U21 League

LA ESTANCIA
Spectators: 161 (Terracing: 121, 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. Kris Palmann started the match with the kick off. Northern California's Domingos Savier played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Kris Palmann in the 3rd minute of play. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Cristian da Rocha during the 5th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Cristian da Rocha kicked well hit freekick during the 5th minute of the match. Gustavo Isazi sent away a hard shot on goal in the 12th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Pablo Henrico received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 25th minute. Gao Fei tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Gao Fei made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Pablo Henrico in the 28th minute of play. Northern California's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Aurelio Berdoi in the 29th minute. Gao Fei had great luck who in the 31stth minute grab hold of the ball when Aurelio Berdoi from a short distance tried to put the ball inside the right post. After 31 minutes, Aurelio Berdoi made it 1-0 with a short kick to the right side. Real Racing Club's Gao Fei tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 34th minute 卫青 Wu 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. Northern California's Domingos Savier played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Kris Palmann in the 35th minute of play. 卫青 Wu scored 1-1 in the 37th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Domingos Savier, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Domingos Savier showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from 卫青 Wu in the 42nd minute of the match. In the 46th minute, Aurelio Berdoi 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. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

After a rather tough play, Northern California's Cristian da Rocha got a free kick in the 52nd minute. In the 54th match minute, Real Racing Club was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Celso Maldonado to maneuver through the defense. Kris Palmann fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 56th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Domingos Savier having to interfere. Domingos Savier made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from 卫青 Wu in the 58th minute of 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. In the 63rd minute, 卫青 Wu reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Domingos Savier. The goal made the score 1-2. Real Racing Club's Kris Palmann came free and shot a quick shot against goal 66 minutes in the game, fortunately Domingos Savier had problems saving as it came toward the left post. In the 67th minute of the match Real Racing Club got a corner. Northern California's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Fredrik Bredberg ran over to the corner to take the kick. Fredrik Bredberg made a great header on Real Racing Club's corner, it was just that Northern California's Domingos Savier managed to reach the ball for a save. After a rather tough play, Real Racing Club's Alejo Salvino got a free kick in the 73rd minute. Domingos Savier made an important save on a dangerous shot by 卫青 Wu in the 75th minute. Kris Palmanns short, quick shot in the 81stth minute got Domingos Savier to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. A collision led to Real Racing Club getting a freekick after 82 minutes play. 卫青 Wu hit a great ball. Celso Maldonado received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 90th minute. Domingos Savier tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Gao Fei showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gustavo Isazi, who was totally free with the ball in the 92nd minute. After some fancy dribbling in the 95th minute, Gustavo Isazi managed to get in a good position for a shot. Northern California's supporters rose to their feet, but Gustavo Isazi was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Gao Fei breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. When the final whistle was heard the away supporters stood up and showed their joy. Real Racing Club had managed to secure a win in what was a close match throughout.