U21 League

Diego A. Milito
Spectators: 160 (Terracing: 120, Seating: 37, VIP seats: 3) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Arnoldo Amaya kicked off to start the match. Los Gallos's Marcos Abellan got a good chance for a goal in the 3rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After 7 minutes of play, Los Gallos's Arnoldo Amaya made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Roque Leizarraga was left in no man's land by his defense there! Gaston Gar's late challenge caught a Racing Club【LBF】's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Gaston Gar helped the player get up and apologised. After 9 played minutes Los Gallos got a freekick which was hit by Gaston Gar. The Los Gallos fans' excitement grew in the 12th match minute when Los Gallos's Marcos Abellan looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 0-2 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. In the 15th minute, Marcos Abellan got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Los Gallos's Arnoldo Amaya got a good chance for a goal in the 19th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. The Los Gallos fans' excitement grew in the 21st match minute when Los Gallos's Marcos Abellan looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 0-3 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. In the 28th minute Marcos Abellan shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Roque Leizarraga saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 28th minute, Marcos Abellan left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Los Gallos fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-4. Alex Di Tullio kicked well hit freekick during the 30th minute of the match. After 33 played minutes Racing Club【LBF】 got a freekick which was hit by Arturo Sabino. The supporters of Racing Club【LBF】 booed when Los Gallos was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 36 match minutes in a wonderful position. Doroteo Cameno didn't get a good kick on the ball. The throw-in from Arturo Sabino in the 40th minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by Los Gallos's Jose Iban. After the first half Los Gallos were leading 0-4. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Cesar Fiz made a kick off. Roque Leizarraga didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Marcos Abellan went, in the 51st minute, to the upper right corner, 0-5 was the resulting score. Roque Leizarraga showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Marcos Abellan, who was totally free with the ball in the 56th minute. In the 61st minute, Marcos Abellan fired away a killer shot towards the goal that, to the delight of Roque Leizarraga, passed just outside the right post. In the 71st minute of the match Los Gallos got a corner. Racing Club【LBF】's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Jose Iban ran over to the corner to take the kick. The corner ended in Jose Iban almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Racing Club【LBF】's Roque Leizarraga did a great save. The audience thought a goal was coming when Arnoldo Amaya got free with Roque Leizarraga in the 73rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Alex Di Tullio kicked well hit freekick during the 74th minute of the match. Ivan Pillud took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 75th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Sérgio Goycochea. Los Gallos's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. In the 78th minute, Marcos Abellan ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Roque Leizarraga was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-7. If Arnoldo Amaya had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 80th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 84th minute, Marcos Abellan reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Roque Leizarraga. The goal made the score 0-8. A collision led to Los Gallos getting a freekick after 87 minutes play. Walder Kannemann hit a great ball. Teofilo Eguerdi took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 88th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Sérgio Goycochea. Los Gallos's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. 93 minutes into the match, Racing Club【LBF】's goalkeeper Roque Leizarraga had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Marcos Abellan. During the 95th minute of the match Gaston Gar completely mistimed his tackle and brought down his opponent. The referee gave Gaston Gar a yellow card, his second in the match, which meant he could no longer take part in the game. Gaston Gar hit a great freekick 95 minutes into the match. When the match was over Los Gallos could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than Racing Club【LBF】 throughout the match.