U23 League

Marvel Stadium
Spectators: 145 (Terracing: 110, Seating: 33, VIP seats: 2) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Horacio Iztal took the kick off in the first half of the match. After a rather tough play, Gloria Verdinegra AFC's Javier Dimo got a free kick in the 2nd minute. A throw-in in the 3rd minute of the game was made by Apolo Fagildo with Dionisio Arnas as target, who quickly passed the ball forward. Rafaela FC's Prospero Calvino played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Horacio Iztal in the 8th minute of play. Zeledon Locaio did some fancy footwork in front of goal and succeeded to deceive the defenders so he could slam the ball in 1-0 to the left of a surprised Jimeno Rami 14 minutes into the match. Eulalio Berasko kicked well hit freekick during the 17th minute of the match. When Eriberto Navarro came up free with the goalie in the 19th minute, the Rafaela FC 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 Eriberto Navarro couldn't finish the play. Prospero Calvino took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Arnoldo Ler, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a defensive mix-up in Gloria Verdinegra AFC's zone, Zeledon Locaio stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Jimeno Rami came out of the goal and Zeledon Locaio tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 32nd match minute, Gloria Verdinegra AFC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Anibal Unai to maneuver through the defense. In the 37th match minute, Gloria Verdinegra AFC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Eulalio Berasko to maneuver through the defense. In the 39th minute Eulalio Berasko shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Prospero Calvino saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 41 played minutes Gloria Verdinegra AFC got a freekick which was hit by Eulalio Berasko. After 43 minutes, Eriberto Navarro mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Rafaela FC and the Gloria Verdinegra AFC players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 43rd minute, Eriberto Navarro hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. An unexpectedly hard shot by Eriberto Navarro in the 46th minute of play forced Gloria Verdinegra AFC's goalkeeper Jimeno Rami to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball.

The wind increased when Zeledon Locaio made the kick off in the second half. After 53 minutes of play, Rafaela FC's Eriberto Navarro made it 3-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Jimeno Rami was left in no man's land by his defense there! Zeledon Locaio charged in rather forcefully in the 58th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Zeledon Locaio the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 58th match minute, Rafaela FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Zeledon Locaio to maneuver through the defense. Horacio Iztal charged in rather forcefully in the 59th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Horacio Iztal the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 59 played minutes Gloria Verdinegra AFC got a freekick which was hit by Horacio Iztal. With a little luck, Rafaela FC's Prospero Calvino got control of the ball when Horacio Iztal tried to sneak it across the goal line. Rafaela FC's Zeledon Locaio got a good chance for a goal in the 79th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. An unexpectedly hard shot by Eulalio Berasko in the 81st minute of play forced Rafaela FC's goalkeeper Prospero Calvino to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 85 minutes into the game, Gloria Verdinegra AFC's Eulalio Berasko nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Prospero Calvino made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 3-1. Prospero Calvino showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Anibal Unai in the 89th minute of the match. In the 90th minute Gloria Verdinegra AFC were awarded a corner. Horacio Iztal went to the cornerflag to take it. In the 93rd minute, Anibal Unai got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Gloria Verdinegra AFC's supporters were dissatisfied at the end of the match because Rafaela FC had won, even though Gloria Verdinegra AFC had held more of the ball.