U21 League

Mandrake FC Stadium
Spectators: 159 (Terracing: 120, Seating: 36, VIP seats: 3) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Jimeno Naranjo got the match started through his kick off. Jimeno Naranjo hit a great freekick 3 minutes into the match. Tulio Saura hit a great freekick 7 minutes into the match. After having played for 9 minutes, Tulio Saura managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Mandrake fc's supporters crossed their fingers, but Tulio Saura was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After a defensive mix-up in Auriolam II C.F.'s zone, Tulio Saura stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Cresitobalo Candela came out of the goal and Tulio Saura tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. When Mandrake fc's Jimeno Naranjo in the 15th minute got a chance for a shot 15th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Auriolam II C.F.'s goalie prevented a goal. Anxel Raya's late challenge caught a Mandrake fc's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Anxel Raya helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to Auriolam II C.F. getting a freekick after 22 minutes play. Fran Gómez hit a great ball. When Mandrake fc's Jimeno Naranjo in the 25th minute got a chance for a shot 25th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Auriolam II C.F.'s goalie prevented a goal. Santiago Sacristán hit a great freekick 28 minutes into the match. Amancio Tarin's late challenge caught a Auriolam II C.F.'s player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Amancio Tarin helped the player get up and apologised. After 30 played minutes Mandrake fc got a freekick which was hit by Amancio Tarin. Tome Bouzas, 31 minutes into the match, dribbled the ball up the side of the field and decided to take a long shot at the goal. Unfortunately, the ball was poorly hit and landed closer to the corner than to the goal. Santiago Sacristán kicked well hit freekick during the 33rd minute of the match. Millán Revuelta took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 34th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Cresitobalo Candela. Auriolam II C.F.'s goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Cresitobalo Candela took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jimeno Naranjo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Mandrake fc's Tulio Saura got a good chance for a goal in the 40th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Geofredo Jurado struck a weak shot in the 46th minute. Cresitobalo Candela didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Mandrake fc. Jimeno Naranjo sent away a hard shot on goal in the 47th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Nikola Ramos to make the kick off. Geofredo Jurado received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 51st minute. Cresitobalo Candela tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Tulio Saura had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 52nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Auriolam II C.F. were furious when Santiago Sacristán was red carded, 56 minutes into the game, but the referee dismissed their protests. 56 minutes into the game, one of Auriolam II C.F.:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. An unexpectedly hard shot by Saul Coira in the 71st minute of play forced Auriolam II C.F.'s goalkeeper Cresitobalo Candela to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When Jimeno Naranjo came up free with the goalie in the 72nd minute, the Mandrake fc fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Jimeno Naranjo couldn't finish the play. Cresitobalo Candela showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Tulio Saura, who was totally free with the ball in the 75th minute. Tulio Saura struck a weak shot in the 77th minute. Cresitobalo Candela didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Mandrake fc. Gaizka Coira's late challenge caught a Mandrake fc's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Gaizka Coira helped the player get up and apologised. After 78 played minutes Auriolam II C.F. got a freekick which was hit by Gaizka Coira. Cresitobalo Candela took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jimeno Naranjo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Tulio Saura scored 2-0 in the 81st match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Cresitobalo Candela, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Cresitobalo Candela made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Duardo Reyes in the 86th minute of play. In the 87th minute Jimeno Naranjo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Cresitobalo Candela saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. A collision led to Mandrake fc getting a freekick after 92 minutes play. Duardo Reyes hit a great ball. After a defensive mix-up in Auriolam II C.F.'s zone, Geofredo Jurado stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Cresitobalo Candela came out of the goal and Geofredo Jurado tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. When the referee ended the match the Mandrake fc players were able to celebrate. They had won a fair victory and recieved the ovations of their fans.