U23 League

Carlos Cuomo
Spectators: 150 (Terracing: 113, Seating: 34, VIP seats: 3) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Isaac Nayely got the match started through his kick off. 6 minutes into the game, Isaac Nayely recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Nemesio Firman. Isaac Nayely showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 1-0. In the 10th minute, Isaac Nayely hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. A hard shot 14 in the game by Isaac Nayely from a close distance when the talented Nemesio Firman managed to make a qualified save. Bendito Sea El Fernet's players were relieved. 21 minutes into the match, Bendito Sea El Fernet's goalkeeper Nemesio Firman had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Isaac Nayely. If Anselmo Iban had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 22nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Isaac Nayely in the 23rd minute of play forced Bendito Sea El Fernet's goalkeeper Nemesio Firman to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Joaquin Rosio might have been able to make a better finish in the 25th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Ermegildo Ixona. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Joaquin Rosio ran back to his position shaking his head. An unexpectedly hard shot by Dante Mogel in the 29th minute of play forced Estación Q.'s goalkeeper Ermegildo Ixona to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 33rd play minute Isaac Nayely came free and shot an unsuspected shot which went into goal from the right pole behind a surprised Nemesio Firman. 2-0. Fabio Machado scored 2-1 in the 38th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Ermegildo Ixona, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Benjamin Barros could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 41st minute of the match, but Nemesio Firman made a huge save. After a rather tough play, Bendito Sea El Fernet's Florentino Cordeara got a free kick in the 44th minute.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Augusto Osasun to strike the kick off in the second half. Isaac Nayely sent away a hard shot on goal in the 51st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. An unexpectedly hard shot by Anselmo Iban in the 55th minute of play forced Bendito Sea El Fernet's goalkeeper Nemesio Firman to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 59th match minute, Estación Q. was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Cleto Tono to maneuver through the defense. Nemesio Firman took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Isaac Nayely, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After some careless play in the Bendito Sea El Fernet defense, Jairo Telmo kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Nemesio Firman. The Bendito Sea El Fernet fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Nemesio Firman should have stopped the shot. A collision led to Bendito Sea El Fernet getting a freekick after 66 minutes play. Fabio Machado hit a great ball. Isaac Nayely scored 4-1 in the 69th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Nemesio Firman, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. 72 minutes into the game, Cipriano Ebardo was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Estación Q.'s manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Bendito Sea El Fernet the free kick. Cipriano Ebardo kicked well hit freekick during the 73rd minute of the match. When Anselmo Iban came up free with the goalie in the 78th minute, the Estación Q. fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Anselmo Iban couldn't finish the play. Conrado Ourente was astounded when the referee showed him the red card after a seemingly innocent challenge, 85 minutes into the match. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 84th minute of the game. One of Bendito Sea El Fernet:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Estación Q.:s goal. Niceto Gaizkine shot the penalty kick by force right in the crossbar. No goal. After having played for 89 minutes, Benjamin Barros managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Estación Q.'s supporters crossed their fingers, but Benjamin Barros was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Anselmo Iban fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 97th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Nemesio Firman having to interfere. Estación Q.'s supporters were delighted with their team's performance and swarmed onto the pitch at the end of the match to celebrate the victory with the players.