U23 League

LA FORTALEZA
Spectators: 205 (Terracing: 154, Seating: 47, VIP seats: 4) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Niolaao Viya took the kick off in the first half of the match. Juaneizu Merida made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Yerko Gold in the 6th minute of play. The crowd rose to their feet as Yerko Gold kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Juaneizu Merida. That made the score 1-0 in the 15 minute of play. Juaneizu Merida took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Yerko Gold, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 19th minute Gorka Vialpando shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Vinícius Novaes saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Yerko Gold in the 30th minute of play forced Nacional's goalkeeper Juaneizu Merida to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Vinícius Novaes showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Efrain Hormilla, who was totally free with the ball in the 31st minute. Nacional's Juaneizu Merida played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Yerko Gold in the 42nd minute of play. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Joey Real during the 46th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After 46 played minutes Nacional got a freekick which was hit by Joey Real. Juaneizu Merida made a fantastic save in the 47th minute, when Juan Luis Dean sent off a good shot on target.

The wind increased when Yerko Gold made the kick off in the second half. After 52 minutes of play, SICARIOS Fútbol Club's Yerko Gold made it 2-0 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! 56 minutes into the match, Nacional's goal looked a bit too open when Yerko Gold came free, but Juaneizu Merida reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Guillermo Arredondo hit a great freekick 57 minutes into the match. SICARIOS Fútbol Club's Vinícius Novaes proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 60th minute of the match, managed to save SICARIOS Fútbol Club from getting a goal against them. Juaneizu Merida took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Yerko Gold, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The supporters of SICARIOS Fútbol Club booed when Nacional was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 68 match minutes in a wonderful position. Egoi Canive didn't get a good kick on the ball. Nacional's Juaneizu Merida played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Disvandis Sanhueza in the 69th minute of play. Efrain Hormillas short, quick shot in the 70thth minute got Vinícius Novaes to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. In the 72nd minute, Bruno Marinot left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The SICARIOS Fútbol Club fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 3-0. Niolaao Viya received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 76th minute. Vinícius Novaes tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. SICARIOS Fútbol Club's Vinícius Novaes played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Niolaao Viya in the 80th minute of play. After 90 minutes Nacional's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Jerardo Liberona who took care of the corner kick. With 94 minutes on the clock, Yerko Maloku commited a dangerous tackle. The referee had no choice but to show him the red card. 94 minutes into the game, one of SICARIOS Fútbol Club:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. When the match had been going on for 97 minutes, Nacional's Niolaao Viya 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 Vinícius Novaes. SICARIOS Fútbol Club were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of Nacional for a fine match.