U23 League

Manuel Ursua
Spectators: 205 (Terracing: 154, Seating: 47, VIP seats: 4) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Marco Ruben kicked off to start the match. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Ruiz Ballet during the 7th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The supporters of River CBBA booed when ✪ ✪ Barrio Norte FC ✪ ✪ was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 7 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ruiz Ballet didn't get a good kick on the ball. Ni Xiong Bin sent away a hard shot on goal in the 10th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. In the 10th minute Ni Xiong Bin shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Marcelo Barovero saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. If Victor Hugo Pinilla had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 13th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Alejandro Montenegro hit a great freekick 15 minutes into the match. River CBBA's Marcelo Barovero played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ni Xiong Bin in the 17th minute of play. 23 minutes into the match, Ni Xiong Bin notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of River CBBA's Marcelo Barovero. Marcelo Barovero was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Ni Xiong Bin sent away a hard shot on goal in the 28th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. In the 28th minute Ni Xiong Bin shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Marcelo Barovero saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 30 minutes into the match, Marco Ruben had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Chupan Estad. ✪ ✪ Barrio Norte FC ✪ ✪'s manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Marco Ruben was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-1. Marcelo Barovero showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Yerko Son, who was totally free with the ball in the 33rd minute. After 36th play minutes Ni Xiong Bin shot 1-2, a short shot which went by Marcelo Barovero and just under the crossbar into goal. Chupan Estad didn't succeed in stopping the ball in the 41st minute, which inside left pole to 2-2. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 2-2 after a close first half.

Ruiz Ballet could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 52nd minute of the match, but Marcelo Barovero made a huge save. In the 52nd minute, Ruiz Ballet reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Marcelo Barovero. The goal made the score 2-3. ✪ ✪ Barrio Norte FC ✪ ✪ made a substitution. Roberto Spöerer replaced Ni Xiong Bin. Roberto Spöerer could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 68th minute of the match, but Marcelo Barovero made a huge save. Chupan Estad made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Khairul Swee in the 71st minute of play. River CBBA made a substitution. Leopoldo Luque replaced Marco Ruben. River CBBA made a substitution. He Yi replaced Khairul Swee. After a rather tough play, ✪ ✪ Barrio Norte FC ✪ ✪'s Ruiz Ballet got a free kick in the 75th minute. River CBBA's Leopoldo Luque got a good chance for a goal in the 77th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. ✪ ✪ Barrio Norte FC ✪ ✪'s Chupan Estad played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Leopoldo Luque in the 82nd minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Leopoldo Luque in the 84th minute of play forced ✪ ✪ Barrio Norte FC ✪ ✪'s goalkeeper Chupan Estad to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 92nd match minute, River CBBA was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ignacio Scocco to maneuver through the defense. Chupan Estad made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Leopoldo Luque in the 95th minute of play. In the 96th minute of the match River CBBA got a corner. ✪ ✪ Barrio Norte FC ✪ ✪'s goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Filipo Abeita ran over to the corner to take the kick. ✪ ✪ Barrio Norte FC ✪ ✪'s supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.