U23 League

José Dellagiovanna
Spectators: 145 (Terracing: 110, Seating: 33, VIP seats: 2) Stefan Orlicki took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Leo Tximitx, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Saverio Perpinya might have been able to make a better finish in the 11th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Damian Senon. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Saverio Perpinya ran back to his position shaking his head. After 13 played minutes Tigre got a freekick which was hit by Sixto Efraim. If Saverio Perpinya had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 15th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Damian Senon stood somewhat misplaced when Gwyn Lawson came free in front of goal and shot 1-0 to the left of him in the 17 minute. The audience was convinced that Saverio Perpinya's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Damian Senon was relentless in the 20th minute of the game. Damian Senon stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Saverio Perpinya's shot from short distance in the 20th minute. In the 22nd minute, Saverio Perpinya fired away a shot on goal. He put a little to much spin on the ball and sent it just wide of the right post. Genaro Nataniel took the ball and in the 30 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Damian Senon. Damian Senon dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-0. In the 39th minute of the match, Arnaldo Lore got a very nice opportunity to score, but Damian Senon was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. After 40 played minutes Saverio Perpinya rounded Locura Académica's defense and shot a beautiful shot into goal via left pole - 3-0. In the 45th minute, Lucio Txordon hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Damian Senon took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Saverio Perpinya, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Saverio Perpinya to make the kick off. Damian Senon showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gwyn Lawson, who was totally free with the ball in the 53rd minute. Saverio Perpinya fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 56th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Damian Senon having to interfere. After some fancy dribbling in the 63rd minute, Saverio Perpinya managed to get in a good position for a shot. Tigre's supporters rose to their feet, but Saverio Perpinya was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Damian Senon breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Damian Senon showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Arnaldo Lore in the 72nd minute of the match. In the 74th minute, Saverio Perpinya left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Tigre fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 6-0. After some fancy dribbling in the 77th minute, Arnaldo Lore managed to get in a good position for a shot. Tigre's supporters rose to their feet, but Arnaldo Lore was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Damian Senon breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Damian Senon showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Arnaldo Lore in the 79th minute of the match. Damian Senon showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Arnaldo Lore, who was totally free with the ball in the 81st minute. Arnaldo Lore fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 90th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Damian Senon having to interfere. When Pascual Paio fell near the penalty area in the 92nd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Locura Académica's protests and gave Pascual Paio a yellow card for diving instead. After 92 played minutes Locura Académica got a freekick which was hit by Pascual Paio. It was no surprise that this one had ended in a win for the home team. Tigre had played much better football throughout.