U23 League

Estadio Resistencia
Spectators: 144 (Terracing: 109, Seating: 33, VIP seats: 2) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Leonel Espiridion took the kick off in the first half of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Igor Cristofor in the 3rd minute of play forced RÚSTICOS F.C's goalkeeper Rodrigo Itzaina to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. RÚSTICOS F.C's Rodrigo Itzaina played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Sixto Bernaldo in the 8th minute of play. Areco FC's Eduard Bernátek proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 10th minute of the match, managed to save Areco FC from getting a goal against them. The audience was convinced that Sixto Bernaldo's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Rodrigo Itzaina was relentless in the 14th minute of the game. Areco FC were awarded a corner in the 16th minute after RÚSTICOS F.C's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Iker Llin took the corner. Rodrigo Itzaina showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Igor Cristofor in the 18th minute of the match. Sixto Bernaldo scored 0-1 in the 20th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Rodrigo Itzaina, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Leonel Espiridions short, quick shot in the 26thth minute got Eduard Bernátek to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Sixto Bernaldo in the 28th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Rodrigo Itzaina prevented the ball from getting in the gole. After some careless play in the RÚSTICOS F.C defense, Sixto Bernaldo kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Rodrigo Itzaina. The RÚSTICOS F.C fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Rodrigo Itzaina should have stopped the shot. Sixto Bernaldo received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 32nd minute. Rodrigo Itzaina tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 34th minute, Sixto Bernaldo left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Areco FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-3. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Sixto Bernaldo in the 38th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Rodrigo Itzaina saved RÚSTICOS F.C from getting behind. In the 40th match minute, RÚSTICOS F.C was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Cayetano Paublo to maneuver through the defense. After 46 played minutes RÚSTICOS F.C got a freekick which was hit by Cayetano Paublo. Sixto Bernaldo struck a weak shot in the 47th minute. Rodrigo Itzaina didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Areco FC.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Sixto Bernaldo was the one to do the kick off. Igor Cristofors short, quick shot in the 51stth minute got Rodrigo Itzaina to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. Igor Cristofor in the 52ndth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Rodrigo Itzaina, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. 55 minutes into the match, RÚSTICOS F.C's goal looked a bit too open when Sixto Bernaldo came free, but Rodrigo Itzaina reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Igor Cristofor fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 60th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Rodrigo Itzaina having to interfere. The Areco FC fans' excitement grew in the 61st match minute when Areco FC's Igor Cristofor looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 0-5 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. In the 67th match minute, Areco FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Arnoldo Madaleno to maneuver through the defense. In the 68th minute of the match Leonel Espiridion sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Eduard Bernátek skillfully saved the ball. After recieving a nice pass, Areco FC's Iker Llin tried to score from far away in the 72nd minute, but the ball went over the crossbar. When Miguel Bizen fell near the penalty area in the 73rd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored RÚSTICOS F.C's protests and gave Miguel Bizen a yellow card for diving instead. In the 73rd minute, Miguel Bizen hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 77th minute, Sixto Bernaldo ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Rodrigo Itzaina was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-6. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Sixto Bernaldo in the 82nd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Rodrigo Itzaina saved RÚSTICOS F.C from getting behind. Sixto Bernaldo recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 83rd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. The audience was convinced that Sixto Bernaldo's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Rodrigo Itzaina was relentless in the 87th minute of the game. In the 89th minute, Areco FC's Sixto Bernaldo dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 0-7. Leopoldo Gurutz hit a great freekick 93 minutes into the match. Areco FC's fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.