U21 League

LA ESTANCIA
Spectators: 160 (Terracing: 120, Seating: 37, VIP seats: 3) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Oscar Confesor took the kick off in the first half of the match. 7 minutes into the match, Northern California's goal looked a bit too open when Israel Goyo came free, but Domingos Savier reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Gustavo Isazi received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Wincent Knopek came out and tried to block the shot, but Gustavo Isazi slotted it home off the left post making it 1-0 in the 8th minute. Pablo Henrico could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 12th minute of the match, but Wincent Knopek made a huge save. In the 19th minute Oscar Confesor shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Domingos Savier saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Luciano Goizeder charged in rather forcefully in the 19th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Luciano Goizeder the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 20th minute, Luciano Goizeder hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The supporters of Islas FC booed when Northern California was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 21 match minutes in a wonderful position. Cristian da Rocha didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 22 played minutes, Islas FC's Israel Goyo shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Domingos Savier came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Islas FC reached it. In the 25th minute, Pablo Henrico 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. In the 29th minute, Oscar Confesor left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Islas FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-1. With a little luck, Islas FC's Wincent Knopek got control of the ball when Pablo Henrico tried to sneak it across the goal line. Northern California's Domingos Savier played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Oscar Confesor in the 40th minute of play. Luciano Goizeder received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 46th minute. Wincent Knopek tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Gustavo Isazi to strike the kick off in the second half. In the 53rd minute, Silverio Cordarius hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Israel Goyo took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 53rd minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Domingos Savier. Northern California's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. When Oscar Confesor came up free with the goalie in the 57th minute, the Islas FC fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Oscar Confesor couldn't finish the play. In the 60th minute the ball was on its way in behind Northern California's goalkeeper Domingos Savier, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Northern California's Domingos Savier proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 63rd minute of the match, managed to save Northern California from getting a goal against them. Israel Goyo who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 65thth minute tested the skills of Domingos Savier when he managed to save the team from getting behind. Wincent Knopek came out of the goal in the 71st minute to try and stop a shot by Northern California's Aurelio Berdoi. But to his dismay, Aurelio Berdoi quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 2-1. With a little luck, Northern California's Domingos Savier got control of the ball when Oscar Confesor tried to sneak it across the goal line. Domingos Savier made a fantastic save in the 75th minute, when Israel Goyo sent off a good shot on target. Domingos Savier showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Oscar Confesor in the 82nd minute of the match. Domingos Savier made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Israel Goyo in the 88th minute of play. 92 minutes in the game, Aristides Ubendu fired away an excellent shot, which passed to the side of the right post without Domingos Savier having to interfere. Northern California's supporters were highly satisfied with the result. They cheered their team of the pitch, having watched them win a very even match.