U23 League

Field of Dreams
Spectators: 174 (Terracing: 131, Seating: 40, VIP seats: 3) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Hernan Dorronsoro got the match started through his kick off. In the 5thth minute of the game Wilfredo Eleder who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Imperio Catatumbo de Lara's Ieltxu Orbaneja was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Imperio Catatumbo de Lara's Ieltxu Orbaneja played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Cesinha Brasil in the 7th minute of play. Fractal FC's Wilfredo Eleder got a good chance for a goal in the 9th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 11th minute, Fractal FC's Igor de Sousa ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Ieltxu Orbaneja. Ieltxu Orbaneja yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 1-0. After 15 minutes, Aimilios Lagos mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Fractal FC and the Imperio Catatumbo de Lara players grew even worse after the yellow card. After 15 played minutes Fractal FC got a freekick which was hit by Aimilios Lagos. A hard shot 18 in the game by Igor de Sousa from a close distance when the talented Ieltxu Orbaneja managed to make a qualified save. Imperio Catatumbo de Lara's players were relieved. Urbano Firman took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ádám Dobos, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 24th minute, Angelino Lore ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Urbano Firman was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-1. In the 30th minute Wilfredo Eleder shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ieltxu Orbaneja saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 31 played minutes Imperio Catatumbo de Lara got a freekick which was hit by Ádám Dobos. A collision led to Imperio Catatumbo de Lara getting a freekick after 32 minutes play. Rodriguez Toresano hit a great ball. If Jonathan Loren had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 33rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Ieltxu Orbaneja showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Cesinha Brasil, who was totally free with the ball in the 36th minute. When Tadzio Araico fell near the penalty area in the 37th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Imperio Catatumbo de Lara's protests and gave Tadzio Araico a yellow card for diving instead. 1-2 became the score in the 41st minute when Ádám Dobos elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. After a rather tough play, Imperio Catatumbo de Lara's Esquipula Argomedo got a free kick in the 44th minute.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Igor de Sousa was the one to do the kick off. Ieltxu Orbaneja showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Wilfredo Eleder in the 52nd minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Esquipula Argomedo in the 53rd minute of play forced Fractal FC's goalkeeper Urbano Firman to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After some careless play in the Imperio Catatumbo de Lara defense, Igor de Sousa kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Ieltxu Orbaneja. The Imperio Catatumbo de Lara fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Ieltxu Orbaneja should have stopped the shot. During the 57th minute of the match Aimilios Lagos completely mistimed his tackle and brought down his opponent. The referee gave Aimilios Lagos a yellow card, his second in the match, which meant he could no longer take part in the game. Aimilios Lagos kicked well hit freekick during the 58th minute of the match. In the 60th minute, Wilfredo Eleder got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. In the 64th minute, Wilfredo Eleder got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Urbano Firman made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Esquipula Argomedo in the 70th minute of play. After a defensive mix-up in Imperio Catatumbo de Lara's zone, Cesinha Brasil stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Ieltxu Orbaneja came out of the goal and Cesinha Brasil tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After a rather tough play, Imperio Catatumbo de Lara's Angelino Lore got a free kick in the 76th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Hernan Dorronsoro in the 81st minute of play forced Fractal FC's goalkeeper Urbano Firman to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 83rd minute, Wilfredo Eleder managed to get in a good position for a shot. Fractal FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Wilfredo Eleder was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Ieltxu Orbaneja breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Ádám Dobos hit a great freekick 88 minutes into the match. In the 91st minute, Ádám Dobos made a precise shot to the right of Urbano Firman. Fractal FC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-3. In the 95th minute, Hernan Dorronsoro reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Urbano Firman. The goal made the score 2-4. When the referee blew the final whistle jeers and boos were heard from the home team's supporters. They were angered to see Fractal FC lose a match they had controlled from the kick-off.