U23 League

Guerreros U21
Spectators: 206 (Terracing: 155, Seating: 47, VIP seats: 4) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Erling Braut Haaland took the kick off in the first half of the match. Juaneizu Merida made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Osvaldo Frutos in the 7th minute of play. Juaneizu Merida showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Osvaldo Frutos in the 8th minute of the match. If Felipillo Kukarovskiy had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 15th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Osvaldo Frutos fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 19th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Juaneizu Merida having to interfere. In the 24th match minute, Nacional was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Matías Viña to maneuver through the defense. Osvaldo Frutos scored 2-0 in the 25th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Juaneizu Merida, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Saka Goleš came out of the goal in the 28th minute to try and stop a shot by Nacional's Efrain Hormilla. But to his dismay, Efrain Hormilla quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 2-1. Through an outstanding action, after 31 minutes, Juaneizu Merida successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. The audience was convinced that Osvaldo Frutos's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Juaneizu Merida was relentless in the 37th minute of the game. Juaneizu Merida didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Osvaldo Frutos went, in the 38th minute, to the upper right corner, 3-1 was the resulting score. In the 45th match minute, Nacional was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Diego Polenta to maneuver through the defense. Juaneizu Merida took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Osvaldo Frutos, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 4-1 at half-time.

Juaneizu Merida came out of the goal in the 51st minute to try and stop a shot by ✪ ✪ Barrio Norte FC ✪ ✪'s Osvaldo Frutos. But to his dismay, Osvaldo Frutos quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 5-1. 55 minutes into the match, Nacional's goal looked a bit too open when Osvaldo Frutos came free, but Juaneizu Merida reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Saka Goleš made a fantastic save in the 56th minute, when Niolaao Viya sent off a good shot on target. After 58 minutes of play, ✪ ✪ Barrio Norte FC ✪ ✪'s Osvaldo Frutos made it 6-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Juaneizu Merida was left in no man's land by his defense there! Osvaldo Frutos's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Juaneizu Merida read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 60th minute of play. After 61 played minutes ✪ ✪ Barrio Norte FC ✪ ✪ got a freekick which was hit by Felipillo Kukarovskiy. ✪ ✪ Barrio Norte FC ✪ ✪'s attentive Felipillo Kukarovskiy managed to snatch the ball when Diego Polenta made a throw-in in the 63rd minute of the game. After 66 minutes Nacional's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Bonifacio Bernaldo who took care of the corner kick. The corner ended in Bonifacio Bernaldo almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Nacional's Juaneizu Merida did a great save. Saka Goleš came out of the goal in the 67th minute to try and stop a shot by Nacional's Niolaao Viya. But to his dismay, Niolaao Viya quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 6-2. In the 70th match minute, ✪ ✪ Barrio Norte FC ✪ ✪ was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Wojciech Kaczanek to maneuver through the defense. 71 minutes into the game, Efrain Hormilla recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Saka Goleš. Efrain Hormilla showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 6-3. In the 75th minute of the game Diego Polenta made a throw-in which Efrain Hormilla played forward. After 77 played minutes Nacional got a freekick which was hit by Matías Viña. In the 82nd minute Osvaldo Frutos shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Juaneizu Merida saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Osvaldo Frutos in the 82nd minute of play forced Nacional's goalkeeper Juaneizu Merida to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 86th minute the ball was on its way in behind Nacional's goalkeeper Juaneizu Merida, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. The supporters of Nacional booed when ✪ ✪ Barrio Norte FC ✪ ✪ was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 87 match minutes in a wonderful position. Felipillo Kukarovskiy didn't get a good kick on the ball. The audience was convinced that Osvaldo Frutos's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Juaneizu Merida was relentless in the 92nd minute of the game. ✪ ✪ Barrio Norte FC ✪ ✪ walked away with a well-earned victory that was much celebrated by the crowd.