U23 League

Fabian C. Peruchena
Spectators: 159 (Terracing: 120, Seating: 36, VIP seats: 3) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Ermegildo Sotil started the match with the kick off. 5 minutes into the match, Isidro Llorian notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of Q. T. I.'s Paulo Txatxu. Paulo Txatxu was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. An unexpectedly hard shot by Saturnino Johans in the 8th minute of play forced Q. T. I.'s goalkeeper Paulo Txatxu to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Edmílson Veloso made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jaime Menendo in the 9th minute of play. Bonifacio Santalla kicked well hit freekick during the 10th minute of the match. Paulo Txatxu showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Isidro Llorian in the 15th minute of the match. Paulo Txatxu made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Saturnino Johans in the 21st minute of play. Ermegildo Sotil could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 23rd minute of the match, but Edmílson Veloso made a huge save. Teofil Gonsiewski kicked well hit freekick during the 23rd minute of the match. In the 25th minute Bonifacio Santalla suffered a thigh injury and had to be helped off the field. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Ignacio Ignatius during the 25th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Ignacio Ignatius hit a great freekick 27 minutes into the match. 28 minutes into the match, Napoleón 2018's Saturnino Johans sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Paulo Txatxu narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Isidro Llorian in the 31st minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Paulo Txatxu prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 36th minute the ball was on its way in behind Q. T. I.'s goalkeeper Paulo Txatxu, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. An unexpectedly hard shot by Isidro Llorian in the 38th minute of play forced Q. T. I.'s goalkeeper Paulo Txatxu to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Lázaro Haitz kicked well hit freekick during the 38th minute of the match. In the 39th minute, Saturnino Johans left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Napoleón 2018 fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-2. A collision led to Q. T. I. getting a freekick after 43 minutes play. Ignacio Ignatius hit a great ball. Paulo Txatxu showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Saturnino Johans in the 46th minute of the match. In the 47th minute Saturnino Johans shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Paulo Txatxu saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Isidro Llorian to strike the kick off in the second half. Lázaro Haitz hit a great freekick 62 minutes into the match. Saturnino Johans's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 65thth minute, Paulo Txatxu skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. Edmílson Veloso showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ermegildo Sotil in the 68th minute of the match. Saturnino Johans could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 73rd minute of the match, but Paulo Txatxu made a huge save. Paulo Txatxu was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Saturnino Johans showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 0-3 in the 76 minute of play. Napoleón 2018 made a substitution. Antonio Alzamendi replaced Gregorio Garoa. The audience thought a goal was coming when Saturnino Johans got free with Paulo Txatxu in the 82nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Ignacio Ignatius hit a great freekick 82 minutes into the match. Saturnino Johans did some fancy footwork in front of goal and succeeded to deceive the defenders so he could slam the ball in 0-4 to the left of a surprised Paulo Txatxu 84 minutes into the match. In the 87th minute Isidro Llorian shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Paulo Txatxu saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The audience thought a goal was coming when Teofil Gonsiewski got free with Paulo Txatxu in the 88th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Paulo Txatxu showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Isidro Llorian, who was totally free with the ball in the 94th minute. Napoleón 2018'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.