U23 League

Guerreros U21
Spectators: 209 (Terracing: 157, Seating: 48, VIP seats: 4) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Osvaldo Frutos got the match started through his kick off. Osvaldo Frutos scored 1-0 in the 3rd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Santana Armada, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Saka Goleš showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Toussaint Alvarez, who was totally free with the ball in the 10th minute. Vancouver Reds's Santana Armada proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 14th minute of the match, managed to save Vancouver Reds from getting a goal against them. Osvaldo Frutos might have been able to make a better finish in the 18th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Santana Armada. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Osvaldo Frutos ran back to his position shaking his head. Santana Armada took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Osvaldo Frutos, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Santana Armada made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Osvaldo Frutos in the 23rd minute of play. In the 26th minute the ball was on its way in behind Vancouver Reds's goalkeeper Santana Armada, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 31stth minute of the game Osvaldo Frutos who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Vancouver Reds's Santana Armada was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Osvaldo Frutos in the 32nd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Santana Armada prevented the ball from getting in the gole. ✪ ✪ Barrio Norte FC ✪ ✪'s Osvaldo Frutos got a good chance for a goal in the 35th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. ✪ ✪ Barrio Norte FC ✪ ✪'s Saka Goleš played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Rüştü Kadim in the 40th minute of play. Osvaldo Frutos fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 42nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Santana Armada having to interfere. Vancouver Reds's Louie Mulford was substituted for Seymour Coffman. Vancouver Reds's Kemal Davarcı was substituted for Rodrigo Ferdinand. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 1-0.

Saka Goleš took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Toussaint Alvarez, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When ✪ ✪ Barrio Norte FC ✪ ✪'s Osvaldo Frutos in the 61st minute got a chance for a shot 61st didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Vancouver Reds's goalie prevented a goal. When ✪ ✪ Barrio Norte FC ✪ ✪'s Osvaldo Frutos in the 61st minute got a chance for a shot 61st didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Vancouver Reds's goalie prevented a goal. When the match clock showed 61 minutes, the score became 2-0 when Osvaldo Frutos sped through Vancouver Reds's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Santana Armada. ✪ ✪ Barrio Norte FC ✪ ✪'s Cui Zheng Feng was substituted for Edilberto Aballay. ✪ ✪ Barrio Norte FC ✪ ✪'s Albano Depsch was substituted for Wojciech Kaczanek. ✪ ✪ Barrio Norte FC ✪ ✪'s Nestor Lauaxeta was substituted for Osvaldo Frutos. Nestor Lauaxeta's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Santana Armada read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 65th minute of play. Santana Armada showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Nestor Lauaxeta in the 68th minute of the match. Santana Armada made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Nestor Lauaxeta in the 73rd minute of play. In the 74th minute Wágner Recife shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Saka Goleš saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Wágner Recife succeeded in the game's 76th minute to shoot an unreachable shot under the crossbar and scored - 2-1. In the 79th match minute, ✪ ✪ Barrio Norte FC ✪ ✪ was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Xavier Angel Trujillo to maneuver through the defense. An unexpectedly hard shot by Nestor Lauaxeta in the 82nd minute of play forced Vancouver Reds's goalkeeper Santana Armada to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Santana Armada didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Cui Zheng Feng went, in the 84th minute, to the upper right corner, 3-1 was the resulting score. 94 minutes into the game, Vancouver Reds's Wágner Recife nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Saka Goleš made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 3-2. ✪ ✪ Barrio Norte FC ✪ ✪'s supporters were highly satisfied with the result. They cheered their team of the pitch, having watched them win a very even match.