U21 League

El Monumental
Spectators: 153 (Terracing: 115, Seating: 35, VIP seats: 3) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Angelo Nazario kicked off to start the match. In the 8th minute Emiliano Spott shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Santo Muc saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The attack was good, but when Emiliano Spott in the 8th minute was about to shoot he didn't kick quite good enough and the ball went high over goal. After a rather tough play, Rivermania FC's Nicanor Dimas got a free kick in the 9th minute. Santo Muc showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Emiliano Spott, who was totally free with the ball in the 10th minute. The long shot by Ildefonso Jurgi in the 15th minute really tested Manuel Tano's skills. The ball was on its way into the goal to the left of him when he managed to stretch himself and save the shot and avoid a goal. After a rather tough play, Rivermania FC's Ildefonso Jurgi got a free kick in the 19th minute. Santo Muc made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Emiliano Spott in the 21st minute of play. 25 minutes into the match, Ubaldo Pasqual dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Manuel Tano, 1-0. Emiliano Spott recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 30th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. 34 minutes into the match, Rivermania FC's goal looked a bit too open when Emiliano Spott came free, but Santo Muc reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 36 minutes into the match, Nicolas Parente notched a goal, 1-1, to the right of Rivermania FC's Santo Muc. Santo Muc was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. The audience was convinced that Nicolas Parente's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Santo Muc was relentless in the 43rd minute of the game. Santo Muc showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Emiliano Spott in the 46th minute of the match. When Tiziano Pirlo came up free with the goalie in the 48th minute, the AC 1986 Vinalito 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 Tiziano Pirlo couldn't finish the play. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Emiliano Spott to make the kick off. In the 58th minute, Ubaldo Pasqual 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. Manuel Tano showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Angelo Nazario, who was totally free with the ball in the 60th minute. Emiliano Spott received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 61st minute. Santo Muc tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. A collision led to Rivermania FC getting a freekick after 64 minutes play. Angelo Nazario hit a great ball. Santo Muc didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Tiziano Pirlo went, in the 66th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-3 was the resulting score. If Angelo Nazario had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 69th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 74 minutes into the match, Ubaldo Pasqual had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Manuel Tano. AC 1986 Vinalito's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Ubaldo Pasqual was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-3. After a rather tough play, Rivermania FC's Uriel Illart got a free kick in the 79th minute. After some careless play in the AC 1986 Vinalito defense, Ubaldo Pasqual kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Manuel Tano. The AC 1986 Vinalito fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Manuel Tano should have stopped the shot. Rivermania FC's Santo Muc proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 86th minute of the match, managed to save Rivermania FC from getting a goal against them. 87 minutes into the game, Hilario Hartz was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Rivermania FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave AC 1986 Vinalito the free kick. In the 87th minute, Hilario Hartz hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Rivermania FC's Santo Muc proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 89th minute of the match, managed to save Rivermania FC from getting a goal against them. Emiliano Spott received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 90th minute. Santo Muc tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Ubaldo Pasqual hit a great freekick 94 minutes into the match.