U23 League

La Cucha
Spectators: 154 (Terracing: 116, Seating: 35, VIP seats: 3) Simbo FC's Igor Polo started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. In the 4th minute Elias Fonso shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Octavio Lauaxeta saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 5th match minute, Simbo FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Alberto Pitin to maneuver through the defense. Octavio Lauaxeta took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Elias Fonso, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jaime Herrera in the 8th minute of play forced Simbo FC's goalkeeper Octavio Lauaxeta to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 12th minute, Mauricio Jurdan 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: 1-0. Alejandra's defense didn't have a chance, in the 17th minute, when Victoriano Banegas scored to the left of an out of position Melquiades Sandaili, making the score, 2-0. A collision led to Alejandra getting a freekick after 20 minutes play. Narciso Peli hit a great ball. Igor Polo fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 23rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Melquiades Sandaili having to interfere. In the 27th minute Alejandra were awarded a corner. Elias Fonso went to the cornerflag to take it. It was a well-played corner which Abelardo Lartaun managed to volley towards the net. Unfortunately, he didn't get a great hit on the ball and it went out into the grandstand. Jaime Herrera might have been able to make a better finish in the 35th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Octavio Lauaxeta. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Jaime Herrera ran back to his position shaking his head. Simbo FC's Octavio Lauaxeta played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jaime Herrera in the 35th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jaime Herrera in the 38th minute of play forced Simbo FC's goalkeeper Octavio Lauaxeta to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 39th match minute, Alejandra was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Indio Arévalo to maneuver through the defense. In the 40th minute the ball was on its way in behind Alejandra's goalkeeper Melquiades Sandaili, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 41st minute, Indio Arévalo hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 47 minutes into the match, Mauricio Jurdan dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Melquiades Sandaili, 3-1.

Igor Polo sent away a hard shot on goal in the 54th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. In the 61stth minute of the game Jaime Herrera who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Simbo FC's Octavio Lauaxeta was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Carolo Sein kicked well hit freekick during the 62nd minute of the match. In the 63rd match minute, Alejandra was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Carolo Sein to maneuver through the defense. Alejandra's Melquiades Sandaili played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Lia Crucet in the 64th minute of play. Igor Polo scored 4-1 in the 68th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Melquiades Sandaili, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. 72 minutes into the match, Alejandra's goal looked a bit too open when Igor Polo came free, but Melquiades Sandaili reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 78 minutes into the match, Alejandra's Jaime Herrera sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Octavio Lauaxeta narrowly saved just below the crossbar. With a little luck, Simbo FC's Octavio Lauaxeta got control of the ball when Jaime Herrera tried to sneak it across the goal line. After 82 played minutes Alejandra got a freekick which was hit by Wilfredo Baladi. Elias Fonso hit a great freekick 93 minutes into the match. It was no surprise that this one had ended in a win for the home team. Simbo FC had played much better football throughout.