U23 League

Atanasio Girardot
Spectators: 152 (Terracing: 114, Seating: 35, VIP seats: 3) In the 5th match minute, Atlético Nacional was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Everardo Johans to maneuver through the defense. Gerardo Pirmin received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Ulises Iratze came out and tried to block the shot, but Gerardo Pirmin slotted it home off the left post making it 1-0 in the 10th minute. Gerardo Pirmin could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 17th minute of the match, but Ulises Iratze made a huge save. Ulises Iratze made an important save on a dangerous shot by Gerardo Pirmin in the 21st minute. 24 minutes into the match, ☆Magno☆'s goal looked a bit too open when Gerardo Pirmin came free, but Ulises Iratze reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When Nemesio Damario fell near the penalty area in the 31st minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Atlético Nacional's protests and gave Nemesio Damario a yellow card for diving instead. Nemesio Damario hit a great freekick 31 minutes into the match. 38 minutes into the match, ☆Magno☆'s goal looked a bit too open when Celestino Rudolfo came free, but Ulises Iratze reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 44th minute, Aquilino Mikelats hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Mauricio Loren's late challenge caught a Atlético Nacional's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Mauricio Loren helped the player get up and apologised. After 45 played minutes ☆Magno☆ got a freekick which was hit by Mauricio Loren. 46 minutes into the match, ☆Magno☆'s goalkeeper Ulises Iratze had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Gerardo Pirmin. Af the end of the first half the score was 1-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

An unexpectedly hard shot by Cleto Efren in the 52nd minute of play forced ☆Magno☆'s goalkeeper Ulises Iratze to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 54th minute Gerardo Pirmin shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ulises Iratze saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. A collision led to Atlético Nacional getting a freekick after 59 minutes play. Celestino Rudolfo hit a great ball. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Feliberto Mercurio during the 70th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. A collision led to ☆Magno☆ getting a freekick after 70 minutes play. Feliberto Mercurio hit a great ball. In the 72nd minute, Albino Iyan fired away a shot on goal. He put a little to much spin on the ball and sent it just wide of the right post. An unexpectedly hard shot by Albino Iyan in the 74th minute of play forced Atlético Nacional's goalkeeper Wilfredo Berriotxoa to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Ulises Iratze came out of the goal in the 75th minute to try and stop a shot by Atlético Nacional's Gerardo Pirmin. But to his dismay, Gerardo Pirmin quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 2-0. 80 minutes into the game, Atlético Nacional's Everardo Johans nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Ulises Iratze made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 3-0. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. Atlético Nacional had won after a very even match.