U23 League

Los Campos Eliseos
Spectators: 174 (Terracing: 131, Seating: 40, VIP seats: 3) Navalito's Loreno Acharan started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Jonatán Cabello recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 4th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. The throw-in from Dolcet Albiz in the 6th minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by Navalito's Paulo José Carioca. The audience was convinced that Jonatán Cabello's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Mete Culiță was relentless in the 7th minute of the game. Jonatán Cabello sent away a hard shot on goal in the 12th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jonatán Cabello in the 12th minute of play forced Aioros FC's goalkeeper Mete Culiță to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 13 minutes into the match, Jonatán Cabello had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Mete Culiță. Aioros FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Jonatán Cabello was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. Tombolo Wa Kadima D'AoustDaoust's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Juan Ignacio Grove firmly grabbed it by the left post. After 22 minutes, Loreno Acharan mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Navalito and the Aioros FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 22nd match minute, Navalito was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Loreno Acharan to maneuver through the defense. In the 25th minute Loreno Acharan shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Mete Culiță saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After some fancy dribbling in the 26th minute, Jonatán Cabello managed to get in a good position for a shot. Navalito's supporters rose to their feet, but Jonatán Cabello was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Mete Culiță breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Mete Culiță took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jonatán Cabello, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After some fancy dribbling in the 29th minute, Loreno Acharan managed to get in a good position for a shot. Navalito's supporters rose to their feet, but Loreno Acharan was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Mete Culiță breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. If Jonatán Cabello had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 31st minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. 31 minutes into the match, Aioros FC's goal looked a bit too open when Jonatán Cabello came free, but Mete Culiță reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When Loreno Acharan came up free with the goalie in the 32nd minute, the Navalito 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 Loreno Acharan couldn't finish the play. Juan Ignacio Grove didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Efrain Ramone went, in the 34th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-1 was the resulting score. Efrain Ramone fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 36th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Juan Ignacio Grove having to interfere. In the 38th minute Jonatán Cabello shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Mete Culiță saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 39 minutes into the match, Aioros FC's goal looked a bit too open when Jonatán Cabello came free, but Mete Culiță reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Jonatán Cabello sent away a hard shot on goal in the 41st minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. The score stood at 1-1 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Efrain Ramone was the one to do the kick off. Jonatán Cabello kicked well hit freekick during the 50th minute of the match. Juan Ignacio Grove showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Efrain Ramone in the 52nd minute of the match. A collision led to Aioros FC getting a freekick after 56 minutes play. Tombolo Wa Kadima D'AoustDaoust hit a great ball. Mete Culiță took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jonatán Cabello, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. A well-hit corner resulted in Américo Trincado heading the ball towards the goal, but to his dismay he misdirected it and missed the goal completely. Navalito's attentive Paulo José Carioca managed to snatch the ball when Ferdinand Canellas made a throw-in in the 63rd minute of the game. In the 64th minute the ball was on its way in behind Aioros FC's goalkeeper Mete Culiță, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jonatán Cabello in the 67th minute of play forced Aioros FC's goalkeeper Mete Culiță to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 70th minute, Efrain Ramone hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 71st minute, Eneko Cardarda hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 74 minutes of play, Navalito's Jonatán Cabello made it 1-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Mete Culiță was left in no man's land by his defense there! A collision led to Navalito getting a freekick after 77 minutes play. Jeremías Fazzini hit a great ball. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Jonatán Cabello in the 81st minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Mete Culiță prevented the ball from getting in the gole. After 86 minutes Aioros FC's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Paulo José Carioca who took care of the corner kick. Navalito's Loreno Acharan got a good chance for a goal in the 89th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched Navalito eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.