U23 League

Camp of the Victory
Spectators: 153 (Terracing: 115, Seating: 35, VIP seats: 3) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Artemio Iratze kicked off to start the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Omar Polentzi in the 3rd minute of play forced Luganeros AFC's goalkeeper Alejo Gaspard to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Alejo Gaspard showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Pelle Maradona in the 8th minute of the match. After a rather tough play, Luganeros AFC's Freddy Gartxot got a free kick in the 12th minute. Alejo Gaspard took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Omar Polentzi, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Luganeros AFC's Alejo Gaspard played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Nemesio Tuste in the 14th minute of play. Delmar Machado hit a great freekick 21 minutes into the match. After a rather tough play, Villa La Perla's Delmar Machado got a free kick in the 21st minute. Amancio Jerrald recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 22nd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Nemesio Tuste in the 24th minute of play forced Luganeros AFC's goalkeeper Alejo Gaspard to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Nemesio Tuste received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 27th minute. Alejo Gaspard tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Vicente Richie fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 30th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Adan Bembe having to interfere. Vicente Richie could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 32nd minute of the match, but Adan Bembe made a huge save. After 37 played minutes Villa La Perla got a freekick which was hit by Alfonso Goyo. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Artemio Iratze in the 40th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Adan Bembe saved Villa La Perla from getting behind. The crowd rose to their feet as Luganeros AFC's Artemio Iratze slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Adan Bembe. That made the score 1-0 after 45 minutes of play. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 1-0.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Pelle Maradona stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. An unexpectedly hard shot by Artemio Iratze in the 52nd minute of play forced Villa La Perla's goalkeeper Adan Bembe to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Delmar Machado's late challenge caught a Luganeros AFC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Delmar Machado helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to Villa La Perla getting a freekick after 52 minutes play. Delmar Machado hit a great ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Pelle Maradona got free with Alejo Gaspard in the 57th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Alejo Gaspard made a fantastic save in the 58th minute, when Pelle Maradona sent off a good shot on target. Aldo Arlo's late challenge caught a Villa La Perla's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Aldo Arlo helped the player get up and apologised. Aldo Arlo kicked well hit freekick during the 62nd minute of the match. After a defensive mix-up in Luganeros AFC's zone, Omar Polentzi stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Alejo Gaspard came out of the goal and Omar Polentzi tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Vicente Richie fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 64th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Adan Bembe having to interfere. Adan Bembe took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Artemio Iratze, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 68th match minute, Luganeros AFC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Eustacio Estavan to maneuver through the defense. 69 minutes into the match, Luganeros AFC's goalkeeper Alejo Gaspard had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Omar Polentzi. An unexpectedly hard shot by Artemio Iratze in the 71st minute of play forced Villa La Perla's goalkeeper Adan Bembe to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Delmar Machado was shown his second yellow card after 71 minutes, following a rather ugly tackle on opponent. That was the end of his participation in the match. Delmar Machado hit a great freekick 72 minutes into the match. In the 73rd match minute, Villa La Perla was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Delmar Machado to maneuver through the defense. Luganeros AFC's Vicente Richie got a good chance for a goal in the 75th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Cleto Urti kicked well hit freekick during the 78th minute of the match. In the 79th match minute, Villa La Perla was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Cleto Urti to maneuver through the defense. After 80 played minutes Villa La Perla got a freekick which was hit by Erubiel Gaitan. An unexpectedly hard shot by Amancio Jerrald in the 81st minute of play forced Villa La Perla's goalkeeper Adan Bembe to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a rather tough play, Luganeros AFC's Prospero Frasquito got a free kick in the 84th minute. 85 minutes into the match, Luganeros AFC's goal looked a bit too open when Pelle Maradona came free, but Alejo Gaspard reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Eustacio Estavan hit a great freekick 86 minutes into the match. Pelle Maradona scored 1-1 in the 88th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Alejo Gaspard, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. The teams fought very hard right up to the final whistle. Both sets of players were happy to go away with a draw.