U23 League

Empatedomedro
Spectators: 153 (Terracing: 115, Seating: 35, VIP seats: 3) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Xavon Abellaneda got the match started through his kick off. Cordairo Abad took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Norberto Trespuentes, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 6 played minutes Deportivo Empate got a freekick which was hit by Gonza Abendano. 13 minutes into the game, Xavon Abellaneda was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Deportivo Empate's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave DALO S.C. the free kick. Xavon Abellaneda kicked well hit freekick during the 13th minute of the match. Cordairo Abad showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Norberto Trespuentes in the 14th minute of the match. Frichoso Abarca kicked well hit freekick during the 14th minute of the match. After 15 played minutes, DALO S.C.'s Roman Arguiso shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Cordairo Abad 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 DALO S.C. reached it. Firme Abastas lost his temper 17 minutes into the game and shoved another player to the ground. He was immediately shown a red card. Cordairo Abad had in the 19thth minute some difficulties stopping Urritz Martiniana's well aimed penalty as it nearly passed him on his left side, but he still managed to hold the ball. DALO S.C.'s Ferdi Top played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Magdaleno Abello in the 22nd minute of play. Norberto Trespuentes received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 23rd minute. Cordairo Abad tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Cordairo Abad showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Loco Alves, who was totally free with the ball in the 25th minute. In the 27th minute, Norberto Trespuentes ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Cordairo Abad was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. The supporters of DALO S.C. booed when Deportivo Empate was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 32 match minutes in a wonderful position. Frichoso Abarca didn't get a good kick on the ball. Cordairo Abad came out of the goal in the 38th minute to try and stop a shot by DALO S.C.'s Manolo Uquillas. But to his dismay, Manolo Uquillas quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-2. 42 minutes into the match, Loco Alves had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Cordairo Abad. Deportivo Empate's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Loco Alves was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-3. In the 46th minute, Manolo Uquillas left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The DALO S.C. fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-4. The Deportivo Empate players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. DALO S.C. were winning 0-4.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Norberto Trespuentes made a kick off. 54 minutes into the match, DALO S.C.'s goal looked a bit too open when Magdaleno Abello came free, but Ferdi Top reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Cordairo Abad showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Norberto Trespuentes, who was totally free with the ball in the 57th minute. After 61 played minutes DALO S.C. got a freekick which was hit by Xinto Guerrez. Deportivo Empate's Cordairo Abad played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Norberto Trespuentes in the 67th minute of play. In the 70th minute, DALO S.C.'s Manolo Uquillas ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Cordairo Abad. Cordairo Abad yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 0-6. Nixon Laurencio hit a great freekick 72 minutes into the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Amador Abenda in the 73rd minute of play forced DALO S.C.'s goalkeeper Ferdi Top to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a rather tough play, Deportivo Empate's Xavon Abellaneda got a free kick in the 79th minute. After 79 played minutes, DALO S.C.'s Urritz Martiniana shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Cordairo Abad 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 DALO S.C. reached it. Cordairo Abad made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Manolo Uquillas in the 85th minute of play. The audience was convinced that Amador Abenda's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Ferdi Top was relentless in the 86th minute of the game. Cordairo Abad made an important save on a dangerous shot by Loco Alves in the 91st minute. Manolo Uquillas took the ball and in the 93 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Cordairo Abad. Cordairo Abad dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-7. When the match was over DALO S.C. could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than Deportivo Empate throughout the match.