U23 League

PeposTaDium
Spectators: 147 (Terracing: 111, Seating: 34, VIP seats: 2) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Mauro Eleder took the kick off in the first half of the match. Hector Cordarell might have been able to make a better finish in the 2nd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Edelmiro Sesuldo. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Hector Cordarell ran back to his position shaking his head. In the 3rd minute Hector Cordarell shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Edelmiro Sesuldo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Edelmiro Sesuldo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Leonel Rafe, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 8th minute La Cosa Nostra were awarded a corner. Hector Cordarell went to the cornerflag to take it. Leonel Rafe scored 0-1 in the 11th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Edelmiro Sesuldo, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. The corner ended in Ciriaco Weather almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but La Cosa Nostra's Francisco Berdoi did a great save. Francisco Berdoi showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Eloy Oskarbi in the 29th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Eloy Oskarbi in the 32nd minute of play forced La Cosa Nostra's goalkeeper Francisco Berdoi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Francisco Berdoi didn't succeed in stopping the ball in the 32nd minute, which inside left pole to 1-1. German Jaen's late challenge caught a La Cosa Nostra's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. German Jaen helped the player get up and apologised. German Jaen hit a great freekick 38 minutes into the match. After a rather tough play, Olds School Pepo's Eloy Oskarbi got a free kick in the 39th minute. In the 43rd minute Leonel Rafe shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Edelmiro Sesuldo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. A collision led to La Cosa Nostra getting a freekick after 44 minutes play. Artemio Urritz hit a great ball. With a little luck, La Cosa Nostra's Francisco Berdoi got control of the ball when Mauro Eleder tried to sneak it across the goal line. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 1-1 after a close first half.

The wind increased when Leonel Rafe made the kick off in the second half. In the 50th minute, Severiano Dantel hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Artemio Urritz could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 52nd minute of the match, but Edelmiro Sesuldo made a huge save. Edelmiro Sesuldo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Artemio Urritz, who was totally free with the ball in the 58th minute. With a little luck, Olds School Pepo's Edelmiro Sesuldo got control of the ball when Hector Cordarell tried to sneak it across the goal line. La Cosa Nostra's Francisco Berdoi played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Mauro Eleder in the 63rd minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Eloy Oskarbi in the 65th minute of play forced La Cosa Nostra's goalkeeper Francisco Berdoi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 67 minutes La Cosa Nostra's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Ciriaco Weather who took care of the corner kick. The corner led Olds School Pepo's Ciriaco Weather to fire away a dangerous shot which Francisco Berdoi despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. Francisco Berdoi made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Eloy Oskarbi in the 69th minute of play. After 71 played minutes La Cosa Nostra got a freekick which was hit by Baldomero Jatsu. Francisco Berdoi showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Eloy Oskarbi, who was totally free with the ball in the 79th minute. Leonel Rafe hit a great freekick 83 minutes into the match. After 84 played minutes, Olds School Pepo's Ciriaco Weather shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Francisco Berdoi came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Olds School Pepo reached it. With a little luck, Olds School Pepo's Edelmiro Sesuldo got control of the ball when Hector Cordarell tried to sneak it across the goal line. Neither set of supporters seemed pleased with the draw, but both teams had played equally well today.