U21 League

La Playa
Spectators: 176 (Terracing: 133, Seating: 40, VIP seats: 3) Gaufred Betanzos started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Luis Alberto Lazcano made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Christian Bale in the 8th minute of play. Gaufred Betanzos's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Luis Alberto Lazcano read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 10th minute of play. Playa Malvín were awarded a corner in the 12th minute after Club Deportes Santa Cruz's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Formerio Cogollor took the corner. Playa Malvín's Formerio Cogollor was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Luis Alberto Lazcano in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. Luis Alberto Lazcano was out of position in the 15 minute of play, and Christian Bale capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Christian Bale really showed his touch with that goal: 1-0. Estavan Virto showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Wilson Morales in the 19th minute of the match. When Christian Bale came up free with the goalie in the 24th minute, the Playa Malvín 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 Christian Bale couldn't finish the play. Christian Bale blasted a shot towards the goal in the 26th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Luis Alberto Lazcano having to make a save. After 29 minutes, Amor Amore mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Playa Malvín and the Club Deportes Santa Cruz players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to Playa Malvín getting a freekick after 29 minutes play. Amor Amore hit a great ball. Luis Alberto Lazcano took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Christian Bale, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Norberto Oviedo lost his temper 36 minutes into the game and shoved another player to the ground. He was immediately shown a red card. In the 40th minute, Christian Bale ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Luis Alberto Lazcano was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-0.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Patxi Claude to make the kick off. After 53 played minutes Playa Malvín got a freekick which was hit by Leon Ciriaca. If Christian Bale had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 58th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Luis Alberto Lazcano showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Christian Bale, who was totally free with the ball in the 61st minute. In the 65th minute the ball was on its way in behind Club Deportes Santa Cruz's goalkeeper Luis Alberto Lazcano, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 66th minute Playa Malvín were awarded a corner. Formerio Cogollor went to the cornerflag to take it. Formerio Cogollor made a great header on Playa Malvín's corner, it was just that Club Deportes Santa Cruz's Luis Alberto Lazcano managed to reach the ball for a save. With a little luck, Playa Malvín's Estavan Virto got control of the ball when Wilson Morales tried to sneak it across the goal line. Luis Alberto Lazcano took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Christian Bale, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Gaufred Betanzos scored 3-0 in the 71st match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Luis Alberto Lazcano, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Luis Alberto Lazcano showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Christian Bale in the 74th minute of the match. Estavan Virto showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jaume Berecedo, who was totally free with the ball in the 81st minute. In the 82nd match minute, Playa Malvín was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Gaufred Betanzos to maneuver through the defense. Cillian Murphy hit a great freekick 84 minutes into the match. If Christian Bale had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 94th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. Playa Malvín had won after a very even match.