U21 League

Nueva Roma
Spectators: 162 (Terracing: 122, 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. Feliberto Manuelo started the match with the kick off. Agustin Rossi showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Hu Jian Liang, who was totally free with the ball in the 5th minute. 7 minutes into the match, Real Còrdoba FC's goalkeeper Angelino Helguera had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Feliberto Manuelo. Real Còrdoba FC's Angelino Helguera proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 9th minute of the match, managed to save Real Còrdoba FC from getting a goal against them. In the 10th minute of the match Lengua de Lobo got a corner. Real Còrdoba FC's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Martin-Daniel Palermo ran over to the corner to take the kick. The corner ended in Feliberto Manuelo almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Real Còrdoba FC's Angelino Helguera did a great save. In the 14th minute, one of Real Còrdoba FC:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Real Còrdoba FC. Albano Gilen hit a great freekick 16 minutes into the match. A collision led to Real Còrdoba FC getting a freekick after 20 minutes play. Leopoldo Berart hit a great ball. The audience was convinced that Martin-Daniel Palermo's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Angelino Helguera was relentless in the 24th minute of the game. A collision led to Lengua de Lobo getting a freekick after 27 minutes play. Aquiles Meo hit a great ball. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Martin-Daniel Palermo during the 31st minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Martin-Daniel Palermo hit a great freekick 31 minutes into the match. Lengua de Lobo's Feliberto Manuelo got a good chance for a goal in the 36th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Agustin Rossi showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Marcelino Bartolome, who was totally free with the ball in the 38th minute. The corner led Real Còrdoba FC's Leopoldo Berart to fire away a dangerous shot which Agustin Rossi despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. After 41 minutes of play, Real Còrdoba FC's Marcelino Bartolome made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Agustin Rossi was left in no man's land by his defense there! Igor Xacintu kicked well hit freekick during the 44th minute of the match. Benigno Katia hit a great freekick 45 minutes into the match. Disappointed in the 0-1 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Hu Jian Liang was the one to do the kick off. Frank-Ulrich Lampard's late challenge caught a Lengua de Lobo's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Frank-Ulrich Lampard helped the player get up and apologised. The supporters of Lengua de Lobo booed when Real Còrdoba FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 52 match minutes in a wonderful position. Frank-Ulrich Lampard didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 60 minutes Real Còrdoba FC's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Martin-Daniel Palermo who took care of the corner kick. The corner ended in Martin-Daniel Palermo almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Real Còrdoba FC's Angelino Helguera did a great save. In the 61st minute, Arsenio Bento hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After having played for 64 minutes, Guillermo Barros Schelloto managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Lengua de Lobo's supporters crossed their fingers, but Guillermo Barros Schelloto was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Real Còrdoba FC's Angelino Helguera played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Feliberto Manuelo in the 65th minute of play. Agustin Rossi made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Leopoldo Berart in the 70th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Marcelino Bartolome in the 75th minute of play forced Lengua de Lobo's goalkeeper Agustin Rossi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 76 minutes into the game, Paco Gerlow was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Lengua de Lobo's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Real Còrdoba FC the free kick. The supporters of Real Còrdoba FC booed when Lengua de Lobo was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 77 match minutes in a wonderful position. Paco Gerlow didn't get a good kick on the ball. Lengua de Lobo's Agustin Rossi proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 78th minute of the match, managed to save Lengua de Lobo from getting a goal against them. In the 81st minute Real Còrdoba FC were awarded a corner. Leopoldo Berart went to the cornerflag to take it. A nice corner shot did that Leopoldo Berart got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Agustin Rossi quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. The supporters of Real Còrdoba FC booed when Lengua de Lobo was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 84 match minutes in a wonderful position. Igor Xacintu didn't get a good kick on the ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Yu got free with Agustin Rossi in the 88th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Raúl Cascini during the 90th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Raúl Cascini kicked well hit freekick during the 90th minute of the match. Raúl Cascini hit a great freekick 92 minutes into the match. 93 minutes into the match, Lengua de Lobo's goalkeeper Agustin Rossi had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Yu.