U23 League

Estadio Pendex
Spectators: 159 (Terracing: 120, Seating: 36, VIP seats: 3) Pendex's Joaquin Perez started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Marciano Gartzi kicked well hit freekick during the 4th minute of the match. Bernardino Peruxu made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Eliseo Victoro in the 6th minute of play. In the 7thth minute of the game Joaquin Perez who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Bulldog 07's Vinicio Salvadore was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Pendex were awarded a corner in the 8th minute after Bulldog 07's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Maximiliano Tabby took the corner. Cristobal Torres kicked well hit freekick during the 12th minute of the match. After 17 played minutes Bulldog 07 got a freekick which was hit by Tiburcio Rius. In the 20th match minute, Bulldog 07 was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Tiburcio Rius to maneuver through the defense. Vinicio Salvadore stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Joaquin Perez's shot from short distance in the 23rd minute. When Pendex's Joaquin Perez in the 25th minute got a chance for a shot 25th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Bulldog 07's goalie prevented a goal. The supporters of Bulldog 07 booed when Pendex was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 26 match minutes in a wonderful position. Antonio Cruz didn't get a good kick on the ball. Cristobal Torres's late challenge caught a Pendex's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Cristobal Torres helped the player get up and apologised. After 34 played minutes Bulldog 07 got a freekick which was hit by Cristobal Torres. A sloppy throw-in by Patricio Eduino in the 41st minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by Bulldog 07's Alexis MacAlister. After 45 minutes, Hernan Llorian mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Bulldog 07 and the Pendex players grew even worse after the yellow card. Vinicio Salvadore made a fantastic save in the 47th minute, when Marciano Gartzi sent off a good shot on target. The first half was very even, with the score at 0-0 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Cristobal Torres stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. An unexpectedly hard shot by Joaquin Perez in the 52nd minute of play forced Bulldog 07's goalkeeper Vinicio Salvadore to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The audience was convinced that Joaquin Perez's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Vinicio Salvadore was relentless in the 58th minute of the game. In the 59th minute, Marciano Gartzi got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Pendex's Bernardino Peruxu played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Tiburcio Rius in the 61st minute of play. Vinicio Salvadore stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Gualterio Quilo's shot from short distance in the 62nd minute. Vinicio Salvadore showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Joaquin Perez, who was totally free with the ball in the 63rd minute. Bulldog 07's Vinicio Salvadore played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Joaquin Perez in the 65th minute of play. Pendex's Natalio Rius was substituted for Patricio Eduino. Bulldog 07 made a substitution. Candido Urdaspal replaced Tiburcio Rius. After 68 minutes Bulldog 07's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Maximiliano Tabby who took care of the corner kick. Vinicio Salvadore made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gualterio Quilo in the 70th minute of play. In the 72nd minute of the match Pendex got a corner. Bulldog 07's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Maximiliano Tabby ran over to the corner to take the kick. A collision led to Pendex getting a freekick after 76 minutes play. Natalio Rius hit a great ball. The supporters of Bulldog 07 booed when Pendex was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 79 match minutes in a wonderful position. Antonio Cruz didn't get a good kick on the ball. Pendex's defense didn't have a chance, in the 80th minute, when Candido Urdaspal scored to the left of an out of position Bernardino Peruxu, making the score, 0-1. Bernardino Peruxu showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Candido Urdaspal in the 92nd minute of the match.