U23 League

Raúl -Chupa- Riveros
Spectators: 160 (Terracing: 120, Seating: 37, VIP seats: 3) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Américo Díaz kicked off to start the match. Rolando Rea hit a great freekick 2 minutes into the match. After 3 played minutes, JUVENTUS BIANCONERI FC's Lilian Thuram shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Luis Ibarra came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in JUVENTUS BIANCONERI FC reached it. A collision led to Kalatakaya F.C. getting a freekick after 3 minutes play. Jonathan Abecia hit a great ball. 6 minutes into the match, Alessandro Del Piero had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Luis Ibarra. Kalatakaya F.C.'s manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Alessandro Del Piero was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. Luis Ibarra showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Alessandro Del Piero, who was totally free with the ball in the 10th minute. Loreto Abaurre fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 12th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Nicholas Ochavarri having to interfere. In the 14th match minute, Kalatakaya F.C. was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Loreto Abaurre to maneuver through the defense. In the 15th minute of the match Perutxo Echaniz sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Luis Ibarra skillfully saved the ball. Luis Ibarra came out of the goal in the 17th minute to try and stop a shot by JUVENTUS BIANCONERI FC's Alessandro Del Piero. But to his dismay, Alessandro Del Piero quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-2. In the 20th match minute, JUVENTUS BIANCONERI FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Serapio Falces to maneuver through the defense. JUVENTUS BIANCONERI FC's Nicholas Ochavarri played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Américo Díaz in the 22nd minute of play. Serapio Falces was astounded when the referee showed him the red card after a seemingly innocent challenge, 26 minutes into the match. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 26th minute of the game. One of JUVENTUS BIANCONERI FC:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Kalatakaya F.C.:s goal. Nicholas Ochavarri had in the 28thth minute some difficulties stopping Fernandez Abeitia's well aimed penalty as it nearly passed him on his left side, but he still managed to hold the ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Américo Díaz got free with Nicholas Ochavarri in the 43rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 45th minute, Américo Díaz made a precise shot to the right of Nicholas Ochavarri. JUVENTUS BIANCONERI FC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-2. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 1-2 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Osorio Ubago to make the kick off. Percy Colque's late challenge caught a JUVENTUS BIANCONERI FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Percy Colque helped the player get up and apologised. Percy Colque hit a great freekick 59 minutes into the match. Osorio Ubago could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 60th minute of the match, but Luis Ibarra made a huge save. JUVENTUS BIANCONERI FC's Nicholas Ochavarri played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Américo Díaz in the 65th minute of play. A collision led to JUVENTUS BIANCONERI FC getting a freekick after 67 minutes play. Victoro Cangas hit a great ball. Loreto Abaurre sent away a hard shot on goal in the 70th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Nicholas Ochavarri showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Américo Díaz in the 75th minute of the match. In the 77th minute, Alessandro Abajas made a precise shot to the right of Nicholas Ochavarri. JUVENTUS BIANCONERI FC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-2. In the 84th match minute, Kalatakaya F.C. was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Loreto Abaurre to maneuver through the defense. The audience thought a goal was coming when Osorio Ubago got free with Luis Ibarra in the 86th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Nicholas Ochavarri made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Américo Díaz in the 92nd minute of play. Kalatakaya F.C.'s attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Fernandez Abeitia in the 93rd minute. Lilian Thuram tried to clear up in front of the goal, but didn't succeed and rather the ball rolled into the own goal to the right of a despaired Nicholas Ochavarri. An unnecessary self made goal, 3-2 in the 94th minute. The Kalatakaya F.C. players were eager to celebrate when the final whistle sounded. They had somehow managed to win, even though the away team had held the majority of the possession.