U21 League

Dionisio Fernanco
Spectators: 145 (Terracing: 110, Seating: 33, VIP seats: 2) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Eustacio Gaitan kicked off to start the match. In the 4th minute the ball was on its way in behind La Acade's goalkeeper Omar Gutierrez, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Cristian Ted charged in rather forcefully in the 6th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Cristian Ted the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After a defensive mix-up in Sportivo Ben Hur's zone, Ezequiel Chago stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Abelardo Cristofor came out of the goal and Ezequiel Chago tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 10th match minute, La Acade was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Herminio Paulin to maneuver through the defense. In the 14th minute, Eustacio Gaitan ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Abelardo Cristofor was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. Miguel Efraim kicked well hit freekick during the 16th minute of the match. La Acade's Eustacio Gaitan got a good chance for a goal in the 22nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Abelardo Cristofor made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ezequiel Chago in the 24th minute of play. In the 27th minute, Eustacio Gaitan made a precise shot to the right of Abelardo Cristofor. Sportivo Ben Hur's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-2. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Ricardo Ferrer during the 34th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Omar Gutierrez was in exellent shape and made a fantastic save when he, in the 35th minute of the match, managed to get hold of the ball after a long shot from Claudio Mark. Disappointed in the 0-2 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Jonatan Evis was the one to do the kick off. After 50 played minutes Sportivo Ben Hur got a freekick which was hit by Jimeno Lizbeth. The supporters of La Acade booed when Sportivo Ben Hur was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 53 match minutes in a wonderful position. Fernando Tiniebra didn't get a good kick on the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ezequiel Chago in the 57th minute of play forced Sportivo Ben Hur's goalkeeper Abelardo Cristofor to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 60th minute, Jimeno Lizbeth hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Through an outstanding action, after 72 minutes, Abelardo Cristofor successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Eustacio Gaitan in the 74th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Abelardo Cristofor prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Rafael Martxot kicked well hit freekick during the 75th minute of the match. When Melchor Lizardi came up free with the goalie in the 81st minute, the La Acade fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Melchor Lizardi couldn't finish the play. Sportivo Ben Hur's Abelardo Cristofor proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 89th minute of the match, managed to save Sportivo Ben Hur from getting a goal against them. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Jonatan Evis in the 90th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Omar Gutierrez saved La Acade from getting behind. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Jonatan Evis in the 92nd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Omar Gutierrez saved La Acade from getting behind.