U23 League

Regent Park
Spectators: 153 (Terracing: 115, Seating: 35, VIP seats: 3) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Moises Marcones started the match with the kick off. Copérnico F.C.'s Cristian Gau played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Natalio Jacob in the 5th minute of play. Di Bu made a fantastic save in the 6th minute, when Sixto Jurgi sent off a good shot on target. The corner ended in Paulino Ledesma almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but ManagerZone Academy's Di Bu did a great save. In the 17thth minute of the game Paulino Ledesma who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but ManagerZone Academy's Di Bu was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alvaro Montrell in the 21st minute of play forced ManagerZone Academy's goalkeeper Di Bu to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Through an outstanding action, after 22 minutes, Di Bu successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. Di Bu made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Alvaro Montrell in the 22nd minute of play. Cristian Gau showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Natalio Jacob, who was totally free with the ball in the 24th minute. A collision led to Copérnico F.C. getting a freekick after 25 minutes play. Sixto Jurgi hit a great ball. Cristian Gau showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Moises Marcones, who was totally free with the ball in the 26th minute. The audience thought a goal was coming when Alvaro Montrell got free with Di Bu in the 37th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 39 minutes into the match, ManagerZone Academy's Danilo Martinez sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Cristian Gau narrowly saved just below the crossbar. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Alvaro Montrell was the one to do the kick off. 52 minutes into the match, ManagerZone Academy's goal looked a bit too open when Alvaro Montrell came free, but Di Bu reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Di Bu took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Sixto Jurgi, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 56th minute of the game. One of ManagerZone Academy:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Copérnico F.C.:s goal. In the 58th minute there was a penalty for Copérnico F.C.. Alvaro Montrell stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Di Bu. 1-0. Di Bu showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Asopos Katsiavrias in the 63rd minute of the match. A nice corner shot did that Asopos Katsiavrias got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Di Bu quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. Di Bu showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Asopos Katsiavrias in the 70th minute of the match. After 72 played minutes Copérnico F.C. got a freekick which was hit by Ariel Ostots. Di Bu made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Alvaro Montrell in the 76th minute of play. In the 80th minute the ball was on its way in behind Copérnico F.C.'s goalkeeper Cristian Gau, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Di Bu stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Alvaro Montrell's shot from short distance in the 81st minute. Di Bu took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Sixto Jurgi, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Di Bu showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Asopos Katsiavrias, who was totally free with the ball in the 86th minute. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The Copérnico F.C. fans cheered their team off the field, for while ManagerZone Academy had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.