U21 League

Estadio Guido
Spectators: 145 (Terracing: 110, Seating: 33, VIP seats: 2) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Lucca Langoni made the kick off which started today's match. Christian Firme made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Eusebio Cordarin in the 9th minute of play. In the 12th minute, Lucca Langoni ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Christian Firme was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. Juan Sebastian Veron's Christian Firme played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Lucca Langoni in the 15th minute of play. In the 18th minute, Lucca Langoni 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. Victoriano Toro charged in rather forcefully in the 20th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Victoriano Toro the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Christian Firme showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Eusebio Cordarin, who was totally free with the ball in the 21st minute. Anselmo Eder hit a great freekick 21 minutes into the match. The supporters of Xeneizes booed when Juan Sebastian Veron was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 28 match minutes in a wonderful position. Anselmo Eder didn't get a good kick on the ball. After some careless play in the Juan Sebastian Veron defense, Lucca Langoni kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Christian Firme. The Juan Sebastian Veron fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Christian Firme should have stopped the shot. Victoriano Toro was shown his second yellow card after 35 minutes, following a rather ugly tackle on opponent. That was the end of his participation in the match. Victoriano Toro hit a great freekick 36 minutes into the match. After having played for 37 minutes, Eusebio Cordarin managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Xeneizes's supporters crossed their fingers, but Eusebio Cordarin was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Delmar Gizon's late challenge caught a Juan Sebastian Veron's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Delmar Gizon helped the player get up and apologised. The supporters of Juan Sebastian Veron booed when Xeneizes was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 41 match minutes in a wonderful position. Delmar Gizon didn't get a good kick on the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Guaberto Azibar in the 43rd minute of play forced Juan Sebastian Veron's goalkeeper Christian Firme to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Marcial Felo charged in rather forcefully in the 47th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Marcial Felo the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Marcial Felo hit a great freekick 47 minutes into the match.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Angel Hanot was the one to do the kick off. Christian Firme showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Guaberto Azibar in the 53rd minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Guaberto Azibar in the 56th minute of play forced Juan Sebastian Veron's goalkeeper Christian Firme to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Enrique Batista showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Angel Hanot in the 58th minute of the match. Teodosio Hermon struck a weak shot in the 60th minute. Christian Firme didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Xeneizes. Enzo Firme's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Enrique Batista read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 61st minute of play. Juan Sebastian Veron's Christian Firme played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Lucca Langoni in the 63rd minute of play. 66 minutes in the game, Lucca Langoni fired away an excellent shot, which passed to the side of the right post without Christian Firme having to interfere. Xeneizes's Eulalio Aragones was substituted for Armando Hanot. Xeneizes's Federico Crispo was substituted for Eusebio Cordarin. 70 minutes into the game, Anselmo Eder was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Juan Sebastian Veron's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Xeneizes the free kick. In the 70th match minute, Juan Sebastian Veron was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Anselmo Eder to maneuver through the defense. Ernesto Sanduru kicked well hit freekick during the 72nd minute of the match. Enzo Firme sent away a hard shot on goal in the 73rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Eulalio Aragones during the 77th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Eulalio Aragones hit a great freekick 77 minutes into the match. If Enzo Firme had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 78th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Christian Firme was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Ernesto Sanduru showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 0-3 in the 80 minute of play. Christian Firme showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Lucca Langoni in the 86th minute of the match. A hard shot by Ernesto Sanduru from long distance, 91 minutes into the match, got Christian Firme's attention. Through a fast twist with his body, he could stop the ball from going in on his right side.