U21 League

LA BRANCANERA
Spectators: 159 (Terracing: 120, Seating: 36, VIP seats: 3) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Fabricio Godoy kicked off to start the match. Francisco Hotz received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 3rd minute. Segundo Nuñez tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Francisco Hotz had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 8th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 10 minutes into the match, TALLERES DE CBA's goalkeeper Segundo Nuñez had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Dante Millan. TALLERES DE CBA's Segundo Nuñez proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 16th minute of the match, managed to save TALLERES DE CBA from getting a goal against them. Alfonso Dalmai made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Eugenio Matia in the 17th minute of play. If Eugenio Matia had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 20th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Bernardo Perutxo took the ball and in the 23 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Alfonso Dalmai. Alfonso Dalmai dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-1. In a very dangerous position, a player in TALLERES DE CBA fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 26th minute. Penalty! In the 28th minute of the game, Sportivo Fernet Branca got a penalty. The shot went straight in by the left post. Nunez Cordeiro charged in rather forcefully in the 30th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Nunez Cordeiro the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 31 played minutes Sportivo Fernet Branca got a freekick which was hit by Nunez Cordeiro. When Dante Millan came up free with the goalie in the 33rd minute, the Sportivo Fernet Branca 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 Dante Millan couldn't finish the play. After some fancy dribbling in the 38th minute, Dante Millan managed to get in a good position for a shot. Sportivo Fernet Branca's supporters rose to their feet, but Dante Millan was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Segundo Nuñez breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 48 minutes into the match, Sportivo Fernet Branca's goal looked a bit too open when Eugenio Matia came free, but Alfonso Dalmai reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The score stood at 1-1 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Dante Millan made a kick off. In the 52nd match minute, TALLERES DE CBA was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Hermengildo Berenguer to maneuver through the defense. TALLERES DE CBA's Hermengildo Berenguer got a good chance for a goal in the 55th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After a rather tough play, TALLERES DE CBA's Abel Arlo got a free kick in the 57th minute. The supporters of TALLERES DE CBA booed when Sportivo Fernet Branca was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 61 match minutes in a wonderful position. Koča Branca didn't get a good kick on the ball. Segundo Nuñez didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Dante Millan went, in the 64th minute, to the upper right corner, 2-1 was the resulting score. A collision led to TALLERES DE CBA getting a freekick after 68 minutes play. Julian Maidana hit a great ball. Segundo Nuñez showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Dante Millan in the 86th minute of the match. A collision led to TALLERES DE CBA getting a freekick after 86 minutes play. Fabricio Godoy hit a great ball. Abel Arlo's late challenge caught a Sportivo Fernet Branca's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Abel Arlo helped the player get up and apologised. 94 minutes into the match, Eugenio Matia dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Alfonso Dalmai, 2-2. The teams fought very hard right up to the final whistle. Both sets of players were happy to go away with a draw.