U23 League

Azul
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. Gabriel Bordat started the match with the kick off. In the 7th minute of the match, Gabriel Bordat tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Tomás Las Casas saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. When Magallanes's Luis Aravena in the 8th minute got a chance for a shot 8th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Informaniaticos's goalie prevented a goal. Nicanor Gomesano's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 9thth minute, Tomás Las Casas skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. When the match clock showed 15 minutes, the score became 0-1 when Luis Aravena sped through Informaniaticos's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Alfonso Peruanton. Luis Aravena recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 20th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Juan Fernando Pirola lost his temper 23 minutes into the game and shoved another player to the ground. He was immediately shown a red card. After 22 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Magallanes! Magallanes:s Tomás Las Casas showed great skill when he stopped Jorge Etxekopar:s penalty. In the 24th minute, Jorge Etxekopar ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Tomás Las Casas was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-1. After 30 minutes of play, Magallanes's Christian Aravena made it 1-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Alfonso Peruanton was left in no man's land by his defense there! Magallanes's Tomás Las Casas proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 34th minute of the match, managed to save Magallanes from getting a goal against them. 35 minutes into the match, Magallanes's goal looked a bit too open when Gabriel Bordat came free, but Tomás Las Casas reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Salomone Marrodan sent away a hard shot on goal in the 39th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. If Christian Aravena had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 41st minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. In the 43rd minute, Brian Izaga hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 1-2.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Brian Izaga to make the kick off. In the 53rd minute Magallanes were awarded a corner. Filipo Paut went to the cornerflag to take it. Jorge Etxekopar tried in the game's 53rd match minute to clear up in front of his own goal but it went so bad that he put the ball into the goal to the left of an unhappy Alfonso Peruanton. An annoying self made goal, 1-3. After 57 minutes, Christian Aravena mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Magallanes and the Informaniaticos players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 57th match minute, Magallanes was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Christian Aravena to maneuver through the defense. Salomone Marrodan kicked well hit freekick during the 59th minute of the match. Magallanes's Christian Aravena got a good chance for a goal in the 61st minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. With his leg Alfonso Peruanton managed to avoid a goal in the 64thth minute, when Magallanes's Luis Johnson fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. If Brian Izaga had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 67th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After a rather tough play, Informaniaticos's Elpidio Sugoi got a free kick in the 68th minute. Magallanes's Tomás Las Casas played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gabriel Bordat in the 71st minute of play. Tomás Las Casas showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gabriel Bordat, who was totally free with the ball in the 71st minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Nicanor Gomesano in the 74th minute of play forced Magallanes's goalkeeper Tomás Las Casas to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Brian Izaga sent away a hard shot on goal in the 75th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Alfonso Peruanton took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Christian Aravena, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Fidel Elequemedo kicked well hit freekick during the 85th minute of the match. Filipo Paut's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Alfonso Peruanton read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 86th minute of play. A collision led to Magallanes getting a freekick after 89 minutes play. Bernardo Dibarrart hit a great ball. If Nicanor Gomesano had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 90th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Alfonso Peruanton made an important save on a dangerous shot by Brian Izaga in the 94th minute. When the final whistle sounded Magallanes left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than Informaniaticos.