U21 League

Solo Arena
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. Iván Kaviedes started the match with the kick off. A collision led to NAGANO F.C getting a freekick after 3 minutes play. Bagui Orosco hit a great ball. In the 9th minute Lucas Vargas shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Sanchez Vagrande saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 12th minute, Tyson Helton ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Sanchez Vagrande was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-0. After a rather tough play, Recolta Alamor's Felipe Jacques got a free kick in the 14th minute. Klimowicz Orol hit a great freekick 16 minutes into the match. When Jairón Carradelo fell near the penalty area in the 19th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored NAGANO F.C's protests and gave Jairón Carradelo a yellow card for diving instead. In the 19th match minute, NAGANO F.C was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jairón Carradelo to maneuver through the defense. Sanchez Vagrande made an important save on a dangerous shot by Tyson Helton in the 26th minute. After 32 minutes of play, NAGANO F.C's Zenaido Henriquez made it 1-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Dylan Beckman was left in no man's land by his defense there! Sanchez Vagrande showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Hans Kuhn, who was totally free with the ball in the 36th minute. Sanchez Vagrande showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Tyson Helton, who was totally free with the ball in the 41st minute. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Tyson Helton made a kick off. The referee felt a red card was in order, 52 minutes into the game, when Zhang Ang put in a rough tackle. In the 52nd match minute, NAGANO F.C was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Zhang Ang to maneuver through the defense. Alonzo Donahue struck a weak shot in the 54th minute. Sanchez Vagrande didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Recolta Alamor. Iván Kaviedes scored 1-2 in the 55th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Dylan Beckman, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Sanchez Vagrande showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Tyson Helton in the 63rd minute of the match. Sanchez Vagrande didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Rex Ellis went, in the 66th minute, to the upper right corner, 2-2 was the resulting score. Dylan Beckman made a fantastic save in the 76th minute, when Iván Kaviedes sent off a good shot on target. After 80 played minutes Recolta Alamor got a freekick which was hit by Tyson Helton. In the 82nd minute, Tyson Helton hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 83 minutes into the game, Iván Kaviedes cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-3. Dylan Beckman was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. After 86 played minutes Recolta Alamor got a freekick which was hit by Lucas Vargas. In the 88thth minute of the game Lucas Vargas who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but NAGANO F.C's Sanchez Vagrande was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 89th minute of the match Recolta Alamor got a corner. NAGANO F.C's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Aurelio Cortes ran over to the corner to take the kick. The Recolta Alamor manager could be seen shouting at his players as they walked down the tunnel after the match. He was clearly angry that they had squandered their superior possession, allowing NAGANO F.C to win.