U23 League

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Spectators: 159 (Terracing: 120, Seating: 36, VIP seats: 3) 1989 Blxsk's Desiderio Ostargi 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. In the 2nd match minute, Espirillo FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Daniel Diagur to maneuver through the defense. An unexpectedly hard shot by Daniel Diagur in the 5th minute of play forced 1989 Blxsk's goalkeeper Santo Shantala to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The attack was good, but when Dorel Amarandei in the 10th minute was about to shoot he didn't kick quite good enough and the ball went high over goal. After 18 minutes, Honorio Birjaio mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the 1989 Blxsk and the Espirillo FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. After 19 minutes of play, Espirillo FC's David Corderun made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Santo Shantala was left in no man's land by his defense there! Nestor Kelemen made an important save on a dangerous shot by Desiderio Ostargi in the 23rd minute. 30 minutes into the match, Espirillo FC's goalkeeper Nestor Kelemen had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Celestino Millano. Dorel Amarandei kicked well hit freekick during the 35th minute of the match. In the 39th minute, Ubaldo Ur fired away a killer shot towards the goal that, to the delight of Nestor Kelemen, passed just outside the right post. Nestor Kelemen was a little too slow when Desiderio Ostargi got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 41st minute. The score was now 1-1. Celestino Millano sent away a hard shot on goal in the 44th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The audience thought a goal was coming when Desiderio Ostargi got free with Nestor Kelemen in the 47th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 1-1 after a close first half.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Dorel Amarandei stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. After a defensive mix-up in Espirillo FC's zone, Honorio Birjaio stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Nestor Kelemen came out of the goal and Honorio Birjaio tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The supporters of Espirillo FC booed when 1989 Blxsk was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 54 match minutes in a wonderful position. Sokol Mudrov didn't get a good kick on the ball. Santo Shantala acted impressively in front of the goal and made a superb save when he, in the 55th minute, took the ball on the long shot from Emiliano Chucho. Santo Shantala took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from David Corderun, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 1989 Blxsk's Santo Shantala proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 64th minute of the match, managed to save 1989 Blxsk from getting a goal against them. Santo Shantala was out of position in the 64 minute of play, and Rait Raag capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Rait Raag really showed his touch with that goal: 1-2. David Corderun charged in rather forcefully in the 68th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed David Corderun the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. 1989 Blxsk made a substitution. Filiberto Manni replaced Ubaldo Ur. A collision led to Espirillo FC getting a freekick after 69 minutes play. David Corderun hit a great ball. 1989 Blxsk's Santo Shantala played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Daniel Diagur in the 75th minute of play. Thanks to some nice moves Daniel Diagur could shoot a difficult shot in the 78th minute, which Santo Shantala however easily saved by the left post. The supporters of 1989 Blxsk booed when Espirillo FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 84 match minutes in a wonderful position. Freddy Elequemedo didn't get a good kick on the ball. Nestor Kelemen took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Desiderio Ostargi, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 94 minutes into the match, Miguel Godoy notched a goal, 2-2, to the right of Espirillo FC's Nestor Kelemen. Nestor Kelemen was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Both teams had looked equal from kick-off, and no-one was surprised when the match finally ended in a draw.