U23 League

El Templo del Dolor
Spectators: 151 (Terracing: 114, Seating: 34, VIP seats: 3) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Jorge Rocio started the match with the kick off. In the 4th minute, Jaume Zegarra left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The union española s.a. fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. union española s.a.'s Sandro Placente proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 6th minute of the match, managed to save union española s.a. from getting a goal against them. If Manuel Neira had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 8th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Bonifacio Cavada during the 10th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. A collision led to union española s.a. getting a freekick after 10 minutes play. Bonifacio Cavada hit a great ball. Jorge Rocio received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 12th minute. Sandro Placente tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After a rather tough play, Pakorro AFC's Jorge Rocio got a free kick in the 14th minute. Pakorro AFC's Nemesio Bernal played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Manuel Neira in the 22nd minute of play. Nemesio Bernal didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Manuel Neira went, in the 25th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-2 was the resulting score. Nemesio Bernal showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jaume Zegarra, who was totally free with the ball in the 31st minute. Mateo Dargham kicked well hit freekick during the 32nd minute of the match. In the 33rd minute Jeremias Murillo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Sandro Placente saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Bonifacio Cavada in the 35th minute of play forced Pakorro AFC's goalkeeper Nemesio Bernal to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Isaias Murillo hit a great freekick 36 minutes into the match. Jeremias Murillo could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 40th minute of the match, but Sandro Placente made a huge save. 43 minutes into the match, Pakorro AFC's goal looked a bit too open when Jaume Zegarra came free, but Nemesio Bernal reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Jeremias Murillo could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 44th minute of the match, but Sandro Placente made a huge save. Sandro Placente made an important save on a dangerous shot by Jeremias Murillo in the 46th minute. union española s.a.'s Jaume Zegarra got a good chance for a goal in the 48th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-2 lead.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Manuel Neira was the one to do the kick off. Jorge Rocio kicked well hit freekick during the 51st minute of the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Manuel Neira got free with Nemesio Bernal in the 52nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Jaume Zegarra could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 53rd minute of the match, but Nemesio Bernal made a huge save. After 56 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for union española s.a.! Pakorro AFC made a substitution. Marcos Pabla replaced Timoteo Corderun. Sandro Placente made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Marcos Pabla in the 63rd minute of play. 69 minutes into the match, Pakorro AFC's goal looked a bit too open when Jaume Zegarra came free, but Nemesio Bernal reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Sandro Placente showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jeremias Murillo in the 71st minute of the match. In the 72nd minute Jeremias Murillo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Sandro Placente saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 73 played minutes Pakorro AFC got a freekick which was hit by Julian Galo. When the match had gone on for 74 minutes, Jaume Zegarra took a quick shot and it went in 1-3 without a chance for Nemesio Bernal to make any attempt to save it. In the 83rd minute, Manuel Neira made a precise shot to the right of Nemesio Bernal. Pakorro AFC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-4. Nemesio Bernal didn't succeed in stopping the ball in the 91st minute, which inside left pole to 1-6. With a little luck, Pakorro AFC's Nemesio Bernal got control of the ball when Jaume Zegarra tried to sneak it across the goal line. union española s.a.'s players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.