U23 League

Estadio Copetonas
Spectators: 151 (Terracing: 114, Seating: 34, VIP seats: 3) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Tomás Santos got the match started through his kick off. Ermegildo Asur made an important save on a dangerous shot by Apolo Lizbeth in the 3rd minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Donato Gorbea in the 5th minute of play forced Copetonas AFC's goalkeeper Alejandro Gervaso to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 6th minute of the match ★Independiente Ψ★ got a corner. Copetonas AFC's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Amador Bertran ran over to the corner to take the kick. ★Independiente Ψ★'s Amador Bertran was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Alejandro Gervaso in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. In the 17th minute, Donato Gorbea 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. Arnoldo Frascuelo kicked well hit freekick during the 20th minute of the match. Ermegildo Asur made an important save on a dangerous shot by Joaquin Frutos in the 21st minute. ★Independiente Ψ★'s Ermegildo Asur played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Tomás Santos in the 22nd minute of play. A collision led to Copetonas AFC getting a freekick after 24 minutes play. Jeronimo Lehior hit a great ball. In the 28th minute, Copetonas AFC's Joaquin Frutos seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Joaquin Frutos the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of Copetonas AFC protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and Joaquin Frutos had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. Joaquin Frutos hit a great freekick 28 minutes into the match. Ermegildo Felipo hit a great freekick 36 minutes into the match. Alejandro Gervaso took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Donato Gorbea, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The crowd rose to their feet as Copetonas AFC's Apolo Lizbeth slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Ermegildo Asur. That made the score 1-0 after 47 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 Donato Gorbea stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. 54 minutes into the match, Tomás Santos had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Ermegildo Asur. ★Independiente Ψ★'s manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Tomás Santos was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-0. Tomás Santos's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Ermegildo Asur read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 61st minute of play. Ermegildo Asur showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Tomás Santos in the 64th minute of the match. Jeronimo Lehior might have been able to make a better finish in the 66th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Ermegildo Asur. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Jeronimo Lehior ran back to his position shaking his head. When Jeronimo Lehior fell near the penalty area in the 67th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Copetonas AFC's protests and gave Jeronimo Lehior a yellow card for diving instead. After a rather tough play, Copetonas AFC's Jeronimo Lehior got a free kick in the 67th minute. When Atilano Mendiko fell near the penalty area in the 69th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Copetonas AFC's protests and gave Atilano Mendiko a yellow card for diving instead. After 70 played minutes Copetonas AFC got a freekick which was hit by Atilano Mendiko. A collision led to ★Independiente Ψ★ getting a freekick after 78 minutes play. Arnoldo Frascuelo hit a great ball. Alejandro Gervaso made an important save on a dangerous shot by Donato Gorbea in the 80th minute. When Francisco Geleberto fell near the penalty area in the 81st minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored ★Independiente Ψ★'s protests and gave Francisco Geleberto a yellow card for diving instead. Francisco Geleberto hit a great freekick 81 minutes into the match. After 82 played minutes, Copetonas AFC's Robustiano George shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Ermegildo Asur 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 Copetonas AFC reached it. In the 85th minute, Atilano Mendiko ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Ermegildo Asur was frozen by the shot and now it was 3-0. After a rather tough play, Copetonas AFC's Adan Balesio got a free kick in the 92nd minute. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The Copetonas AFC fans cheered their team off the field, for while ★Independiente Ψ★ had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.