U21 League

Ciudad de Batán
Spectators: 145 (Terracing: 110, Seating: 33, VIP seats: 2) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Justino Noe kicked off to start the match. The audience was convinced that Benedicto Claude's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Oscar Errapel was relentless in the 2nd minute of the game. 5 minutes into the game, Justino Noe was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. INTERNACIONAL DE MURAROA's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave AC Batán the free kick. After 5 played minutes INTERNACIONAL DE MURAROA got a freekick which was hit by Justino Noe. 9 minutes into the match, AC Batán's goal looked a bit too open when Atilano Izotz came free, but Carolo Lluis reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 20 minutes had been played when some careless play by AC Batán's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Emilio Larpe was slow to take the kick. During this time INTERNACIONAL DE MURAROA's players had a chance to rest. Emilio Larpe made a great header on INTERNACIONAL DE MURAROA's corner, it was just that AC Batán's Carolo Lluis managed to reach the ball for a save. Oscar Errapel made an important save on a dangerous shot by Benedicto Claude in the 21st minute. In the 26th match minute, INTERNACIONAL DE MURAROA was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Abelardo Hitz to maneuver through the defense. 29 minutes into the match, AC Batán's goal looked a bit too open when Atilano Izotz came free, but Carolo Lluis reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Carolo Lluis showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Justino Noe in the 30th minute of the match. Benedicto Claude scored 1-0 in the 36th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Oscar Errapel, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. INTERNACIONAL DE MURAROA's Oscar Errapel played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ovidio Orland in the 41st minute of play. Abelardo Hitz hit a great freekick 43 minutes into the match. Baldomiro Mikolas hit a great freekick 46 minutes into the match. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 1-0 at half-time.

The wind increased when Benedicto Claude made the kick off in the second half. Oscar Errapel didn't succeed to prevent the ball from going into goal when AC Batán's Benedicto Claude shot an unexpected shot in the crossbar's under edge and made 2-0 in the ordered_time% minute. Ovidio Orland took the ball and in the 61 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Oscar Errapel. Oscar Errapel dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 3-0. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Benedicto Claude in the 65th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Oscar Errapel prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 67th match minute, INTERNACIONAL DE MURAROA was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Justino Noe to maneuver through the defense. After having played for 69 minutes, Benedicto Claude managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. AC Batán's supporters crossed their fingers, but Benedicto Claude was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Oscar Errapel made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Benedicto Claude in the 71st minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Atilano Izotz in the 73rd minute of play forced AC Batán's goalkeeper Carolo Lluis to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When AC Batán's Benedicto Claude in the 77th minute got a chance for a shot 77th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye INTERNACIONAL DE MURAROA's goalie prevented a goal. Oscar Errapel stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Benedicto Claude's shot from short distance in the 84th minute. In the 89th minute, AC Batán's Matias Quiroga seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Matias Quiroga the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of AC Batán protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and Matias Quiroga had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. After 88 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for AC Batán! 91 minutes into the match, Emilio Larpe notched a goal, 3-1, to the right of AC Batán's Carolo Lluis. Carolo Lluis was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. AC Batán's Benedicto Claude got a good chance for a goal in the 95th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. AC Batán walked away with a well-earned victory that was much celebrated by the crowd.