U23 League

El Monumental
Spectators: 152 (Terracing: 114, Seating: 35, VIP seats: 3) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Bonifacio Admon started the match with the kick off. In the 3rd minute Ambrosio Eutropio shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Amador Bautista saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Amador Bautista showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Saul Rioja in the 4th minute of the match. Arnoldo Balendin made a great header on XENEIXES FC's corner, it was just that ELMUÑE's Amador Bautista managed to reach the ball for a save. Santos Sustrai charged in rather forcefully in the 9th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Santos Sustrai the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 8th minute of the game. One of ELMUÑE:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of XENEIXES FC:s goal. Arnoldo Balendin took the ball and in the 10 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Amador Bautista. Amador Bautista dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-1. When Octavio Salvatore came up free with the goalie in the 16th minute, the XENEIXES FC 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 Octavio Salvatore couldn't finish the play. XENEIXES FC's Ivan Patrido played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Eleuterio Urko in the 23rd minute of play. The supporters of ELMUÑE booed when XENEIXES FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 23 match minutes in a wonderful position. Beto Carranza didn't get a good kick on the ball. Amador Bautista showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ambrosio Eutropio, who was totally free with the ball in the 26th minute. 34 minutes into the match, XENEIXES FC's Reynaldo Estevon sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Amador Bautista narrowly saved just below the crossbar. After a rather tough play, XENEIXES FC's Arnoldo Balendin got a free kick in the 37th minute. Amador Bautista showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Reynaldo Estevon in the 40th minute of the match. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Martin Nafarroa during the 42nd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After a rather tough play, ELMUÑE's Martin Nafarroa got a free kick in the 42nd minute. After 45 played minutes XENEIXES FC got a freekick which was hit by Beto Carranza. The ELMUÑE players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. XENEIXES FC were winning 0-1.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Reynaldo Estevon to make the kick off. A collision led to ELMUÑE getting a freekick after 52 minutes play. Santos Sustrai hit a great ball. In the 56th minute Bonifacio Admon shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ivan Patrido saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 60 minutes into the game, Alvaro Azubeli cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-2. Ivan Patrido was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. The audience thought a goal was coming when Saul Rioja got free with Amador Bautista in the 73rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. XENEIXES FC's Reynaldo Estevon got a good chance for a goal in the 77th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. XENEIXES FC made a substitution. Mariano Raphael replaced Beto Carranza. XENEIXES FC made a substitution. Armando Michael replaced Reynaldo Estevon. Amador Bautista took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Armando Michael, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 85th minute of the match, Armando Michael tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Amador Bautista saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Narciso Fraco in the 89th minute of play forced XENEIXES FC's goalkeeper Ivan Patrido to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched XENEIXES FC eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.