U23 League

Valinor
Spectators: 160 (Terracing: 120, Seating: 37, VIP seats: 3) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Mala Lech took the kick off in the first half of the match. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 11th minute of the game. One of Kalessin:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of LA LUZ F.C.:s goal. Kalessin:s Raimundo Aznaro showed great skill when he stopped Mala Lech:s penalty. Mala Lech did an outstanding performance 12 minutes into the match, when he by himself got past the opposing team's defense and with a quick scored 0-1 to the right of an irritated Raimundo Aznaro in the goal. Raimundo Aznaro made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ivan Vistruario in the 15th minute of play. After a rather tough play, LA LUZ F.C.'s José Luis Pintos Saldanha got a free kick in the 18th minute. 22 minutes into the match, Simon Romildo had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Javier Enol. LA LUZ F.C.'s manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Simon Romildo was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-1. In the 27th minute, Ivan Vistruario 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. Ruben Salbatore hit a great freekick 29 minutes into the match. Raimundo Aznaro showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ivan Vistruario, who was totally free with the ball in the 32nd minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ivan Vistruario in the 34th minute of play forced Kalessin's goalkeeper Raimundo Aznaro to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Javier Enol made a fantastic save in the 35th minute, when Simon Romildo sent off a good shot on target. Celestino Katia's late challenge caught a Kalessin's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Celestino Katia helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to LA LUZ F.C. getting a freekick after 38 minutes play. Celestino Katia hit a great ball. After 42 played minutes LA LUZ F.C. got a freekick which was hit by Ruben Salbatore.

Alvaro Lucidi made in the 52nd minute of the game a quick throw-in and Simon Romildo immediately put the ball in play. Javier Enol stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Simon Romildo's shot from short distance in the 53rd minute. In the 56th minute Gonzalo Regis shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Javier Enol saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When Ruben Salbatore fell near the penalty area in the 59th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored LA LUZ F.C.'s protests and gave Ruben Salbatore a yellow card for diving instead. The supporters of Kalessin booed when LA LUZ F.C. was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 59 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ruben Salbatore didn't get a good kick on the ball. Raimundo Aznaro showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Mala Lech in the 62nd minute of the match. In the 63rd minute Gonzalo Regis shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Javier Enol saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Simon Hechter kicked well hit freekick during the 64th minute of the match. A collision led to LA LUZ F.C. getting a freekick after 66 minutes play. Simon Hechter hit a great ball. Simon Romildo received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 67th minute. Javier Enol tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Kalessin made a substitution. Saul Nicholas replaced Simon Romildo. Javier Enol took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Saul Nicholas, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Cristiano Pilla fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 74th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Javier Enol having to interfere. Kalessin's Raimundo Aznaro proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 76th minute of the match, managed to save Kalessin from getting a goal against them. After taking down the ball on LA LUZ F.C.'s corner Tata González fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Raimundo Aznaro quite easily take care of the ball. Cristiano Pilla hit a great freekick 78 minutes into the match. 80 minutes into the game, Ivan Vistruario recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Raimundo Aznaro. Ivan Vistruario showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 1-2. In the 85th minute of the game Alvaro Lucidi made a throw-in which Saul Nicholas played forward. 87 minutes into the match, LA LUZ F.C.'s goal looked a bit too open when Cristiano Pilla came free, but Javier Enol reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 88th minute, LA LUZ F.C.'s Simon Hechter dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 1-3. An unexpectedly hard shot by Saul Nicholas in the 93rd minute of play forced LA LUZ F.C.'s goalkeeper Javier Enol to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Ruben Salbatore hit a great freekick 94 minutes into the match. After 95 played minutes, Kalessin's Federico Terciero shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Javier Enol came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Kalessin reached it. In the 98th minute, Saul Nicholas made a precise shot to the right of Javier Enol. LA LUZ F.C.'s defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-3. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched LA LUZ F.C. eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.