U23 League

La Patria es el Otro
Spectators: 159 (Terracing: 120, Seating: 36, VIP seats: 3) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Antonio Etxahun kicked off to start the match. Narciso Fix charged in rather forcefully in the 6th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Narciso Fix the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 6th minute, Narciso Fix hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Silverio Matthew received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 9th minute. Nestor Kelemen tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Nestor Kelemen took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Silverio Matthew, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. With a little luck, Anjullan AFC's Adrian Gilesindo got control of the ball when Daniel Diagur tried to sneak it across the goal line. With a little luck, Anjullan AFC's Adrian Gilesindo got control of the ball when Daniel Diagur tried to sneak it across the goal line. Dorel Amarandei sent away a hard shot on goal in the 17th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. A collision led to Anjullan AFC getting a freekick after 20 minutes play. Angel Quintan hit a great ball. After 23 minutes of play, Anjullan AFC's Silverio Matthew made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Nestor Kelemen was left in no man's land by his defense there! Rait Raag's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Adrian Gilesindo firmly grabbed it by the left post. In the 29th minute, Silverio Matthew ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Nestor Kelemen was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-2. Adrian Gilesindo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from David Corderun in the 32nd minute of the match. Paul McGrath charged in rather forcefully in the 34th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Paul McGrath the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 33rd minute of the game. One of Espirillo FC:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Anjullan AFC:s goal. Adrian Gilesindo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Daniel Diagur, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Daniel Diagur could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 36th minute of the match, but Adrian Gilesindo made a huge save. After some careless play in the Espirillo FC defense, Silverio Matthew kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Nestor Kelemen. The Espirillo FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Nestor Kelemen should have stopped the shot. Daniel Diagur took the ball and in the 47 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Adrian Gilesindo. Adrian Gilesindo dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-3. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 1-3.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Dorel Amarandei to strike the kick off in the second half. Silverio Matthew blasted a shot towards the goal in the 56th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Nestor Kelemen having to make a save. In the 56th minute Silverio Matthew shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Nestor Kelemen saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After taking down the ball on Anjullan AFC's corner Angel Quintan fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Nestor Kelemen quite easily take care of the ball. 66 minutes into the match, Anjullan AFC's goal looked a bit too open when Dorel Amarandei came free, but Adrian Gilesindo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 66th minute, Daniel Diagur hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 67 minutes into the match, Silverio Matthew had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Nestor Kelemen. Espirillo FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Silverio Matthew was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-4. Anjullan AFC's Adrian Gilesindo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by David Corderun in the 70th minute of play. Antonio Etxahun's late challenge caught a Espirillo FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Antonio Etxahun helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to Anjullan AFC getting a freekick after 71 minutes play. Antonio Etxahun hit a great ball. Anjullan AFC made a substitution. Amancio Benat replaced Silverio Matthew. Anjullan AFC's Omar Bitxintxo was substituted for Herminio Paublo. Amancio Benat blasted a shot towards the goal in the 74th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Nestor Kelemen having to make a save. Nestor Kelemen showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Amancio Benat in the 76th minute of the match. Nestor Kelemen took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Antonio Etxahun, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Anjullan AFC were awarded a corner in the 86th minute after Espirillo FC's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Ādolfs 王义勇 took the corner. A nice corner shot did that Ādolfs 王义勇 got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Nestor Kelemen quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched Anjullan AFC eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.