U23 League

Súper Arena Azul
Spectators: 207 (Terracing: 156, Seating: 47, VIP seats: 4) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Eskild Sneftrup started the match with the kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gonzalo Carneiro in the 4th minute of play forced MILLONARIOS FC's goalkeeper Munio Antolin to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Achraf Hakimi kicked well hit freekick during the 4th minute of the match. In the 5th minute Gonzalo Carneiro shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Munio Antolin saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Munio Antolin showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gonzalo Carneiro, who was totally free with the ball in the 26th minute. In the 32nd minute Gonzalo Carneiro shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Munio Antolin saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Luciano Inverso hit a great freekick 33 minutes into the match. In the 34th minute, Eskild Sneftrup hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 35 minutes into the match, Eskild Sneftrup notched a goal, 1-0, to the right of Nacional's Hugo Araya. Hugo Araya was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. In the 38th minute of the match, Eskild Sneftrup tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Hugo Araya saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. Af the end of the first half the score was 1-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

Eskild Sneftrup's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Hugo Araya read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 55th minute of play. Hugo Araya made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Iván Cordoba in the 57th minute of play. Iván Cordoba took the ball and in the 57 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Hugo Araya. Hugo Araya dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-0. Mikel Bascones was astounded when the referee showed him the red card after a seemingly innocent challenge, 64 minutes into the match. In a very dangerous position, a player in Nacional fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 63rd minute. Penalty! Nacional:s Hugo Araya showed great skill when he stopped Theo Hernández:s penalty. A collision led to MILLONARIOS FC getting a freekick after 66 minutes play. Achraf Hakimi hit a great ball. In the 70th minute, Eskild Sneftrup left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The MILLONARIOS FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 3-0. In the 74th minute Gonzalo Carneiro shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Munio Antolin saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gonzalo Carneiro in the 75th minute of play forced MILLONARIOS FC's goalkeeper Munio Antolin to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 77th match minute, Nacional was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Gonzalo Carneiro to maneuver through the defense. Munio Antolin showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gonzalo Carneiro in the 82nd minute of the match. A collision led to MILLONARIOS FC getting a freekick after 90 minutes play. Achraf Hakimi hit a great ball. In the 92nd minute, Gonzalo Carneiro fired away a shot on goal. He put a little to much spin on the ball and sent it just wide of the right post. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gonzalo Carneiro in the 95th minute of play forced MILLONARIOS FC's goalkeeper Munio Antolin to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Sebastián Coates kicked well hit freekick during the 97th minute of the match. For all the effort they put into the match, the Nacional players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for MILLONARIOS FC.