U23 League

Diadema
Spectators: 144 (Terracing: 109, Seating: 33, VIP seats: 2) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Rene Orlandus made the kick off which started today's match. Erubiel Diagur charged in rather forcefully in the 3rd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Erubiel Diagur the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 15th minute, Adan Txema made a precise shot to the right of Saturnino Hug. Sacando del Medio's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-2. In the 18th minute, Nicolas Ferre 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. In the 21st minute, Micah Vesović left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The La Zabaleta fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-3. In the 28th minute, Generoso Nerio hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 29th minute Rene Orlandus shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Eske Aksel saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The audience was convinced that Micah Vesović's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Saturnino Hug was relentless in the 30th minute of the game. After 32 played minutes Sacando del Medio got a freekick which was hit by Celedonio Iraitz. In the 33rd minute, Jorge Barbosa hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 0-4 became the score in the 34th minute when Micah Vesović elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. Celedonio Iraitz kicked well hit freekick during the 47th minute of the match.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Adan Txema was the one to do the kick off. In the 54th minute, Micah Vesović made a precise shot to the right of Saturnino Hug. Sacando del Medio's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-5. After a defensive mix-up in Sacando del Medio's zone, Micah Vesović stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Saturnino Hug came out of the goal and Micah Vesović tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Eske Aksel showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Rene Orlandus in the 60th minute of the match. When Roque Abadia fell near the penalty area in the 61st minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored La Zabaleta's protests and gave Roque Abadia a yellow card for diving instead. Roque Abadia kicked well hit freekick during the 61st minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Rene Orlandus in the 63rd minute of play forced La Zabaleta's goalkeeper Eske Aksel to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Saturnino Hug made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Nicolas Ferre in the 68th minute of play. 68 minutes into the game, Jacinto Esquipula was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Sacando del Medio's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave La Zabaleta the free kick. A collision led to Sacando del Medio getting a freekick after 68 minutes play. Jacinto Esquipula hit a great ball. The supporters of La Zabaleta booed when Sacando del Medio was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 69 match minutes in a wonderful position. Jorge Barbosa didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 75th minute Alfred Baxter shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Saturnino Hug saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 77th match minute, La Zabaleta was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Roque Abadia to maneuver through the defense. Micah Vesović fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 82nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Saturnino Hug having to interfere. 84 minutes into the game, Efrain Ponciano was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Sacando del Medio's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave La Zabaleta the free kick. 83 minutes into the game, one of Sacando del Medio:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. The goalkeeper, Saturnino Hug, was totally fooled by La Zabaleta's Alfred Baxter, who 85 minutes into the game made a penalty shot that went in on the goalkeeper's left side. If Nicolas Ferre had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 90th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Micah Vesović could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 97th minute of the match, but Saturnino Hug made a huge save. La Zabaleta played a much better game than Sacando del Medio and deserved their victory. The Sacando del Medio players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.