U23 League

Mancini Arena
Spectators: 174 (Terracing: 131, Seating: 40, VIP seats: 3) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Arsenio Erico took the kick off in the first half of the match. U.D. Mancini's Elvis Ribeiro played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jesús Espinosa in the 2nd minute of play. Elvis Ribeiro took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jesús Espinosa, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Nemesio Quiroga made in the 10th minute of the game a sloppy throw-in which Gökcan Hürmetli however managed to control. Dagoberto Escobar's late challenge caught a Nueva Adalucia's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Dagoberto Escobar helped the player get up and apologised. After a rather tough play, U.D. Mancini's Dagoberto Escobar got a free kick in the 10th minute. Elvis Ribeiro took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jesús Espinosa, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After some careless play in the U.D. Mancini defense, Jesús Espinosa kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Elvis Ribeiro. The U.D. Mancini fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Elvis Ribeiro should have stopped the shot. Elvis Ribeiro showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ryszard Rzentkowski in the 14th minute of the match. After 18 played minutes Nueva Adalucia got a freekick which was hit by Peru Lillo. The supporters of U.D. Mancini booed when Nueva Adalucia was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 19 match minutes in a wonderful position. Tomás Puyol didn't get a good kick on the ball. U.D. Mancini's Gökcan Hürmetli managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Peru Lillo in the 21 minute of the game. Elvis Ribeiro made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Arsenio Erico in the 24th minute of play. Elvis Ribeiro came out of the goal in the 30th minute to try and stop a shot by Nueva Adalucia's Jesús Espinosa. But to his dismay, Jesús Espinosa quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-2. With a little luck, Nueva Adalucia's Altzibar Zapater got control of the ball when Tello Calvo tried to sneak it across the goal line. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Arsenio Erico in the 35th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Elvis Ribeiro prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Tello Calvo sent away a hard shot on goal in the 38th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. 38 minutes into the match, Nueva Adalucia's goal looked a bit too open when Tello Calvo came free, but Altzibar Zapater reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Elvis Ribeiro showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ryszard Rzentkowski, who was totally free with the ball in the 41st minute. U.D. Mancini's Elvis Ribeiro played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ryszard Rzentkowski in the 42nd minute of play. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-2 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

A collision led to U.D. Mancini getting a freekick after 51 minutes play. Brion Macia hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Kepa Obis in the 53rd minute of play forced U.D. Mancini's goalkeeper Elvis Ribeiro to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 54th minute, Peru Lillo hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. If Tello Calvo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 56th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Ryszard Rzentkowski could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 58th minute of the match, but Elvis Ribeiro made a huge save. Altzibar Zapater took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Tello Calvo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Ospin Urruti charged in rather forcefully in the 60th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Ospin Urruti the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 60th minute, Ospin Urruti hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Altzibar Zapater took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Tello Calvo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Altzibar Zapater made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Brion Macia in the 67th minute of play. Tello Calvo took the ball and in the 73 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Altzibar Zapater. Altzibar Zapater dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-2. A hard shot 78 in the game by Arsenio Erico from a close distance when the talented Elvis Ribeiro managed to make a qualified save. U.D. Mancini's players were relieved. After a rather tough play, U.D. Mancini's Dame Hierbas got a free kick in the 79th minute. Nueva Adalucia's Rencio Armada shoveled away a really nice long shot in the 80th minute of play. The shot was stopped by Elvis Ribeiro but with some difficulty. Nemesio Quiroga sent away a hard shot on goal in the 88th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Ryszard Rzentkowski could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 91st minute of the match, but Elvis Ribeiro made a huge save. In the 92nd minute the ball was on its way in behind U.D. Mancini's goalkeeper Elvis Ribeiro, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. The Nueva Adalucia supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Nueva Adalucia would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.