U23 League

SUPERNOVA ARENA
Spectators: 153 (Terracing: 115, Seating: 35, VIP seats: 3) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Arda Izmir made the kick off which started today's match. Cornelio Nardo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Teobaldo Guilabertus, who was totally free with the ball in the 3rd minute. A collision led to Soroca F.C. getting a freekick after 5 minutes play. Abel Pasqualini hit a great ball. The long shot by Carl Puyol in the 6th minute really tested Pedro Rito's skills. The ball was on its way into the goal to the left of him when he managed to stretch himself and save the shot and avoid a goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Arda Izmir in the 10th minute of play forced Soroca F.C.'s goalkeeper Pedro Rito to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Ubaldo Oinatz charged in rather forcefully in the 11th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Ubaldo Oinatz the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The supporters of Soroca F.C. booed when DESTROY was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 11 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ubaldo Oinatz didn't get a good kick on the ball. DESTROY's Cornelio Nardo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Teobaldo Guilabertus in the 20th minute of play. Carl Puyol hit a great freekick 21 minutes into the match. In the 22nd minute Atilano Maidana shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Cornelio Nardo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 37th play minute Arda Izmir came free and shot an unsuspected shot which went into goal from the right pole behind a surprised Pedro Rito. 1-0. In the 43rd minute the ball was on its way in behind Soroca F.C.'s goalkeeper Pedro Rito, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 44th minute of the match DESTROY got a corner. Soroca F.C.'s goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Carl Puyol ran over to the corner to take the kick. A nice corner shot did that Carl Puyol got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Pedro Rito quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. 45 minutes into the game, Soroca F.C.'s Atilano Maidana nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Cornelio Nardo made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-1. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 1-1 after a close first half.

An unexpectedly hard shot by Teobaldo Guilabertus in the 58th minute of play forced DESTROY's goalkeeper Cornelio Nardo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Tomas Eguen kicked well hit freekick during the 59th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Arda Izmir in the 60th minute of play forced Soroca F.C.'s goalkeeper Pedro Rito to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Cornelio Nardo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Teobaldo Guilabertus, who was totally free with the ball in the 62nd minute. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Arda Izmir in the 64th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Pedro Rito saved Soroca F.C. from getting behind. DESTROY were awarded a corner in the 65th minute after Soroca F.C.'s defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Carl Puyol took the corner. Carl Puyol made a great header on DESTROY's corner, it was just that Soroca F.C.'s Pedro Rito managed to reach the ball for a save. 68 minutes into the match, Soroca F.C.'s goal looked a bit too open when Cesar Gau came free, but Pedro Rito reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Arda Izmir in the 71st minute of play forced Soroca F.C.'s goalkeeper Pedro Rito to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Pedro Rito took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Arda Izmir, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 74th minute, Arda Izmir made a precise shot to the right of Pedro Rito. Soroca F.C.'s defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-1. Cornelio Nardo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Teobaldo Guilabertus, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After some careless play in the DESTROY defense, Teobaldo Guilabertus kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Cornelio Nardo. The DESTROY fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Cornelio Nardo should have stopped the shot. DESTROY's Elvio Colon was substituted for Arda Izmir. Soroca F.C.'s Americo Ignado couldn't find anyone to pass the ball to, so he shot a long shot towards the goal in the 87th minute. The shot went wide which resulted in a goal kick for DESTROY. Pedro Rito took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Elvio Colon, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side.