U23 League

Battle of death
Spectators: 161 (Terracing: 121, Seating: 37, VIP seats: 3) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Efrain Vilardell made the kick off which started today's match. After 2 played minutes ►Las Mercedes F.C◄ got a freekick which was hit by Alejandro Muñoz. In the 4thth minute of the game Ederono Ojero who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but ►Las Mercedes F.C◄'s Sergio Gutierrez was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. 12 minutes into the match, Efrain Vilardell had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Sergio Gutierrez. ►Las Mercedes F.C◄'s manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Efrain Vilardell was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. Diómedes Rodriguez scored 1-1 in the 19th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Zacarias Nazario, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Totín De Leon fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 23rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Zacarias Nazario having to interfere. ►Las Mercedes F.C◄'s Sergio Gutierrez played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ederono Ojero in the 28th minute of play. Zacarias Nazario made a fantastic save in the 29th minute, when Humberto Moscoso sent off a good shot on target. If Ederono Ojero had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 31st minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Atletico Maturrango's Efrain Vilardell got a good chance for a goal in the 32nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Sergio Gutierrez made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ederono Ojero in the 35th minute of play. Zacarias Nazario made an important save on a dangerous shot by Diómedes Rodriguez in the 36th minute. Sergio Gutierrez showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ederono Ojero in the 38th minute of the match. The supporters of ►Las Mercedes F.C◄ booed when Atletico Maturrango was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 41 match minutes in a wonderful position. Antonio Salmanton didn't get a good kick on the ball. Zacarias Nazario acted impressively in front of the goal and made a superb save when he, in the 42nd minute, took the ball on the long shot from José Ramos. After a defensive mix-up in Atletico Maturrango's zone, José Ramos stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Zacarias Nazario came out of the goal and José Ramos tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Diómedes Rodriguez made a kick off. The supporters of Atletico Maturrango booed when ►Las Mercedes F.C◄ was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 52 match minutes in a wonderful position. José Ramos didn't get a good kick on the ball. Sergio Gutierrez made a fantastic save in the 53rd minute, when Ederono Ojero sent off a good shot on target. Rodney Anievas's late challenge caught a ►Las Mercedes F.C◄'s player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Rodney Anievas helped the player get up and apologised. After a rather tough play, Atletico Maturrango's Rodney Anievas got a free kick in the 56th minute. ►Las Mercedes F.C◄'s defense didn't have a chance, in the 58th minute, when Ederono Ojero scored to the left of an out of position Sergio Gutierrez, making the score, 1-2. ►Las Mercedes F.C◄'s Lambis Kostopoulos was substituted for Humberto Moscoso. Zacarias Nazario showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Diómedes Rodriguez, who was totally free with the ball in the 65th minute. Zacarias Nazario showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Totín De Leon, who was totally free with the ball in the 69th minute. Sergio Gutierrez showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gonchan Gallego in the 70th minute of the match. After some careless play in the ►Las Mercedes F.C◄ defense, Gonchan Gallego kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Sergio Gutierrez. The ►Las Mercedes F.C◄ fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Sergio Gutierrez should have stopped the shot. The supporters of ►Las Mercedes F.C◄ booed when Atletico Maturrango was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 73 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ederono Ojero didn't get a good kick on the ball. Zacarias Nazario made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from José Ramos in the 75th minute of play. With a little luck, ►Las Mercedes F.C◄'s Sergio Gutierrez got control of the ball when Ederono Ojero tried to sneak it across the goal line. Ederono Ojero who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 82ndth minute tested the skills of Sergio Gutierrez when he managed to save the team from getting behind. The supporters of Atletico Maturrango booed when ►Las Mercedes F.C◄ was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 85 match minutes in a wonderful position. Alejandro Muñoz didn't get a good kick on the ball. With a little luck, ►Las Mercedes F.C◄'s Sergio Gutierrez got control of the ball when Ederono Ojero tried to sneak it across the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ederono Ojero in the 92nd minute of play forced ►Las Mercedes F.C◄'s goalkeeper Sergio Gutierrez to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Sergio Gutierrez made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Efrain Vilardell in the 96th minute of play. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. Atletico Maturrango walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.