U21 League

Characate Arena
Spectators: 152 (Terracing: 114, Seating: 35, VIP seats: 3) CeciForEver's Valentin Elorri started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. With a little luck, CeciForEver's Clodoveo Eriz got control of the ball when Loco Palermo tried to sneak it across the goal line. Marcos Mederi did some fancy footwork in front of goal and succeeded to deceive the defenders so he could slam the ball in 1-0 to the left of a surprised Clodoveo Eriz 7 minutes into the match. Guillermo Barros Schelloto might have been able to make a better finish in the 12th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Clodoveo Eriz. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Guillermo Barros Schelloto ran back to his position shaking his head. After a rather tough play, CeciForEver's Delmar Bibiano got a free kick in the 14th minute. Clodoveo Eriz came out of the goal in the 15th minute to try and stop a shot by Characate FC's Loco Palermo. But to his dismay, Loco Palermo quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 2-0. CeciForEver's Clodoveo Eriz proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 18th minute of the match, managed to save CeciForEver from getting a goal against them. Guillermo Barros Schelloto received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 23rd minute. Clodoveo Eriz tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Clodoveo Eriz took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Loco Palermo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Clodoveo Eriz showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Marcos Mederi, who was totally free with the ball in the 40th minute. In the 42nd minute, Loco Palermo ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Clodoveo Eriz was frozen by the shot and now it was 4-1. Loco Palermo recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 46th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Clodoveo Eriz made a fantastic save in the 47th minute, when Michael Ballack sent off a good shot on target. Clodoveo Eriz didn't succeed to prevent the ball from going into goal when Characate FC's Michael Ballack shot an unexpected shot in the crossbar's under edge and made 5-1 in the ordered_time% minute. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 5-1.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Marcos Mederi made a kick off. In the 57th minute, Marcos Mederi 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. When Ricardo Restu fell near the penalty area in the 60th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored CeciForEver's protests and gave Ricardo Restu a yellow card for diving instead. Ricardo Restu kicked well hit freekick during the 60th minute of the match. Loco Palermo kicked well hit freekick during the 67th minute of the match. Clodoveo Eriz didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Marcos Mederi went, in the 69th minute, to the upper right corner, 8-1 was the resulting score. After a rather tough play, Characate FC's Loco Palermo got a free kick in the 74th minute. CeciForEver's Clodoveo Eriz played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Marcos Mederi in the 77th minute of play. Delmar Ralondo's late challenge caught a Characate FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Delmar Ralondo helped the player get up and apologised. In the 78th minute, Delmar Ralondo hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Delmar Ralondo was shown his second yellow card after 80 minutes, following a rather ugly tackle on opponent. That was the end of his participation in the match. Delmar Ralondo kicked well hit freekick during the 81st minute of the match. 84 minutes into the match, CeciForEver's goal looked a bit too open when Marcos Mederi came free, but Clodoveo Eriz reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 84 minutes, Delmar Bibiano mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the CeciForEver and the Characate FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 85th minute Guillermo Barros Schelloto shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Clodoveo Eriz saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The audience was convinced that Marcos Mederi's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Clodoveo Eriz was relentless in the 87th minute of the game. Pedro Pelayo hit a great freekick 89 minutes into the match. Loco Palermo sent away a hard shot on goal in the 95th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. There were very few away supporters still in the ground by the end of the match. Most of them had left early, disgusted by the way their team had been torn apart. Characate FC fully deserved thier win.