U21 League

José Sand
Spectators: 174 (Terracing: 131, Seating: 40, VIP seats: 3) Silverio Jorrin made the kick off and thus started the match. After 3 minutes, Jordi Alba mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Acercate Y Patea de Lejos and the Nahitantino players grew even worse after the yellow card. Anier Tano made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Angel Mederi in the 10th minute of play. In the 12th minute Camilo Hernando shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Anier Tano saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Ruperto Cordarell took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Honorio Colas, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Acercate Y Patea de Lejos's Jordi Alba got his second yellow card of the match in the 16th minute. The referee ordered Jordi Alba off the ground. Jordi Alba hit a great freekick 17 minutes into the match. A collision led to Nahitantino getting a freekick after 18 minutes play. Angel Mederi hit a great ball. When Santo Ciceron fell near the penalty area in the 25th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Acercate Y Patea de Lejos's protests and gave Santo Ciceron a yellow card for diving instead. Santo Ciceron hit a great freekick 26 minutes into the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Camilo Hernando in the 27th minute of play forced Acercate Y Patea de Lejos's goalkeeper Anier Tano to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Nahitantino's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Epifanio Normando in the 29th minute. 33 minutes into the match, Angel Mederi had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Anier Tano. Acercate Y Patea de Lejos's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Angel Mederi was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. After having played for 36 minutes, Silverio Jorrin managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Nahitantino's supporters crossed their fingers, but Silverio Jorrin was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Honorio Colas in the 37thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Ruperto Cordarell, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Lucas Feo during the 39th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 40th minute there was a penalty for Nahitantino. Epifanio Normando stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Anier Tano. 0-2. After the first half Nahitantino were leading 0-2. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

Anier Tano made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Silverio Jorrin in the 53rd minute of play. Clodoveo Abecia received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 54th minute. Ruperto Cordarell tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Silverio Jorrin could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 58th minute of the match, but Anier Tano made a huge save. Ruperto Cordarell showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Honorio Colas, who was totally free with the ball in the 59th minute. If Epifanio Normando had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 64th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 70th minute, Erubiel Erasto hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Erubiel Erasto kicked well hit freekick during the 72nd minute of the match. 76 minutes into the match, Nahitantino's goal looked a bit too open when Santo Ciceron came free, but Ruperto Cordarell reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 78 minutes, Fabricio Duardo mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Acercate Y Patea de Lejos and the Nahitantino players grew even worse after the yellow card. After a rather tough play, Acercate Y Patea de Lejos's Fabricio Duardo got a free kick in the 78th minute. Fabricio Duardo got his second yellow card in the match during the 79th minute which meant that he had to leave the ground. The supporters of Nahitantino booed when Acercate Y Patea de Lejos was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 80 match minutes in a wonderful position. Fabricio Duardo didn't get a good kick on the ball. Epifanio Normando's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Anier Tano read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 80th minute of play. A collision led to Nahitantino getting a freekick after 88 minutes play. Celedonio Oto hit a great ball. In the 89th minute Santo Ciceron shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ruperto Cordarell saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The supporters of Nahitantino booed when Acercate Y Patea de Lejos was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 93 match minutes in a wonderful position. Olexandr Zinchenko didn't get a good kick on the ball. Silverio Jorrin received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 95th minute. Anier Tano tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere.