U23 League

El Candelario
Spectators: 144 (Terracing: 109, Seating: 33, VIP seats: 2) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Aureliano Izotz made the kick off which started today's match. 6 minutes into the game, Candelaria FC's Lorenzo Candelario nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Antonio Maties made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-0. When Nicanor Roland came up free with the goalie in the 11th minute, the CoKoCha fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Nicanor Roland couldn't finish the play. After a defensive mix-up in Candelaria FC's zone, Flavio Emmanuel stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Gustavo Galindo came out of the goal and Flavio Emmanuel tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Zacarias Valerio in the 15th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Gustavo Galindo saved Candelaria FC from getting behind. The supporters of Candelaria FC booed when CoKoCha was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 21 match minutes in a wonderful position. Flavio Emmanuel didn't get a good kick on the ball. Zacarias Valerio recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 27th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 33rd minute, Flavio Emmanuel left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The CoKoCha fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-1. Gustavo Galindo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Zacarias Valerio in the 40th minute of play. After a rather tough play, Candelaria FC's Guido Koldobika got a free kick in the 41st minute. Marcelo Neron hit a great freekick 44 minutes into the match. In the 46th minute, Candelaria FC's Guido Koldobika dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 2-1. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 2-1 at half-time.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Zacarias Valerio made a kick off. When Nicanor Roland fell near the penalty area in the 56th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored CoKoCha's protests and gave Nicanor Roland a yellow card for diving instead. Nicanor Roland hit a great freekick 57 minutes into the match. The crowd rose to their feet as Nicanor Roland kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Gustavo Galindo. That made the score 2-2 in the 64 minute of play. Delmar Kelemen kicked well hit freekick during the 73rd minute of the match. The supporters of Candelaria FC booed when CoKoCha was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 74 match minutes in a wonderful position. Marcelo Neron didn't get a good kick on the ball. During the 76th minute of the match Nicanor Roland completely mistimed his tackle and brought down his opponent. The referee gave Nicanor Roland a yellow card, his second in the match, which meant he could no longer take part in the game. The supporters of Candelaria FC booed when CoKoCha was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 77 match minutes in a wonderful position. Nicanor Roland didn't get a good kick on the ball. After having played for 80 minutes, Zacarias Valerio managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. CoKoCha's supporters crossed their fingers, but Zacarias Valerio was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Gustavo Galindo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Flavio Emmanuel, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 82nd match minute, CoKoCha was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Zacarias Valerio to maneuver through the defense. In the 85th match minute, CoKoCha was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Samuel Niva to maneuver through the defense. Zacarias Valerio fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 92nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Gustavo Galindo having to interfere. CoKoCha were clearly unhappy with the draw, as they felt they had done enough to earn themselves a victory.