U23 League

EL POLEAR STADIUM
Spectators: 174 (Terracing: 131, Seating: 40, VIP seats: 3) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Aparicio Ladra kicked off to start the match. Nueva Adalucia's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Leopoldo Ramis in the 6th minute. The corner ended in Leopoldo Ramis almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Plaza Babys CF's Manuel Moya did a great save. An unexpectedly hard shot by Behe Etxeberria in the 7th minute of play forced Plaza Babys CF's goalkeeper Manuel Moya to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Plaza Babys CF's Manuel Moya played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Arsenio Erico in the 9th minute of play. Plaza Babys CF's Manuel Moya played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Arsenio Erico in the 11th minute of play. Aparicio Ladra kicked well hit freekick during the 15th minute of the match. Aparicio Ladra was in a good position and ended up with the ball after Plaza Babys CF's free kick, but he didn't get a good hit on the ball and blazed it high and to the right of the goal. Aparicio Ladra's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Alejandro Landa firmly grabbed it by the left post. Alejandro Landa made an important save on a dangerous shot by Aparicio Ladra in the 23rd minute. 24 minutes into the match, Plaza Babys CF's goal looked a bit too open when Arsenio Erico came free, but Manuel Moya reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 25th minute of the match Nueva Adalucia got a corner. Plaza Babys CF's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Leopoldo Ramis ran over to the corner to take the kick. Nueva Adalucia's Leopoldo Ramis was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Manuel Moya in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. A collision led to Plaza Babys CF getting a freekick after 26 minutes play. Bo Kristiansson hit a great ball. A collision led to Plaza Babys CF getting a freekick after 29 minutes play. Pastor Abancens hit a great ball. When Nueva Adalucia's Arsenio Erico in the 30th minute got a chance for a shot 30th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Plaza Babys CF's goalie prevented a goal. After 30 minutes, Arsenio Erico made it 0-1 with a short kick to the right side. Plaza Babys CF's Manuel Moya tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. When the match had gone on for 36 minutes, Bo Kristiansson took a quick shot and it went in 1-1 without a chance for Alejandro Landa to make any attempt to save it. Manuel Moya took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Oton Contreras, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 42nd minute of the match Nueva Adalucia got a corner. Plaza Babys CF's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Leopoldo Ramis ran over to the corner to take the kick. Leopoldo Ramis made a great header on Nueva Adalucia's corner, it was just that Plaza Babys CF's Manuel Moya managed to reach the ball for a save. When Nueva Adalucia's Behe Etxeberria in the 43rd minute got a chance for a shot 43rd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Plaza Babys CF's goalie prevented a goal. After a rather tough play, Nueva Adalucia's Espiridion Barrientos got a free kick in the 44th minute. After a rather tough play, Plaza Babys CF's Eriberto Ferraz got a free kick in the 46th minute. Leopoldo Ramis sent away a hard shot on goal in the 47th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

After some fancy dribbling in the 51st minute, Leopoldo Ramis managed to get in a good position for a shot. Nueva Adalucia's supporters rose to their feet, but Leopoldo Ramis was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Manuel Moya breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. A collision led to Plaza Babys CF getting a freekick after 53 minutes play. Jeremias Izaguirre hit a great ball. Manuel Moya made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Leopoldo Ramis in the 57th minute of play. Alejandro Landa showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Bo Kristiansson, who was totally free with the ball in the 63rd minute. 64 minutes into the match, Plaza Babys CF's goal looked a bit too open when Behe Etxeberria came free, but Manuel Moya reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Plaza Babys CF's Manuel Moya played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Behe Etxeberria in the 67th minute of play. Through an outstanding action, after 68 minutes, Manuel Moya successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. Alejandro Landa showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Bo Kristiansson in the 70th minute of the match. After 71 played minutes Plaza Babys CF got a freekick which was hit by Pio Checa. In the 76th minute, Jeremias Izaguirre left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Plaza Babys CF fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-2. The audience thought a goal was coming when Behe Etxeberria got free with Manuel Moya in the 82nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Plaza Babys CF's Manuel Moya proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 84th minute of the match, managed to save Plaza Babys CF from getting a goal against them. Aparicio Ladra sent away a hard shot on goal in the 86th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Bo Kristiansson in the 87th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Alejandro Landa saved Nueva Adalucia from getting behind. The audience was convinced that Behe Etxeberria's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Manuel Moya was relentless in the 89th minute of the game. With a little luck, Plaza Babys CF's Manuel Moya got control of the ball when Arsenio Erico tried to sneak it across the goal line. Aparicio Ladra sent away a hard shot on goal in the 94th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Alejandro Landa came out of the goal in the 96th minute to try and stop a shot by Plaza Babys CF's Bo Kristiansson. But to his dismay, Bo Kristiansson quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 3-2. Plaza Babys CF's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.