U21 League

Balaídos
Spectators: 159 (Terracing: 120, Seating: 36, VIP seats: 3) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Américo Albuquerque kicked off to start the match. Germano Carmona showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Bladi Lama in the 5th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Bladi Lama in the 21st minute of play forced Stars Academy's goalkeeper Germano Carmona to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Valerio Delgado hit a great freekick 25 minutes into the match. Américo Albuquerque took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 26th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Cristo Rico. Real Club Celta de Vigo's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Germano Carmona made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Peri Jorquera in the 30th minute of play. Stars Academy's Germano Carmona played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Bladi Lama in the 42nd minute of play. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Bladi Lama to make the kick off. A collision led to Real Club Celta de Vigo getting a freekick after 51 minutes play. Burni Justo hit a great ball. If Bladi Lama had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 53rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Germano Carmona made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Danilo Santander in the 56th minute of play. After a rather tough play, Stars Academy's Severiano Galvão got a free kick in the 57th minute. After a defensive mix-up in Stars Academy's zone, Burni Justo stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Germano Carmona came out of the goal and Burni Justo tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Burni Justo during the 63rd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Burni Justo kicked well hit freekick during the 63rd minute of the match. Germano Carmona showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Danilo Santander in the 71st minute of the match. In the 74th minute, Burni Justo ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Germano Carmona was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-0. Real Club Celta de Vigo's Danilo Santander couldn't find anyone to pass the ball to, so he shot a long shot towards the goal in the 79th minute. The shot went wide which resulted in a goal kick for Stars Academy. In the 82nd minute Burni Justo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Germano Carmona saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 86 minutes of play, Real Club Celta de Vigo's Bladi Lama made it 2-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Germano Carmona was left in no man's land by his defense there! After a rather tough play, Real Club Celta de Vigo's Gustavo De la Torre got a free kick in the 94th minute. Real Club Celta de Vigo walked away with a well-earned victory that was much celebrated by the crowd.