35th minute. In the 36th minute of the match RomoLerouX UniteD UXX got a corner. ►Las Mercedes F.C◄'s goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Estevez Laredo ran over to the corner to take the kick. RomoLerouX UniteD UXX's Isaac Candina was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Sergio Gutierrez in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. An unexpectedly hard shot by Eladio Carrión in the 38th minute of play forced ►Las Mercedes F.C◄'s goalkeeper Sergio Gutierrez to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. If Eladio Carrión had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 46th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 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.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Isaac Candina was the one to do the kick off. Fabio Marines showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Diómedes Rodriguez, who was totally free with the ball in the 56th minute. In the 58th minute Zheko Kraychev shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Fabio Marines saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Fabio Marines showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from José Ramos, who was totally free with the ball in the 60th minute. Sergio Gutierrez was out of position in the 65 minute of play, and Isaac Candina capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Isaac Candina really showed his touch with that goal: 2-1. RomoLerouX UniteD UXX's Don Romo-Leroux was substituted for Delgado Licardi. Sergio Gutierrez was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Isaac Candina showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 2-2 in the 69 minute of play. Sergio Gutierrez took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Isaac Candina, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 76 minutes into the match, ►Las Mercedes F.C◄'s José Ramos sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Fabio Marines narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 78th minute Don Romo-Leroux shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Sergio Gutierrez saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Marcos Salazar charged in rather forcefully in the 80th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Marcos Salazar the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Marcos Salazar kicked well hit freekick during the 81st minute of the match. Zheko Kraychev hit a great freekick 92 minutes into the match. The teams fought very hard right up to the final whistle. Both sets of players were happy to go away with a draw.