U23 League

Diego A. Maradona
Spectators: 152 (Terracing: 114, Seating: 35, VIP seats: 3) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Rodrigo Quintan kicked off to start the match. The supporters of LTA FC booed when Chamaicó was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 4 match minutes in a wonderful position. Esteve Abeita didn't get a good kick on the ball. Arsenio Maiorga took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Esteve Abeita, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 10 minutes into the match, Chamaicó's goal looked a bit too open when Ivan Bernad came free, but Roberto Pirro reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Esteve Abeita's late challenge caught a LTA FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Esteve Abeita helped the player get up and apologised. The audience thought a goal was coming when Ivan Bernad got free with Roberto Pirro in the 18th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Arsenio Maiorga took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Esteve Abeita, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. LTA FC's Arsenio Maiorga played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Esteve Abeita in the 19th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Rodrigo Quintan in the 21st minute of play forced Chamaicó's goalkeeper Roberto Pirro to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 22nd match minute, Chamaicó was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Edgardo Fertus to maneuver through the defense. Roberto Pirro didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Ivan Bernad went, in the 23rd minute, to the upper right corner, 2-0 was the resulting score. In the 27th minute, Ivan Bernad 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. In the 32nd minute Esteve Abeita shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Arsenio Maiorga saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 32 minutes into the match, Esteve Abeita notched a goal, 2-1, to the right of LTA FC's Arsenio Maiorga. Arsenio Maiorga was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Ivan Bernad took the ball and in the 42 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Roberto Pirro. Roberto Pirro dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 3-1. Ivan Bernad succeeded to score despite a near miss that spronge from right pole into the goal to 4-1 in the 45th playminute. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

LTA FC made a substitution. Cristian Berdaitz replaced Gonzalo Txema. The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Esteve Abeita stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Roberto Pirro showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Antonio Rattín, who was totally free with the ball in the 55th minute. Roberto Pirro showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ivan Bernad in the 61st minute of the match. Roberto Pirro didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Ivan Bernad went, in the 68th minute, to the upper right corner, 6-1 was the resulting score. LTA FC's Virgilio Oton was substituted for Rodrigo Quintan. Cristian Berdaitz charged in rather forcefully in the 74th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Cristian Berdaitz the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. 80 minutes into the game, Teo Romero was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Chamaicó's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave LTA FC the free kick. 80 minutes into the game, one of Chamaicó:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. Chamaicó:s Roberto Pirro showed great skill when he stopped Virgilio Oton:s penalty. 7-1 came in the 82nd minute when Virgilio Oton all by himself managed to get straight through the defense and place the ball into the net to the right of Roberto Pirro. Roberto Pirro made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ivan Bernad in the 90th minute of play. For all the effort they put into the match, the Chamaicó players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for LTA FC.