U21 League

Estadio Calicas
Spectators: 159 (Terracing: 120, Seating: 36, VIP seats: 3) Downchester City's Rodrigo Lara 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. 2 minutes into the game, Josep Odín was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Downchester City's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Loures the free kick. After 2 played minutes Downchester City got a freekick which was hit by Josep Odín. Nicolas Vilalobos showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Rodrigo Lara, who was totally free with the ball in the 4th minute. 5 minutes into the match, Loures's goal looked a bit too open when Pepito Sacristán came free, but Nicolas Vilalobos reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Josep Odín in the 6th minute of play forced Loures's goalkeeper Nicolas Vilalobos to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 8th minute, Pepito Sacristán ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Nicolas Vilalobos was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. After a rather tough play, Downchester City's Romualdo Echavarri got a free kick in the 11th minute. Loures's Nicolas Vilalobos played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Rodrigo Lara in the 14th minute of play. Nicolas Vilalobos made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Pepito Sacristán in the 17th minute of play. In the 20thth minute of the game Xanti Jareño who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Loures's Nicolas Vilalobos was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. After 31 minutes of play, Downchester City's Rodrigo Lara made it 0-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Nicolas Vilalobos was left in no man's land by his defense there! The audience was convinced that Xanti Jareño's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Nicolas Vilalobos was relentless in the 34th minute of the game. The Downchester City fans' excitement grew in the 34th match minute when Downchester City's Xanti Jareño 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 0-3 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. In the 40th minute Pepito Sacristán shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Nicolas Vilalobos saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 42 minutes into the match, Loures's goal looked a bit too open when Pepito Sacristán came free, but Nicolas Vilalobos reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Pepito Sacristán in the 45th minute of play forced Loures's goalkeeper Nicolas Vilalobos to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Nicolas Vilalobos made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Xanti Jareño in the 46th minute of play. If Xanti Jareño had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 48th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Disappointed in the 0-3 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

With a little luck, Loures's Nicolas Vilalobos got control of the ball when Rodrigo Lara tried to sneak it across the goal line. Loures's Nicolas Vilalobos proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 58th minute of the match, managed to save Loures from getting a goal against them. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Rodrigo Lara during the 59th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. A collision led to Downchester City getting a freekick after 59 minutes play. Rodrigo Lara hit a great ball. Nicolas Vilalobos showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Xanti Jareño in the 62nd minute of the match. Nicolas Vilalobos made a fantastic save in the 63rd minute, when Josep Odín sent off a good shot on target. Nicolas Vilalobos made a fantastic save in the 65th minute, when Josep Odín sent off a good shot on target. 66 minutes into the match, Josep Odín notched a goal, 0-4, to the right of Loures's Nicolas Vilalobos. Nicolas Vilalobos was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Nicolas Vilalobos showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Pepito Sacristán in the 73rd minute of the match. After having played for 75 minutes, Pepito Sacristán managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Downchester City's supporters crossed their fingers, but Pepito Sacristán was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. The supporters of Downchester City booed when Loures was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 76 match minutes in a wonderful position. Norberto Caneira didn't get a good kick on the ball. Nicolas Vilalobos made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Xanti Jareño in the 77th minute of play. 78 minutes into the match, Loures's goal looked a bit too open when Haimar Fuentes came free, but Nicolas Vilalobos reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The supporters of Downchester City booed when Loures was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 79 match minutes in a wonderful position. Francisco Lobo didn't get a good kick on the ball. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Norberto Barbosa during the 80th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The supporters of Downchester City booed when Loures was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 80 match minutes in a wonderful position. Norberto Barbosa didn't get a good kick on the ball. 83 minutes into the match, Loures's goal looked a bit too open when Xanti Jareño came free, but Nicolas Vilalobos reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Armando Aceves took the ball and in the 85 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Nicolas Vilalobos. Nicolas Vilalobos dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-5. Nicolas Vilalobos made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Xanti Jareño in the 89th minute of play. The supporters of Downchester City booed when Loures was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 90 match minutes in a wonderful position. Francisco Lobo didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 92 minutes of play Loures's Norberto Barbosa was too eager in his attempt to stop his opponent and brought him down. With that he got his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. Norberto Barbosa hit a great freekick 92 minutes into the match. Loures's Nicolas Vilalobos played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Xanti Jareño in the 96th minute of play. When Rodrigo Lara, who was free, got the in front of the goal in the 97 minute he wasn't focused and tipped the ball just over the goal. The Nicolas Vilalobos was delighted since the ball would have got in if it had gone under the crossbar. When the match was over Downchester City could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than Loures throughout the match.