U23 League

Cereal Jets
Spectators: 208 (Terracing: 156, Seating: 48, VIP seats: 4) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Macnelly Torres made the kick off which started today's match. Luis Alberto Lazcano made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Macnelly Torres in the 3rd minute of play. Nicolás Castillo's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Luis Alberto Lazcano read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 6th minute of play. A nice corner shot did that Amédée Gillis got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Luis Alberto Lazcano quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. In the 9th minute the ball was on its way in behind Club Deportes Santa Cruz's goalkeeper Luis Alberto Lazcano, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Luis Alberto Lazcano made an important save on a dangerous shot by Nicolás Castillo in the 11th minute. A collision led to Club Deportes Santa Cruz getting a freekick after 12 minutes play. Aurelio Antonioletti hit a great ball. Club Deportes Santa Cruz's Luis Alberto Lazcano played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Macnelly Torres in the 14th minute of play. Luis Alberto Lazcano was a little too slow when Nicolás Castillo got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 17th minute. The score was now 1-0. Luis Alberto Lazcano showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Macnelly Torres, who was totally free with the ball in the 22nd minute. The audience thought a goal was coming when Nicolás Castillo got free with Luis Alberto Lazcano in the 23rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Club Deportes Santa Cruz's defense didn't have a chance, in the 27th minute, when Macnelly Torres scored to the left of an out of position Luis Alberto Lazcano, making the score, 2-0. Omar Duardo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Elazar Dighero in the 31st minute of the match. 35 minutes into the match, Club Deportes Santa Cruz's goalkeeper Luis Alberto Lazcano had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Nicolás Castillo. Luis Alberto Lazcano made an important save on a dangerous shot by Nicolás Castillo in the 38th minute. In the 39th match minute, Vancouver Reds was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Nicolás Castillo to maneuver through the defense. In the 41st match minute, Club Deportes Santa Cruz was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Salomón Alamo to maneuver through the defense. After recieving a nice pass, Vancouver Reds's Amédée Gillis tried to score from far away in the 42nd minute, but the ball went over the crossbar. 44 minutes into the game, Desiderio Miranda was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Club Deportes Santa Cruz's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Vancouver Reds the free kick. Nicolás Castillo received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 45th minute. Luis Alberto Lazcano tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Omar Duardo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Elazar Dighero in the 47th minute of play. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 2-0 at half-time.

Luis Alberto Lazcano showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Nicolás Castillo, who was totally free with the ball in the 55th minute. Club Deportes Santa Cruz made a substitution. Bairon Mateluna replaced Elazar Dighero. A sloppy throw-in by Desiderio Miranda in the 60th minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by Vancouver Reds's Maxwell Eddy. Omar Duardo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Bairon Mateluna in the 71st minute of play. Luis Alberto Lazcano showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Macnelly Torres in the 76th minute of the match. Luis Alberto Lazcano showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Macnelly Torres, who was totally free with the ball in the 79th minute. 81 minutes into the match, Nicolás Castillo notched a goal, 3-0, to the right of Club Deportes Santa Cruz's Luis Alberto Lazcano. Luis Alberto Lazcano was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Vancouver Reds's Sima Marinković was substituted for Billy Oja. Vancouver Reds's Guo Ke Peng was substituted for Maxwell Eddy. Luis Alberto Lazcano showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Sima Marinković, who was totally free with the ball in the 85th minute. 89 minutes into the game, Bairon Mateluna cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 3-1. Omar Duardo was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Luis Alberto Lazcano showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Sima Marinković in the 95th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Guo Ke Peng in the 96th minute of play forced Club Deportes Santa Cruz's goalkeeper Luis Alberto Lazcano to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The corner ended in Amédée Gillis almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Club Deportes Santa Cruz's Luis Alberto Lazcano did a great save. Vancouver Reds's supporters were delighted with their team's performance and swarmed onto the pitch at the end of the match to celebrate the victory with the players.