U23 League

Ian
Spectators: 153 (Terracing: 115, 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. Godofredo Pirazzoli started the match with the kick off. The crowd rose to their feet as Cañani OFF's Esteve Kepa slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Tomás Las Casas. That made the score 1-0 after 3 minutes of play. After 9 minutes of play, Magallanes's Godofredo Pirazzoli made it 1-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Romulo Otsoa was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 16th minute Esteve Kepa shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Tomás Las Casas saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Tomás Las Casas showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cristobal Prejun in the 18th minute of the match. When Luis Johnson fell near the penalty area in the 21st minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Magallanes's protests and gave Luis Johnson a yellow card for diving instead. After 21 played minutes Magallanes got a freekick which was hit by Luis Johnson. The crowd rose to their feet as Esteve Kepa kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Tomás Las Casas. That made the score 2-1 in the 24 minute of play. In the 26th minute the ball was on its way in behind Cañani OFF's goalkeeper Romulo Otsoa, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. 28 minutes had been played when some careless play by Cañani OFF's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Luis Johnson was slow to take the kick. During this time Magallanes's players had a chance to rest. In the 32nd match minute, Magallanes was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Salomone Marrodan to maneuver through the defense. Tomás Las Casas didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Lucas Urtzi went, in the 34th minute, to the upper right corner, 3-1 was the resulting score. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 3-1 at half-time.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Cristobal Prejun made a kick off. Romulo Otsoa took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Godofredo Pirazzoli, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 56 minutes into the game, Cristobal Prejun threw the ball into play from the sideline. Magallanes's Rose Encina quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. Victoriano Paillemil lost his temper 58 minutes into the game and shoved another player to the ground. He was immediately shown a red card. 59 minutes into the match, Cañani OFF's Lucas Urtzi broke free and took a long shot that unfortunately flew wide. A fine initiative that could have resulted in a goal. In the 62nd minute, Godofredo Pirazzoli 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 69th minute, Clemente Llope hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Cañani OFF's Romulo Otsoa proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 70th minute of the match, managed to save Cañani OFF from getting a goal against them. Lech Koprowski's late challenge caught a Magallanes's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Lech Koprowski helped the player get up and apologised. After a defensive mix-up in Cañani OFF's zone, Godofredo Pirazzoli stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Romulo Otsoa came out of the goal and Godofredo Pirazzoli tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. When Salomone Marrodan came up free with the goalie in the 78th minute, the Magallanes 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 Salomone Marrodan couldn't finish the play. Romulo Otsoa took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Godofredo Pirazzoli, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 83rd minute of the match Lucas Urtzi sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Tomás Las Casas skillfully saved the ball. In the 92nd minute Lucas Urtzi shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Tomás Las Casas saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Tomás Las Casas showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Esteve Kepa in the 96th minute of the match.