U21 League

Arena Das Naciones
Spectators: 147 (Terracing: 111, Seating: 34, VIP seats: 2) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Lisandro López kicked off to start the match. Benicio Gaitan showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Fabricio Errapel in the 7th minute of the match. Cristobal Hulberto scored 0-1 in the 8th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Benicio Gaitan, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 11th minute, Leandro Cordarin left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Deportivo Balvanera fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-2. Benicio Gaitan showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Lisandro López in the 15th minute of the match. Benicio Gaitan showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Lisandro López in the 19th minute of the match. After 20 played minutes Catarinense F.C. got a freekick which was hit by Tadeo Abilio. 22 minutes into the game, Cristobal Hulberto cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-3. Benicio Gaitan was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Benicio Gaitan showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Lisandro López in the 25th minute of the match. In the 26th minute Cristobal Hulberto shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Benicio Gaitan saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 30 minutes into the match, Cristobal Hulberto notched a goal, 0-4, to the right of Catarinense F.C.'s Benicio Gaitan. Benicio Gaitan was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. In the 33rd minute, Lisandro López left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Deportivo Balvanera fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-5. 38 minutes into the match, Catarinense F.C.'s goal looked a bit too open when Fabricio Errapel came free, but Benicio Gaitan reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After some careless play in the Catarinense F.C. defense, Severiano Taurino kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Benicio Gaitan. The Catarinense F.C. fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Benicio Gaitan should have stopped the shot. In the 42nd minute, Adolfo Poz hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The audience thought a goal was coming when Romeo Osorio got free with Abel Neron in the 43rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Benicio Gaitan showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Leandro Cordarin, who was totally free with the ball in the 45th minute. Benicio Gaitan made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Marciano Koldobika in the 46th minute of play. Faustino Izel hit a great freekick 48 minutes into the match. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-6 lead.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Godfredo Gabon made a kick off. 53 minutes into the match, Cristobal Hulberto dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Benicio Gaitan, 0-7. Cristobal Hulberto sent away a hard shot on goal in the 56th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. In the 56th minute, Deportivo Balvanera's Lisandro López ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Benicio Gaitan. Benicio Gaitan yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 0-8. In the 59th minute, Cristobal Hulberto left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Deportivo Balvanera fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-9. In the 62nd minute, Deportivo Balvanera's Leandro Cordarin ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Benicio Gaitan. Benicio Gaitan yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 0-10. Deportivo Balvanera made a substitution. Candido Jakes replaced Severiano Taurino. Cristobal Hulberto could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 67th minute of the match, but Benicio Gaitan made a huge save. Catarinense F.C.'s Benicio Gaitan proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 71st minute of the match, managed to save Catarinense F.C. from getting a goal against them. The supporters of Deportivo Balvanera booed when Catarinense F.C. was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 72 match minutes in a wonderful position. Alejandro Perutxo didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 79th minute, Deportivo Balvanera's Venancio Chaime seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Venancio Chaime the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of Deportivo Balvanera protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and Venancio Chaime had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. A collision led to Deportivo Balvanera getting a freekick after 79 minutes play. Venancio Chaime hit a great ball. 80 minutes into the match, Catarinense F.C.'s Romeo Osorio broke free and took a long shot that unfortunately flew wide. A fine initiative that could have resulted in a goal. The audience was convinced that Candido Jakes's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Benicio Gaitan was relentless in the 82nd minute of the game. Benicio Gaitan was out of position in the 83 minute of play, and Cristobal Hulberto capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Cristobal Hulberto really showed his touch with that goal: 0-12. The crowd rose to their feet as Leandro Cordarin kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Benicio Gaitan. That made the score 0-13 in the 87 minute of play. Jacobo Benitez kicked well hit freekick during the 91st minute of the match. Benicio Gaitan was out of position in the 92 minute of play, and Placido Cordarell capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Placido Cordarell really showed his touch with that goal: 0-14. Benicio Gaitan made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Leandro Cordarin in the 96th minute of play. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Candido Jakes in the 97th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Benicio Gaitan prevented the ball from getting in the gole. When the match was over Deportivo Balvanera could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than Catarinense F.C. throughout the match.