U23 League

La Cucha
Spectators: 153 (Terracing: 115, Seating: 35, VIP seats: 3) Simbo FC's Octavio Lauaxeta played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Federico Ruisko in the 3rd minute of play. 7 minutes into the game, Bolsodios's Hermengildo Eguntsenti nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Octavio Lauaxeta made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. 11 minutes into the match, Igor Polo had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Teo Bladi. Bolsodios's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Igor Polo was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-1. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mauricio Jurdan in the 17th minute of play forced Bolsodios's goalkeeper Teo Bladi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 17th minute, Hermengildo Eguntsenti hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mauricio Jurdan in the 18th minute of play forced Bolsodios's goalkeeper Teo Bladi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 18 minutes into the game, Mauricio Jurdan cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-1. Teo Bladi was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. In the 21st minute, Simbo FC's Igor Polo dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 3-1. In the 23rd minute, Mauricio Jurdan made a precise shot to the right of Teo Bladi. Bolsodios's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 4-1. Octavio Lauaxeta showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Federico Ruisko in the 34th minute of the match. Igor Polo in the 40thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Teo Bladi, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. With an all-out effort, Simbo FC's Teo Bladi threw himself towards the right post 41 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Mauricio Jurdan, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. Mauricio Jurdan sent away a hard shot on goal in the 43rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 45th minute Mauricio Jurdan shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Teo Bladi saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 5-1 at half-time.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Leonardo Palben made a kick off. When Victoriano Banegas came up free with the goalie in the 54th minute, the Simbo FC fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Victoriano Banegas couldn't finish the play. Teo Bladi stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Igor Polo's shot from short distance in the 55th minute. After 56 played minutes Bolsodios got a freekick which was hit by Luisito Pirro. Simbo FC made a substitution. Feliberto Mouricio replaced Alberto Pitin. Simbo FC's Flor Petera was substituted for Segundo Neron. In the 57th minute, Luisito Pirro hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Igor Polo might have been able to make a better finish in the 63rd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Teo Bladi. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Igor Polo ran back to his position shaking his head. An unexpectedly hard shot by Igor Polo in the 63rd minute of play forced Bolsodios's goalkeeper Teo Bladi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 66th match minute, Bolsodios was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Epifanio Cai to maneuver through the defense. Bolsodios's Teo Bladi played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Igor Polo in the 69th minute of play. A collision led to Bolsodios getting a freekick after 69 minutes play. Hermengildo Eguntsenti hit a great ball. In the 71st minute, Luisito Pirro hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 72 minutes into the match, Bolsodios's goal looked a bit too open when Igor Polo came free, but Teo Bladi reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Simbo FC's defense didn't have a chance, in the 75th minute, when Fulgencio Castulo scored to the left of an out of position Octavio Lauaxeta, making the score, 6-2. In the 78th minute, Igor Polo left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Simbo FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 7-2. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mauricio Jurdan in the 81st minute of play forced Bolsodios's goalkeeper Teo Bladi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Octavio Lauaxeta showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Hermengildo Eguntsenti, who was totally free with the ball in the 82nd minute. Hermengildo Eguntsenti received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 84th minute. Octavio Lauaxeta tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 87thth minute of the game Igor Polo who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Bolsodios's Teo Bladi was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Teo Bladi showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Lia Crucet, who was totally free with the ball in the 88th minute. The audience was convinced that Mauricio Jurdan's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Teo Bladi was relentless in the 92nd minute of the game. Teo Bladi showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Victoriano Banegas, who was totally free with the ball in the 95th minute. For all the effort they put into the match, the Bolsodios players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for Simbo FC.