U21 League

El Palacio Alijilán
Spectators: 159 (Terracing: 120, Seating: 36, VIP seats: 3) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Carlos Santana got the match started through his kick off. Forever Tango's Marcelo Brion proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 7th minute of the match, managed to save Forever Tango from getting a goal against them. 8 minutes into the match, Simon Bautista had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Marcelo Brion. Forever Tango's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Simon Bautista was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-0. A collision led to Alijilán returns getting a freekick after 12 minutes play. Rolando Olayo hit a great ball. In the 13th match minute, Forever Tango was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Gualterio Mikolas to maneuver through the defense. After 15 played minutes Forever Tango got a freekick which was hit by Gualterio Mikolas. Lino Naelio took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Blas Havier, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Marcelo Brion showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ramón Abila, who was totally free with the ball in the 24th minute. Lino Naelio made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Blas Havier in the 29th minute of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Rene Houseman got free with Marcelo Brion in the 34th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Ulises Remir took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 38th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Lino Naelio. Alijilán returns's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Blas Havier scored 2-2 in the 40th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Lino Naelio, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Lino Naelio showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gualterio Mikolas, who was totally free with the ball in the 43rd minute. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Carlos Santana in the 44th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Lino Naelio prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Marcelo Brion made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jimeno Seme in the 47th minute of play.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Jimeno Seme to make the kick off. Forever Tango's Marcelo Brion played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Cesar Sagrario in the 51st minute of play. Marcelo Brion showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Rene Houseman in the 52nd minute of the match. In the 59th minute Jimeno Seme shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Marcelo Brion saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The audience thought a goal was coming when Carlos Santana got free with Lino Naelio in the 64th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 65 minutes into the match, Forever Tango's goal looked a bit too open when Jimeno Seme came free, but Marcelo Brion reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 68 minutes into the match, Alijilán returns's goalkeeper Lino Naelio had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Blas Havier. A collision led to Forever Tango getting a freekick after 70 minutes play. Ciro Quinton hit a great ball. Marcelo Brion showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jimeno Seme in the 73rd minute of the match. Ramón Abila received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 74th minute. Marcelo Brion tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When Angel Paez fell near the penalty area in the 77th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Alijilán returns's protests and gave Angel Paez a yellow card for diving instead. Lino Naelio took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Carlos Santana, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The audience was convinced that Carlos Santana's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Lino Naelio was relentless in the 79th minute of the game. Marcelo Brion showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cesar Sagrario in the 93rd minute of the match. 95 minutes in the game, the ball went up into the seats when Alijilán returns's Cesar Sagrario fired away a shot that was just a little bit too high. He walked away shaking his head. The second half was just like the first, even and exciting. The match ended in a draw.