U23 League

El Borinot
Spectators: 174 (Terracing: 131, Seating: 40, VIP seats: 3) Bertran Batuecas made the kick off and thus started the match. After 3 played minutes Cuatrodeocho got a freekick which was hit by Casimiro Andres. After 7 played minutes Tirant lo Blanch got a freekick which was hit by Lobo Diarte. Dabi Barba received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 9th minute. Fulgencio Villalcazar tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After 14 minutes, Casimiro Andres mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Cuatrodeocho and the Tirant lo Blanch players grew even worse after the yellow card. After 14 played minutes Cuatrodeocho got a freekick which was hit by Casimiro Andres. Cuatrodeocho's Fulgencio Villalcazar played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Carlos Loureiro in the 15th minute of play. Ding Kahn made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Bertran Batuecas in the 17th minute of play. Fulgencio Villalcazar showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Carlos Loureiro in the 23rd minute of the match. In the 25th minute Olaf Sroki shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ding Kahn saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 28th match minute, Tirant lo Blanch was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jocelyn Angloma to maneuver through the defense. With a little luck, Cuatrodeocho's Fulgencio Villalcazar got control of the ball when Carlos Loureiro tried to sneak it across the goal line. 36 minutes into the match, Tirant lo Blanch's Carlos Loureiro sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Fulgencio Villalcazar narrowly saved just below the crossbar. After 40 played minutes Cuatrodeocho got a freekick which was hit by Casimiro Andres. After a defensive mix-up in Cuatrodeocho's zone, Carlos Loureiro stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Fulgencio Villalcazar came out of the goal and Carlos Loureiro tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Fulgencio Villalcazar made a fantastic save in the 43rd minute, when Carlos Loureiro sent off a good shot on target. Fulgencio Villalcazar made a fantastic save in the 43rd minute, when Carlos Loureiro sent off a good shot on target. After 44 minutes of play Cuatrodeocho's Casimiro Andres was too eager in his attempt to stop his opponent and brought him down. With that he got his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. In the 44th match minute, Cuatrodeocho was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Casimiro Andres to maneuver through the defense. 45 minutes into the match, Cuatrodeocho's goal looked a bit too open when Carlos Loureiro came free, but Fulgencio Villalcazar reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Ding Kahn made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Radowit Rakowski in the 47th minute of play. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Carlos Loureiro to strike the kick off in the second half. After a rather tough play, Cuatrodeocho's Olaf Sroki got a free kick in the 54th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Carlos Loureiro in the 56th minute of play forced Cuatrodeocho's goalkeeper Fulgencio Villalcazar to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Ding Kahn made an important save on a dangerous shot by Radowit Rakowski in the 59th minute. In the 60th minute, Carlos Loureiro 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. Radowit Rakowski fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 70th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ding Kahn having to interfere. Cuatrodeocho's Ritchie Bajo was substituted for Radowit Rakowski. In the 74th minute Carlos Loureiro shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Fulgencio Villalcazar saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After a rather tough play, Tirant lo Blanch's Gerard López got a free kick in the 76th minute. Jago Rajoi received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Ding Kahn came out and tried to block the shot, but Jago Rajoi slotted it home off the left post making it 0-1 in the 77th minute. After some fancy dribbling in the 81st minute, Carlos Loureiro managed to get in a good position for a shot. Tirant lo Blanch's supporters rose to their feet, but Carlos Loureiro was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Fulgencio Villalcazar breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 91st minute the ball was on its way in behind Cuatrodeocho's goalkeeper Fulgencio Villalcazar, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Tirant lo Blanch's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Paco Camarasa in the 93rd minute. When the referee blew the final whistle, you could see the dissatisfaction in the Tirant lo Blanch players' eyes. They were disappointed they hadn't taken more from the game.