U23 League

Pipon Pipon Field
Spectators: 152 (Terracing: 114, Seating: 35, VIP seats: 3) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Lanny Valle kicked off to start the match. Firme Abaunza acted impressively in front of the goal and made a superb save when he, in the 4th minute, took the ball on the long shot from Jose José. After a defensive mix-up in C. A. Pipon Pipon's zone, Mitxel Abella stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Clemente Armani came out of the goal and Mitxel Abella tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Clemente Armani made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ur Abenda in the 9th minute of play. Firme Abaunza made a fantastic save in the 11th minute, when Freddie Henderson sent off a good shot on target. In the 12th match minute, Munat Tayka was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ur Abenda to maneuver through the defense. Jose José took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 13th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Firme Abaunza. Munat Tayka's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. With a little luck, Munat Tayka's Firme Abaunza got control of the ball when Lanny Valle tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 26th minute, Lanny Valle left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The C. A. Pipon Pipon fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-0. After 31 played minutes Munat Tayka got a freekick which was hit by Ruperto Abeitia. Clemente Armani took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Mitxel Abella, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When the match had gone on for 43 minutes, Lanny Valle took a quick shot and it went in 3-0 without a chance for Firme Abaunza to make any attempt to save it. 46 minutes into the match, C. A. Pipon Pipon's goal looked a bit too open when Ruperto Abeitia came free, but Clemente Armani reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

C. A. Pipon Pipon's Leon Baker was substituted for Landon Vogt. The wind increased when Ruperto Abeitia made the kick off in the second half. After 53 minutes, Richie Abellaneda mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Munat Tayka and the C. A. Pipon Pipon players grew even worse after the yellow card. After a rather tough play, Munat Tayka's Richie Abellaneda got a free kick in the 53rd minute. In the 59th minute, Freddie Henderson made a precise shot to the right of Firme Abaunza. Munat Tayka's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 4-0. After a rather tough play, C. A. Pipon Pipon's Lanny Valle got a free kick in the 62nd minute. Firme Abaunza made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Lanny Valle in the 64th minute of play. Andres Abastas charged in rather forcefully in the 65th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Andres Abastas the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 65th match minute, Munat Tayka was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Andres Abastas to maneuver through the defense. After 68 played minutes Munat Tayka got a freekick which was hit by Ur Abenda. Firme Abaunza made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Lanny Valle in the 72nd minute of play. Firme Abaunza stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Lanny Valle's shot from short distance in the 72nd minute. Benat Abechuco's late challenge caught a C. A. Pipon Pipon's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Benat Abechuco helped the player get up and apologised. In the 78th minute, Mitxel Abella hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 81st minute Bobby Fisher shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Firme Abaunza saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 87th match minute, Munat Tayka was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Rico Abad to maneuver through the defense. After 88 played minutes Munat Tayka got a freekick which was hit by Ur Abenda. Jose José took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 89th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Firme Abaunza. Munat Tayka's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. With 96 minutes on the clock, Candido Abendano commited a dangerous tackle. The referee had no choice but to show him the red card. In the 97th match minute, Munat Tayka was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Candido Abendano to maneuver through the defense. Munat Tayka's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.