U23 League

Libertad
Spectators: 159 (Terracing: 120, Seating: 36, VIP seats: 3) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Rafael Abella got the match started through his kick off. Maximino Cortazar hit a great freekick 4 minutes into the match. C.D. Pepino’s's Ferrán Suarez played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Rafael Abella in the 5th minute of play. Discípulos de Ayn Rand's Casimiro Abad played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Miguel Hernánde Arrué in the 6th minute of play. Miguel Hernánde Arrué blasted a shot towards the goal in the 10th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Casimiro Abad having to make a save. Casimiro Abad showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Miguel Hernánde Arrué in the 10th minute of the match. In the 15th minute, Miguel Hernánde Arrué ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Casimiro Abad was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. Casimiro Abad came out of the goal in the 18th minute to try and stop a shot by C.D. Pepino’s's Miguel Hernánde Arrué. But to his dismay, Miguel Hernánde Arrué quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-2. Casimiro Abad showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Miguel Hernánde Arrué in the 22nd minute of the match. Casimiro Abad stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Miguel Hernánde Arrué's shot from short distance in the 26th minute. When the match had gone on for 29 minutes, Miguel Hernánde Arrué put it in 0-3 from a short distance just to the right of Casimiro Abad. The supporters of C.D. Pepino’s booed when Discípulos de Ayn Rand was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 34 match minutes in a wonderful position. Santino Pellegri didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 35th minute, Miguel Hernánde Arrué ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Casimiro Abad was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-4. In the 43rd minute, Teofilo Aliste left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The C.D. Pepino’s fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-6. Casimiro Abad took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Miguel Hernánde Arrué, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After the first half C.D. Pepino’s were leading 0-6. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Miguel Hernánde Arrué to make the kick off. Ferrán Suarez took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Beturian Abel, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. A sloppy throw-in by Uzuri Abel in the 57th minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by C.D. Pepino’s's Rafael Ojeda. Edwin Hurtado fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 62nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ferrán Suarez having to interfere. Santino Pellegri charged in rather forcefully in the 67th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Santino Pellegri the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After a rather tough play, Discípulos de Ayn Rand's Santino Pellegri got a free kick in the 67th minute. The supporters of C.D. Pepino’s booed when Discípulos de Ayn Rand was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 68 match minutes in a wonderful position. Santino Pellegri didn't get a good kick on the ball. Uzuri Abel charged in rather forcefully in the 71st minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Uzuri Abel the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 71st match minute, Discípulos de Ayn Rand was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Uzuri Abel to maneuver through the defense. After a rather tough play, Discípulos de Ayn Rand's Uzuri Abel got a free kick in the 72nd minute. In the 75th minute, Miguel Hernánde Arrué 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. When C.D. Pepino’s's Miguel Hernánde Arrué in the 77th minute got a chance for a shot 77th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Discípulos de Ayn Rand's goalie prevented a goal. Discípulos de Ayn Rand's Santino Pellegri got his second yellow card of the match in the 80th minute. The referee ordered Santino Pellegri off the ground. Santino Pellegri hit a great freekick 81 minutes into the match. Miguel Hernánde Arrué fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 84th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Casimiro Abad having to interfere. Isidoro Blanchetau's late challenge caught a Discípulos de Ayn Rand's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Isidoro Blanchetau helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to C.D. Pepino’s getting a freekick after 88 minutes play. Isidoro Blanchetau hit a great ball. Maximino Cortazar hit a great freekick 89 minutes into the match. When Rene Abechuco came up free with the goalie in the 90th minute, the Discípulos de Ayn Rand 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 Rene Abechuco couldn't finish the play. The audience was convinced that Miguel Hernánde Arrué's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Casimiro Abad was relentless in the 95th minute of the game.