U23 League

Cementerio Elefantes
Spectators: 154 (Terracing: 116, Seating: 35, VIP seats: 3) ManagerZone Academy's Moises Marcones 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. Justino Estevez sent away a hard shot on goal in the 2nd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. When Gregorio Amaya fell near the penalty area in the 5th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored SABALEPLUS's protests and gave Gregorio Amaya a yellow card for diving instead. Gregorio Amaya kicked well hit freekick during the 5th minute of the match. Natalio Jacob might have been able to make a better finish in the 6th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Bernabe Hanot. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Natalio Jacob ran back to his position shaking his head. Bernabe Hanot showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Moises Marcones in the 16th minute of the match. Bernabe Hanot showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Danilo Martinez, who was totally free with the ball in the 17th minute. After 19 minutes, Leon Messi mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the ManagerZone Academy and the SABALEPLUS players grew even worse after the yellow card. The supporters of SABALEPLUS booed when ManagerZone Academy was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 20 match minutes in a wonderful position. Leon Messi didn't get a good kick on the ball. Di Bu made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Justino Estevez in the 20th minute of play. In the 24th minute, Rodolfo Jaunzuria hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 24th minute Justino Estevez shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Di Bu saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Moises Marcones charged in rather forcefully in the 29th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Moises Marcones the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 31 minutes of play, ManagerZone Academy's Moises Marcones made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Bernabe Hanot was left in no man's land by his defense there! The audience was convinced that Moises Marcones's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Bernabe Hanot was relentless in the 42nd minute of the game. Bruno Froila kicked well hit freekick during the 43rd minute of the match. A collision led to ManagerZone Academy getting a freekick after 44 minutes play. Rodolfo Jaunzuria hit a great ball. Jairo Tab in the 48thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Di Bu, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-1 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Justino Estevez to make the kick off. In the 53rd minute Jairo Tab shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Di Bu saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Di Bu took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Raul Galo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 54th minute, Justino Estevez 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. Erubiel Raebert hit a great freekick 62 minutes into the match. Bernabe Hanot made a fantastic save in the 63rd minute, when Moises Marcones sent off a good shot on target. Di Bu showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Nunez Savier in the 66th minute of the match. Leon Messi hit a great freekick 68 minutes into the match. Di Bu took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jairo Tab, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 71st minute of the match SABALEPLUS got a corner. ManagerZone Academy's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Erubiel Raebert ran over to the corner to take the kick. After taking down the ball on SABALEPLUS's corner Erubiel Raebert fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Di Bu quite easily take care of the ball. After 72 minutes, Natalio Jacob mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the ManagerZone Academy and the SABALEPLUS players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to ManagerZone Academy getting a freekick after 72 minutes play. Natalio Jacob hit a great ball. 75 minutes into the match, SABALEPLUS's goalkeeper Bernabe Hanot had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Moises Marcones. Moises Marcones could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 77th minute of the match, but Bernabe Hanot made a huge save. SABALEPLUS's Bernabe Hanot played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Moises Marcones in the 81st minute of play. During the 88th minute of the match Natalio Jacob completely mistimed his tackle and brought down his opponent. The referee gave Natalio Jacob a yellow card, his second in the match, which meant he could no longer take part in the game. In the 90th minute, Rodolfo Jaunzuria hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Cecilio Cristofol hit a great freekick 92 minutes into the match. ManagerZone Academy's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.