U23 League

Alfredo Di Stéfano
Spectators: 144 (Terracing: 109, Seating: 33, VIP seats: 2) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Raimundo Mannuel kicked off to start the match. 2 minutes into the game, Timoteo Jaume was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Bancruz F.C's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave EL PEPO FC the free kick. Timoteo Jaume hit a great freekick 2 minutes into the match. Bancruz F.C's Inocencio Astigar played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Edgard Herauso in the 4th minute of play. Raimundo Mannuel recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 13th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Ezequiel Boniel showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Raimundo Mannuel, who was totally free with the ball in the 16th minute. Tomás Satordi charged in rather forcefully in the 19th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Tomás Satordi the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to EL PEPO FC getting a freekick after 19 minutes play. Tomás Satordi hit a great ball. Ezequiel Boniel stood somewhat misplaced when Raimundo Mannuel came free in front of goal and shot 1-0 to the left of him in the 20 minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Humberto Rodas in the 24th minute of play forced EL PEPO FC's goalkeeper Ezequiel Boniel to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 25 played minutes Bancruz F.C got a freekick which was hit by Nemesio Maiorga. Ezequiel Boniel showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Humberto Rodas, who was totally free with the ball in the 37th minute. After a rather tough play, Bancruz F.C's Raimundo Mannuel got a free kick in the 39th minute. A collision led to Bancruz F.C getting a freekick after 42 minutes play. Timoteo Jaume hit a great ball. In the 43rd match minute, Bancruz F.C was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Gualterio Baudelio to maneuver through the defense. After 44 played minutes, EL PEPO FC's Celso Inge shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Inocencio Astigar 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 EL PEPO FC reached it. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 2-0.

The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Jacinto Ayala during the 65th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 65th match minute, EL PEPO FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jacinto Ayala to maneuver through the defense. A collision led to EL PEPO FC getting a freekick after 66 minutes play. Jacinto Ayala hit a great ball. In the 67th minute of the match Horacio Neron shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Ezequiel Boniel showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. EL PEPO FC's Edgard Herauso got a good chance for a goal in the 72nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Edgard Herauso charged in rather forcefully in the 75th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Edgard Herauso the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 75 played minutes EL PEPO FC got a freekick which was hit by Edgard Herauso. Genaro Handi's late challenge caught a EL PEPO FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Genaro Handi helped the player get up and apologised. After a rather tough play, Bancruz F.C's Genaro Handi got a free kick in the 77th minute. After having played for 81 minutes, Nemesio Maiorga managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Bancruz F.C's supporters crossed their fingers, but Nemesio Maiorga was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Ezequiel Boniel showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Raimundo Mannuel in the 90th minute of the match. Camilo Policarpio charged in rather forcefully in the 91st minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Camilo Policarpio the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 92nd match minute, EL PEPO FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Camilo Policarpio to maneuver through the defense.