U23 League

Tezcatlipoca Azul
Spectators: 153 (Terracing: 115, Seating: 35, VIP seats: 3) After 5 played minutes Nacional Potosí got a freekick which was hit by Quirze Abello. Nery Pumpido made an important save on a dangerous shot by Celestino Gartzen in the 6th minute. Gaudencio Lope showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ángel Ortiz, who was totally free with the ball in the 8th minute. Donny Read scored 1-0 in the 11th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Nery Pumpido, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. After some careless play in the Colosos Afc defense, Ángel Ortiz kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Gaudencio Lope. The Colosos Afc fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Gaudencio Lope should have stopped the shot. An unexpectedly hard shot by William Álvarez in the 23rd minute of play forced Colosos Afc's goalkeeper Gaudencio Lope to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 24 minutes into the match, Colosos Afc's goal looked a bit too open when William Álvarez came free, but Gaudencio Lope reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 26 minutes into the match, Nacional Potosí's goalkeeper Nery Pumpido had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Donny Read. Gaudencio Lope showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Quirze Abello in the 32nd minute of the match. 33 minutes into the match, Benja Quintas notched a goal, 2-2, to the right of Nacional Potosí's Nery Pumpido. Nery Pumpido was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Gaudencio Lope showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cordeara Abenda in the 39th minute of the match. 40 minutes had been played when some careless play by Colosos Afc's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Cordeara Abenda was slow to take the kick. During this time Nacional Potosí's players had a chance to rest. Gaudencio Lope stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Oinaz Abadie's shot from short distance in the 41st minute. Colosos Afc's Gaudencio Lope played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by William Álvarez in the 45th minute of play. Gaudencio Lope showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from William Álvarez, who was totally free with the ball in the 47th minute. In the 48th match minute, Colosos Afc was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Armando Benet to maneuver through the defense. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 2-2 after a close first half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Donny Read to make the kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Benja Quintas in the 53rd minute of play forced Nacional Potosí's goalkeeper Nery Pumpido to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Nacional Potosí were furious when Xabier Abaurre was red carded, 53 minutes into the game, but the referee dismissed their protests. After some fancy dribbling in the 55th minute, Elias Leoiar managed to get in a good position for a shot. Colosos Afc's supporters rose to their feet, but Elias Leoiar was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Nery Pumpido breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Gaudencio Lope showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Quirze Abello in the 68th minute of the match. Nacional Potosí's Quirze Abello managed to work through Colosos Afc's defense and was going for an easy goal, but he hit the shot with his toe and the ball flew outside the goal. Quirze Abello dejectedly held out his arms as if to ask why the ball hadn't gone in. Nery Pumpido made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Silvestre Unai in the 70th minute of play. In the 72nd match minute, Colosos Afc was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Arnoldo Misael to maneuver through the defense. After 76 played minutes Colosos Afc got a freekick which was hit by Armando Benet. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Abelardo Ariando during the 77th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Abelardo Ariando kicked well hit freekick during the 77th minute of the match. Nacional Potosí's Cordeara Abenda took a good shot, in the 78th minute, which hit the crossbar above Gaudencio Lope's head, and flew over the goal. Colosos Afc's manager was very thankful on the sidelines as his team had managed to keep the ball out of the net after some serious pressure by Nacional Potosí. In the 82nd match minute, Colosos Afc was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Armando Benet to maneuver through the defense. Thanks to some nice moves Quirze Abello could shoot a difficult shot in the 84th minute, which Gaudencio Lope however easily saved by the left post. Colosos Afc's Gaudencio Lope proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 85th minute of the match, managed to save Colosos Afc from getting a goal against them. Gaudencio Lope made a fantastic save in the 87th minute, when Cordeara Abenda sent off a good shot on target. A collision led to Colosos Afc getting a freekick after 94 minutes play. Benja Quintas hit a great ball. After 96 minutes, Benja Quintas mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Colosos Afc and the Nacional Potosí players grew even worse after the yellow card. Benja Quintas hit a great freekick 96 minutes into the match. When the referee blew the final whistle, you could see the dissatisfaction in the Nacional Potosí players' eyes. They were disappointed they hadn't taken more from the game.