U23 League

Olympistadium
Spectators: 159 (Terracing: 120, Seating: 36, VIP seats: 3) The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Argina Artache during the 5th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. A collision led to Oylimpiamos Ψ getting a freekick after 5 minutes play. Argina Artache hit a great ball. Mikelats Planes kicked well hit freekick during the 10th minute of the match. After 11 minutes of play, C.S.D Punta Ballena's Celso Martel made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Olentzaro Barrantes was left in no man's land by his defense there! Mikelats Planes hit a great freekick 15 minutes into the match. 19 minutes into the game, Celso Martel was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. C.S.D Punta Ballena's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Oylimpiamos Ψ the free kick. A collision led to C.S.D Punta Ballena getting a freekick after 20 minutes play. Celso Martel hit a great ball. Ovando Fandiño fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 26th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Jorrin Artiz having to interfere. If Kusko Bernabeytia had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 32nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 38th minute the ball was on its way in behind Oylimpiamos Ψ's goalkeeper Olentzaro Barrantes, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. The long shot by Kusko Bernabeytia in the 41st minute really tested Jorrin Artiz's skills. The ball was on its way into the goal to the left of him when he managed to stretch himself and save the shot and avoid a goal. 42 minutes into the match, C.S.D Punta Ballena's goal looked a bit too open when Kiko Pirani came free, but Jorrin Artiz reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 43 minutes C.S.D Punta Ballena's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Kiko Pirani who took care of the corner kick. The corner ended in Kiko Pirani almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but C.S.D Punta Ballena's Jorrin Artiz did a great save. An unexpectedly hard shot by Vito Alsina in the 46th minute of play forced Oylimpiamos Ψ's goalkeeper Olentzaro Barrantes to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-1 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 Vito Alsina to make the kick off. 51 minutes into the match, Vito Alsina had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Olentzaro Barrantes. Oylimpiamos Ψ's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Vito Alsina was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-2. Olentzaro Barrantes showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Vito Alsina, who was totally free with the ball in the 56th minute. The audience thought a goal was coming when Celso Martel got free with Olentzaro Barrantes in the 58th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. A well-hit corner resulted in Celso Martel heading the ball towards the goal, but to his dismay he misdirected it and missed the goal completely. After 71 minutes of play, C.S.D Punta Ballena's Celso Martel made it 0-4 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Olentzaro Barrantes was left in no man's land by his defense there! C.S.D Punta Ballena made a substitution. Piearres Samperio replaced Qian Wen. Kusko Bernabeytia might have been able to make a better finish in the 76th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Jorrin Artiz. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Kusko Bernabeytia ran back to his position shaking his head. Oylimpiamos Ψ's Olentzaro Barrantes played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Vito Alsina in the 81st minute of play. In the 90th match minute, C.S.D Punta Ballena was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Agustín Pirez to maneuver through the defense. Nevada Chapital could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 94th minute of the match, but Olentzaro Barrantes made a huge save.