U21 League

Thunder Stadium
Spectators: 145 (Terracing: 110, Seating: 33, VIP seats: 2) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Artemio Tibalt started the match with the kick off. In the 3rd match minute, SOUTH THUNDER was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Edgard Quintan to maneuver through the defense. Peñaloza's Joachim Gregersson got a good chance for a goal in the 4th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. If Leonel Rayman had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 7th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Mauro Cordearo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Joachim Gregersson in the 14th minute of the match. In the 16th minute of the match, Arturo Acevedo got a very nice opportunity to score, but Gunnvaldur Ásbergsson was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Joachim Gregersson in the 18th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Mauro Cordearo saved SOUTH THUNDER from getting behind. When Joachim Gregersson came up free with the goalie in the 19th minute, the Peñaloza 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 Joachim Gregersson couldn't finish the play. When Peñaloza's Joachim Gregersson in the 22nd minute got a chance for a shot 22nd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye SOUTH THUNDER's goalie prevented a goal. Zacarias Eron kicked well hit freekick during the 24th minute of the match. Mauro Cordearo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Joachim Gregersson in the 27th minute of play. In the 29th minute Edgard Quintan shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Gunnvaldur Ásbergsson saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 30 minutes, Basilio Lleir mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Peñaloza and the SOUTH THUNDER players grew even worse after the yellow card. After a rather tough play, Peñaloza's Basilio Lleir got a free kick in the 30th minute. Mauro Cordearo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Joachim Gregersson, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Mauro Cordearo stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Joachim Gregersson's shot from short distance in the 35th minute. The Peñaloza fans' excitement grew in the 36th match minute when Peñaloza's Joachim Gregersson looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 0-1 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Artemio Tibalt struck a weak shot in the 40th minute. Gunnvaldur Ásbergsson didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for SOUTH THUNDER. Bernabe Garaile kicked well hit freekick during the 42nd minute of the match. SOUTH THUNDER's Germán Pezzella got a good chance for a goal in the 43rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Arturo Acevedo sent away a hard shot on goal in the 46th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. 46 minutes into the match, Peñaloza's goal looked a bit too open when Arturo Acevedo came free, but Gunnvaldur Ásbergsson reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Joachim Gregersson made a kick off. A collision led to Peñaloza getting a freekick after 53 minutes play. Julian Blasi hit a great ball. 57 minutes into the match, Peñaloza's goal looked a bit too open when Artemio Tibalt came free, but Gunnvaldur Ásbergsson reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When Artemio Tibalt came up free with the goalie in the 59th minute, the SOUTH THUNDER 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 Artemio Tibalt couldn't finish the play. Joachim Gregersson who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 62ndth minute tested the skills of Mauro Cordearo when he managed to save the team from getting behind. In the 74th match minute, SOUTH THUNDER was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Esteban Goiz to maneuver through the defense. Gunnvaldur Ásbergsson showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Edgard Quintan in the 76th minute of the match. With a little luck, SOUTH THUNDER's Mauro Cordearo got control of the ball when Joachim Gregersson tried to sneak it across the goal line. If Zacarias Eron had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 79th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Peñaloza's Gunnvaldur Ásbergsson played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Arturo Acevedo in the 84th minute of play. In the 86th match minute, SOUTH THUNDER was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Juan Matia to maneuver through the defense. Joachim Gregersson who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 91stth minute tested the skills of Mauro Cordearo when he managed to save the team from getting behind. Leonel Rayman sent away a hard shot on goal in the 91st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 95 minutes into the match, SOUTH THUNDER's goalkeeper Mauro Cordearo had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Joachim Gregersson. Leonel Rayman's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Mauro Cordearo read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 98th minute of play. Peñaloza's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Leonel Rayman in the 99th minute. Germán Pezzella tried in the game's 100th match minute to clear up in front of his own goal but it went so bad that he put the ball into the goal to the left of an unhappy Mauro Cordearo. An annoying self made goal, 1-2. The Peñaloza players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.