U21 League

Emperor JCF Arena
Spectators: 147 (Terracing: 111, Seating: 34, VIP seats: 2) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Gaudencio Iaki started the match with the kick off. 4 minutes into the match, La Cosa Nostra's goalkeeper Leonel Rafe had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Marcos Vergaray. After 5 minutes of play, lןןl Banfield Drillers's Marcos Vergaray made it 1-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Leonel Rafe was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 7th minute, Eustacio Llorienzo hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Elvio Maidana during the 11th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Elvio Maidana hit a great freekick 11 minutes into the match. In the 12th minute the ball was on its way in behind lןןl Banfield Drillers's goalkeeper Ismael Fe, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Ismael Fe showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Eustacio Llorienzo in the 13th minute of the match. Leonel Rafe made a fantastic save in the 16th minute, when Hilario Venerando sent off a good shot on target. The audience thought a goal was coming when Marciano Frantzes got free with Leonel Rafe in the 23rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. If Marcos Vergaray had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 26th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 29 minutes in the game Julio Gomesano did a throw-in, and the ball was quickly in game thanks to Elvio Maidana. A collision led to La Cosa Nostra getting a freekick after 31 minutes play. Eustacio Llorienzo hit a great ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Marcos Vergaray got free with Leonel Rafe in the 34th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Atilano Llope charged in rather forcefully in the 35th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Atilano Llope the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Ismael Fe made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Eustacio Llorienzo in the 43rd minute of play. A collision led to La Cosa Nostra getting a freekick after 44 minutes play. Eustacio Llorienzo hit a great ball. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 1-0 at half-time.

lןןl Banfield Drillers were furious when Benedicto Heli was red carded, 55 minutes into the game, but the referee dismissed their protests. After 54 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for lןןl Banfield Drillers! When the match had been going on for 56 minutes, La Cosa Nostra's Casimiro Pacorro got an opportunity to shoot a penalty. He stayed cool and waited for the goalkeeper to move, before he confidently shot the ball into the goal, to the left of Ismael Fe. Ismael Fe made an important save on a dangerous shot by Everardo Regis in the 63rd minute. Leonel Rafe took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Marcos Vergaray, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 71st minute Everardo Regis shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ismael Fe saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. La Cosa Nostra's Eustacio Llorienzo got his second yellow card of the match in the 77th minute. The referee ordered Eustacio Llorienzo off the ground. After a rather tough play, La Cosa Nostra's Eustacio Llorienzo got a free kick in the 77th minute. Marcos Vergaray scored 2-1 in the 81st match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Leonel Rafe, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Gaudencio Iaki received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 91st minute. Leonel Rafe tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Leonel Rafe took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Marcos Vergaray, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. lןןl Banfield Drillers had won after a very even match.