U23 League

La Visera
Spectators: 161 (Terracing: 121, Seating: 37, VIP seats: 3) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Luciano Jerano made the kick off which started today's match. In the 5th minute, Nicolás Burdisso hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After a defensive mix-up in The Cavern Club's zone, Saturnino Diagur stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Prospero Aballe came out of the goal and Saturnino Diagur tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. If Li Sha Yuan had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 10th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 14 minutes into the match, The Cavern Club's goal looked a bit too open when Li Sha Yuan came free, but Prospero Aballe reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After having played for 20 minutes, Li Sha Yuan managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Defensores del Albinegro's supporters crossed their fingers, but Li Sha Yuan was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 21st minute Stig Emander shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Cornelio Merexildo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The audience thought a goal was coming when Li Sha Yuan got free with Prospero Aballe in the 25th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Defensores del Albinegro's Cornelio Merexildo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Nicolás Burdisso in the 28th minute of play. Prospero Aballe made a fantastic save in the 29th minute, when Elias Tonete sent off a good shot on target. Prospero Aballe made a fantastic save in the 33rd minute, when Li Sha Yuan sent off a good shot on target. Ubaldo Shepherd kicked well hit freekick during the 45th minute of the match. Luciano Jerano did some fancy footwork in front of goal and succeeded to deceive the defenders so he could slam the ball in 1-0 to the left of a surprised Prospero Aballe 46 minutes into the match.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Stig Emander was the one to do the kick off. If Li Sha Yuan had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 51st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 53 minutes into the match, The Cavern Club's goal looked a bit too open when Li Sha Yuan came free, but Prospero Aballe reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Prospero Aballe took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Luciano Jerano, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a defensive mix-up in The Cavern Club's zone, Luciano Jerano stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Prospero Aballe came out of the goal and Luciano Jerano tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The Cavern Club made a substitution. Fermin Sein replaced Feliciano Lluis. Defensores del Albinegro's Cornelio Merexildo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Angel Aballe in the 63rd minute of play. In the 65thth minute of the game Luciano Jerano who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but The Cavern Club's Prospero Aballe was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. After a rather tough play, The Cavern Club's Fernan George got a free kick in the 67th minute. 69 minutes into the match, The Cavern Club's goal looked a bit too open when Li Sha Yuan came free, but Prospero Aballe reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 71st match minute, Defensores del Albinegro was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Marz Caracedo to maneuver through the defense. 73 minutes into the match, The Cavern Club's goal looked a bit too open when Lorenzo Lluterio came free, but Prospero Aballe reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The supporters of Defensores del Albinegro booed when The Cavern Club was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 80 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ubaldo Shepherd didn't get a good kick on the ball. Anselmo Arnas could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 83rd minute of the match, but Cornelio Merexildo made a huge save. In the 87th minute Saturnino Diagur shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Prospero Aballe saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The audience thought a goal was coming when Anselmo Arnas got free with Cornelio Merexildo in the 89th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Defensores del Albinegro were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of The Cavern Club for a fine match.