U23 League

Carlos Cuomo
Spectators: 152 (Terracing: 114, 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. Filiberto Pietro started the match with the kick off. Delmar Katia made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Isaac Nayely in the 4th minute of play. 5 minutes into the game, pciclon's Julio Goito nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Ermegildo Ixona made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. Delmar Katia was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Jairo Telmo showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-1 in the 12 minute of play. In the 15th minute Isaac Nayely shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Delmar Katia saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Isaac Nayely could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 19th minute of the match, but Delmar Katia made a huge save. Ermegildo Ixona showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Julio Goito in the 21st minute of the match. Jairo Telmo received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 23rd minute. Delmar Katia tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 26th minute Filiberto Pietro shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ermegildo Ixona saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Vicente Dolcet during the 26th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 26th match minute, Estación Q. was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Vicente Dolcet to maneuver through the defense. When pciclon's Filiberto Pietro in the 29th minute got a chance for a shot 29th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Estación Q.'s goalie prevented a goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Julio Goito in the 32nd minute of play forced Estación Q.'s goalkeeper Ermegildo Ixona to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Julio Goito during the 40th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Julio Goito hit a great freekick 40 minutes into the match. Delmar Katia acted impressively in front of the goal and made a superb save when he, in the 41st minute, took the ball on the long shot from Niceto Gaizkine. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Isaac Nayely to make the kick off. Delmar Katia showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Benjamin Barros in the 51st minute of the match. 55 minutes into the match, Julio Goito had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Ermegildo Ixona. Estación Q.'s manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Julio Goito was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-2. 58 minutes into the match, pciclon's goal looked a bit too open when Jairo Telmo came free, but Delmar Katia reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. A collision led to pciclon getting a freekick after 59 minutes play. Julio Goito hit a great ball. In the 59th minute of the match Cipriano Ebardo shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Delmar Katia showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. Delmar Katia showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Vicente Dolcet in the 77th minute of the match. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Vicente Dolcet in the 79th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Delmar Katia saved pciclon from getting behind. pciclon's Delmar Katia played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Isaac Nayely in the 81st minute of play. Delmar Katia showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Vicente Dolcet, who was totally free with the ball in the 82nd minute. After 84 minutes of play, Estación Q.'s Vicente Dolcet made it 2-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Delmar Katia was left in no man's land by his defense there! During the 90th minute of the match Julio Goito completely mistimed his tackle and brought down his opponent. The referee gave Julio Goito a yellow card, his second in the match, which meant he could no longer take part in the game. The supporters of Estación Q. booed when pciclon was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 91 match minutes in a wonderful position. Julio Goito didn't get a good kick on the ball. After a rather tough play, pciclon's Haroldo Marino got a free kick in the 92nd minute. After a defensive mix-up in pciclon's zone, Niceto Gaizkine stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Delmar Katia came out of the goal and Niceto Gaizkine tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The second half was just like the first, even and exciting. The match ended in a draw.