U21 League

Pedro Bidegain
Spectators: 152 (Terracing: 114, Seating: 35, VIP seats: 3) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Serafin Quentin got the match started through his kick off. Agustin Irusta made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Saturnino Roldan in the 4th minute of play. Diego Lohitzun kicked well hit freekick during the 5th minute of the match. Teodoro Casomiro kicked well hit freekick during the 6th minute of the match. Aaron Maria showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Baldomiro Enetz in the 10th minute of the match. Serafin Quentin's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Aaron Maria firmly grabbed it by the left post. In the 15th minute of the match Tio Cosme FC got a corner. Piratas FC's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Serafin Quentin ran over to the corner to take the kick. 16 minutes into the match, Piratas FC's goalkeeper Aaron Maria had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Serafin Quentin. Vinicio Beliran hit a great freekick 18 minutes into the match. Agustin Irusta made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Virgilio Lobo in the 20th minute of play. Agustin Irusta took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Saturnino Roldan, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 24th minute, Saturnino Roldan got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Serafin Quentin recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 29th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Agustin Irusta took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Virgilio Lobo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Virgilio Lobo scored 0-1 in the 36th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Agustin Irusta, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. The Tio Cosme FC players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Piratas FC were winning 0-1.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Saturnino Roldan to make the kick off. 56 minutes into the match, Epifanio Incendio had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Aaron Maria. Piratas FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Epifanio Incendio was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-1. Agustin Irusta took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Virgilio Lobo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When the match clock showed 75 minutes, the score became 2-1 when Epifanio Incendio sped through Piratas FC's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Aaron Maria. The audience was convinced that Serafin Quentin's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Aaron Maria was relentless in the 78th minute of the game. In the 85th minute of the game Armando Silvino made a throw-in which Diego Lohitzun played forward. In the 87th minute Saturnino Roldan shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Agustin Irusta saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After a defensive mix-up in Piratas FC's zone, Epifanio Incendio stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Aaron Maria came out of the goal and Epifanio Incendio tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 94th minute of the game Armando Silvino made a throw-in which Serafin Quentin played forward. Tio Cosme FC's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.