U23 League

Pepo Aravena
Spectators: 159 (Terracing: 120, Seating: 36, VIP seats: 3) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Luis Aravena started the match with the kick off. After some fancy dribbling in the 5th minute, Luis Aravena managed to get in a good position for a shot. Magallanes's supporters rose to their feet, but Luis Aravena was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Waldo Hills breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Waldo Hills made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Luis Aravena in the 6th minute of play. Waldo Hills stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Luis Aravena's shot from short distance in the 11th minute. The audience was convinced that Luis Aravena's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Waldo Hills was relentless in the 12th minute of the game. An unexpectedly hard shot by Luis Aravena in the 20th minute of play forced Atletico Patoruzu's goalkeeper Waldo Hills to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 22 minutes had been played when some careless play by Atletico Patoruzu's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Filipo Paut was slow to take the kick. During this time Magallanes's players had a chance to rest. The audience was convinced that Marcelo Marcello's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Tomás Las Casas was relentless in the 26th minute of the game. Tomás Las Casas stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Pedro Pedro's shot from short distance in the 32nd minute. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Hipolito Fritz during the 34th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 34th minute, Hipolito Fritz hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Hipolito Fritzs short, quick shot in the 43rdth minute got Waldo Hills to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. Juan Fernando Pirola kicked well hit freekick during the 46th minute of the match. Atletico Patoruzu's Marcelo Marcello couldn't find anyone to pass the ball to, so he shot a long shot towards the goal in the 46th minute. The shot went wide which resulted in a goal kick for Magallanes. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Luis Johnson during the 48th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jason Douglas in the 49th minute of play forced Magallanes's goalkeeper Tomás Las Casas to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball.

Atletico Patoruzu's Waldo Hills played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Luis Aravena in the 55th minute of play. With a little luck, Magallanes's Tomás Las Casas got control of the ball when Javier Rodriguez tried to sneak it across the goal line. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Luis Aravena in the 64th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Waldo Hills prevented the ball from getting in the gole. 65 minutes into the match, Luis Aravena had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Waldo Hills. Atletico Patoruzu's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Luis Aravena was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-0. Atletico Patoruzu's Waldo Hills played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Hipolito Fritz in the 68th minute of play. Leopoldo Jacinto Herboso sent away a hard shot on goal in the 74th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Magallanes's Brian Izaga was substituted for Luis Aravena. After 78 played minutes Magallanes got a freekick which was hit by Juan Fernando Pirola. Tomás Las Casas made a fantastic save in the 81st minute, when Felix Plummer sent off a good shot on target. An unexpectedly hard shot by Brian Izaga in the 90th minute of play forced Atletico Patoruzu's goalkeeper Waldo Hills to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Hipolito Fritz sent away a hard shot on goal in the 93rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Hipolito Fritz sent away a hard shot on goal in the 95th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. For all the effort they put into the match, the Atletico Patoruzu players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for Magallanes.