U23 League

Mandrake FC Stadium
Spectators: 205 (Terracing: 154, Seating: 47, VIP seats: 4) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Tony Montana got the match started through his kick off. Abad Santos kicked well hit freekick during the 5th minute of the match. Paquito Portero was a little too slow when Abad Santos got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 16th minute. The score was now 1-0. After a rather tough play, Tullidos FC's Rodolfo Abecia got a free kick in the 20th minute. Paquito Portero made a fantastic save in the 23rd minute, when Abad Santos sent off a good shot on target. 36 minutes into the match, Tullidos FC's goal looked a bit too open when Abad Santos came free, but Paquito Portero reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 37 minutes of play, Mandrake fc's Abad Santos made it 2-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Paquito Portero was left in no man's land by his defense there! After 40 played minutes Tullidos FC got a freekick which was hit by Rodolfo Abecia. 43 minutes into the match, Tullidos FC's Tony Montana sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Elar Quero narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Tullidos FC were awarded a corner in the 44th minute after Mandrake fc's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Pudes Colillas took the corner. In the 47th minute Tony Montana shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Elar Quero saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 2-1 at half-time.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Abad Santos stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Mandrake fc's Elar Quero played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Pudes Colillas in the 57th minute of play. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Geofredo Jurado during the 59th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Geofredo Jurado hit a great freekick 59 minutes into the match. Elar Quero made an important save on a dangerous shot by Tony Montana in the 62nd minute. After 66 played minutes Mandrake fc got a freekick which was hit by Julio Correa. An unexpectedly hard shot by Aznaro Rua in the 68th minute of play forced Mandrake fc's goalkeeper Elar Quero to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Paquito Portero showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Abad Santos, who was totally free with the ball in the 70th minute. Pudes Colillas in the 73rdth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Elar Quero, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. The audience thought a goal was coming when Aznaro Rua got free with Elar Quero in the 74th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. If Abad Santos had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 77th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When the match clock showed 90 minutes, the score became 2-2 when Aznaro Rua sped through Mandrake fc's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Elar Quero. When the match was over Tullidos FC could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than Mandrake fc throughout the match.