U23 League

impala coliseum
Spectators: 144 (Terracing: 109, Seating: 33, VIP seats: 2) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Uriel Ihintza got the match started through his kick off. Prospero Matxin took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Uriel Ihintza, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 5 minutes of play, Mechita F.C's Uriel Ihintza made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Prospero Matxin was left in no man's land by his defense there! Herminio Lastur made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ricardo Benat in the 13th minute of play. In the 18th minute, Mechita F.C's Feliberto Cedro seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Feliberto Cedro the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of Mechita F.C protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and Feliberto Cedro had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. Baltasar Millano struck a weak shot in the 20th minute. Herminio Lastur didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for 17 de enero team. Herminio Lastur made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ricardo Benat in the 22nd minute of play. Uriel Ihintza's late challenge caught a 17 de enero team's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Uriel Ihintza helped the player get up and apologised. In the 31stth minute of the game Ricardo Benat who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Mechita F.C's Herminio Lastur was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. 33 minutes into the game, Ricardo Benat lined in a short shot 1-1 behind a frustrated Herminio Lastur. Herminio Lastur didn't succeed to prevent the ball from going into goal when 17 de enero team's Baltasar Millano shot an unexpected shot in the crossbar's under edge and made 2-1 in the ordered_time% minute. Herminio Lastur made a fantastic save in the 43rd minute, when Ricardo Benat sent off a good shot on target. Marciano Oihenarte kicked well hit freekick during the 46th minute of the match. Baltasar Millano struck a weak shot in the 47th minute. Herminio Lastur didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for 17 de enero team.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Ricardo Benat to make the kick off. Ricardo Benat took the ball and in the 51 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Herminio Lastur. Herminio Lastur dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 3-1. If Cesar Abecia had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 60th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 64th minute Baltasar Millano shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Herminio Lastur saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Gilberto Banegas's late challenge caught a 17 de enero team's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Gilberto Banegas helped the player get up and apologised. After 65 played minutes Mechita F.C got a freekick which was hit by Gilberto Banegas. A collision led to Mechita F.C getting a freekick after 74 minutes play. Hugo Abaurre hit a great ball. Baltasar Millano struck a weak shot in the 75th minute. Herminio Lastur didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for 17 de enero team. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ricardo Benat in the 83rd minute of play forced Mechita F.C's goalkeeper Herminio Lastur to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 84 minutes into the match, Baltasar Millano had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Herminio Lastur. Mechita F.C's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Baltasar Millano was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 4-1. In the 88th minute, Baltasar Millano hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 93rd minute, Ricardo Benat left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The 17 de enero team fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 5-1. 17 de enero team walked away with a well-earned victory that was much celebrated by the crowd.