U23 League

Viejo Monumental
Spectators: 205 (Terracing: 154, Seating: 47, VIP seats: 4) Juaneizu Merida made an important save on a dangerous shot by Alexander Driel in the 5th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Xavies Muñagorri in the 6th minute of play forced Nacional's goalkeeper Juaneizu Merida to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 8th minute of the match, Serhat Oytunç tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Juaneizu Merida saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. In the 11th 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. Juaneizu Merida made a fantastic save in the 14th minute, when Ariel Bernes sent off a good shot on target. After 16 minutes Nacional's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Charly Batista who took care of the corner kick. John O'Neal was in a good position and managed to take a shot, but he missed just to the outside of the post. The supporters of Nacional booed when Ríver Late was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 23 match minutes in a wonderful position. Herbert Spencer didn't get a good kick on the ball. Zarando Calva made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gorka Vialpando in the 33rd minute of play. Nacional's Juaneizu Merida proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 37th minute of the match, managed to save Nacional from getting a goal against them. In the 38th minute Ríver Late were awarded a corner. Charly Batista went to the cornerflag to take it. In the 41st match minute, Nacional was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Egoi Canive to maneuver through the defense. Niolaao Viya fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 45th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Zarando Calva having to interfere.

Ríver Late's Belasko Fueyo was substituted for Herbert Spencer. Ríver Late made a substitution. Chaime Delgadillo replaced Lucjan Penkalski. Ríver Late's Guilllermo Asencion was substituted for Sansone Cardona. Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Ursino Brunet to make the kick off. Juaneizu Merida showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Xavies Muñagorri in the 54th minute of the match. Juaneizu Merida showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Xavies Muñagorri in the 60th minute of the match. 60 minutes into the game, Ríver Late's Xavies Muñagorri nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Juaneizu Merida made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-0. Ríver Late's Xavies Muñagorri got a good chance for a goal in the 66th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. An unexpectedly hard shot by Xavies Muñagorri in the 68th minute of play forced Nacional's goalkeeper Juaneizu Merida to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Nacional's Juaneizu Merida played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Serhat Oytunç in the 74th minute of play. Juaneizu Merida made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Xavies Muñagorri in the 78th minute of play. Ríver Late were awarded a corner in the 80th minute after Nacional's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Charly Batista took the corner. In the 80th minute, Ariel Bernes ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Juaneizu Merida was frozen by the shot and now it was 3-1. In the 83rd minute, Xavies Muñagorri left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Ríver Late fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 4-1. Serhat Oytunç struck a weak shot in the 86th minute. Juaneizu Merida didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Ríver Late. Juaneizu Merida made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Serhat Oytunç in the 91st minute of play. In the 92nd minute of the match Ríver Late got a corner. Nacional's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Charly Batista ran over to the corner to take the kick. In the 93rd minute, Chaime Delgadillo hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 94th minute, Xavies Muñagorri made a precise shot to the right of Juaneizu Merida. Nacional's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 5-1. Juaneizu Merida didn't succeed to prevent the ball from going into goal when Ríver Late's Serhat Oytunç shot an unexpected shot in the crossbar's under edge and made 6-1 in the ordered_time% minute.