U23 League

El Morro
Spectators: 175 (Terracing: 132, Seating: 40, VIP seats: 3) Chiquito Escalante started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Jonatán Cabello blasted a shot towards the goal in the 5th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Radomil Bucyki having to make a save. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jonatán Cabello in the 5th minute of play forced Zorros del Desierto's goalkeeper Radomil Bucyki to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Zorros del Desierto's Radomil Bucyki played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jonatán Cabello in the 6th minute of play. Juan Ignacio Grove made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Carlos José Vega in the 9th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Carlos José Vega in the 11th minute of play forced Navalito's goalkeeper Juan Ignacio Grove to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 13th minute Jonatán Cabello shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Radomil Bucyki saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Radomil Bucyki made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jonatán Cabello in the 15th minute of play. A collision led to Navalito getting a freekick after 20 minutes play. Lorencio Winter hit a great ball. 22 minutes into the match, Carlos José Vega notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of Navalito's Juan Ignacio Grove. Juan Ignacio Grove was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. 26 minutes into the match, Zorros del Desierto's goal looked a bit too open when Jonatán Cabello came free, but Radomil Bucyki reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The supporters of Navalito booed when Zorros del Desierto was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 40 match minutes in a wonderful position. Oriol Dagnino didn't get a good kick on the ball. Navalito's Juan Ignacio Grove played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Carlos José Vega in the 44th minute of play. The crowd rose to their feet as Navalito's Jonatán Cabello slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Radomil Bucyki. That made the score 1-1 after 46 minutes of play. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Loreno Acharan stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Jeremías Fazzini's late challenge caught a Zorros del Desierto's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Jeremías Fazzini helped the player get up and apologised. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 54th minute of the game. One of Navalito:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Zorros del Desierto:s goal. Zorros del Desierto made a substitution. Patxi Claude replaced Carlos José Vega. Zorros del Desierto made a substitution. Cristian Insaurralde replaced Chiquito Escalante. In the 62nd minute Jonatán Cabello shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Radomil Bucyki saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 65th minute Patxi Claude shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Juan Ignacio Grove saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Patxi Claude in the 66th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Juan Ignacio Grove prevented the ball from getting in the gole. 67 minutes into the game, Rodrigo Pérez was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Zorros del Desierto's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Navalito the free kick. After a rather tough play, Zorros del Desierto's Rodrigo Pérez got a free kick in the 67th minute. Paulo José Carioca took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 68th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Radomil Bucyki. Zorros del Desierto's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. After some careless play in the Navalito defense, Patxi Claude kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Juan Ignacio Grove. The Navalito fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Juan Ignacio Grove should have stopped the shot. An unexpectedly hard shot by Patxi Claude in the 72nd minute of play forced Navalito's goalkeeper Juan Ignacio Grove to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Juan Ignacio Grove didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Patxi Claude went, in the 75th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-4 was the resulting score. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Patxi Claude in the 78th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Juan Ignacio Grove saved Navalito from getting behind. Jeremías Fazzini lost his temper 82 minutes into the game and shoved another player to the ground. He was immediately shown a red card. The referee gave Zorros del Desierto a penalty, 83 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Javier Rufo, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of Navalito's Juan Ignacio Grove. 1-5. Radomil Bucyki showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Paulo José Carioca, who was totally free with the ball in the 93rd minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Paulo José Carioca in the 94th minute of play forced Zorros del Desierto's goalkeeper Radomil Bucyki to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 94th minute Navalito were awarded a corner. Paulo José Carioca went to the cornerflag to take it. 97 minutes into the match, Navalito's Jonatán Cabello sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Radomil Bucyki narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Patxi Claude recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 98th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. Zorros del Desierto walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.