U21 League

SC Braga Arena
Spectators: 160 (Terracing: 120, Seating: 37, VIP seats: 3) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Hélder Trindade took the kick off in the first half of the match. Albérico Vilaverde showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Hitz Garzon, who was totally free with the ball in the 10th minute. 10 minutes into the game, Hitz Garzon cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Albérico Vilaverde was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. After a rather tough play, SC Braga's Alexandrino Bessa got a free kick in the 20th minute. Hélio Cerqueira lost his temper 22 minutes into the game and shoved another player to the ground. He was immediately shown a red card. After 21 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for SC Braga! Hitz Garzon blasted a shot towards the goal in the 29th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Albérico Vilaverde having to make a save. Albérico Vilaverde made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gabon Pedriza in the 32nd minute of play. In the 33rd minute Hitz Garzon shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Albérico Vilaverde saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. SC Braga's Albérico Vilaverde played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Veremundo Leyva in the 39th minute of play. In the 40th minute Hitz Garzon shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Albérico Vilaverde saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Veremundo Leyva received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 41st minute. Albérico Vilaverde tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Hitz Garzon during the 43rd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After a rather tough play, Pampas Team's Hitz Garzon got a free kick in the 43rd minute. 47 minutes into the match, Veremundo Leyva had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Albérico Vilaverde. SC Braga's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Veremundo Leyva was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-3. After the first half Pampas Team were leading 0-3. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Gabon Pedriza made a kick off. Zoel Abancens's late challenge caught a SC Braga's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Zoel Abancens helped the player get up and apologised. The supporters of SC Braga booed when Pampas Team was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 53 match minutes in a wonderful position. Zoel Abancens didn't get a good kick on the ball. Albérico Vilaverde was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Veremundo Leyva showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 0-4 in the 56 minute of play. When the match had gone on for 59 minutes, Gabon Pedriza took a quick shot and it went in 0-5 without a chance for Albérico Vilaverde to make any attempt to save it. In the 75th minute, Hitz Garzon reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Albérico Vilaverde. The goal made the score 0-6. If Hélder Trindade had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 83rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After a rather tough play, Pampas Team's Hitz Garzon got a free kick in the 86th minute. Pelayo Izaguirre 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. Pampas Team's fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.