U21 League

Jeraldo Carmona Park
Spectators: 175 (Terracing: 132, Seating: 40, VIP seats: 3) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Gaufred Betanzos got the match started through his kick off. Christian Bale was really disappointed when he shot the ball just outside the right post instead of scoring a goal in the 6th minute. Playa Malvín's manager could be seen on the sidelines shaking his head and muttering to himself as his team had just wasted another chance. Playa Malvín's Estavan Virto played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ciceron Valdivielso in the 12th minute of play. After 13 minutes, Christian Bale made it 1-0 with a short kick to the right side. Deportivo Popolizio FBC's Phelipe Escarza tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. Christian Bale had several of the Deportivo Popolizio FBC's defenders around him in the penalty area when he, after 23 minutes of play, received a pass and succeeded in some way to shoot a shot which went straight ahead into goal. This resulted in a 2-0 score and a disappointed Phelipe Escarza as he didn't even see the shot coming. Playa Malvín's Estavan Virto played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Lonzo Corullon in the 29th minute of play. When Playa Malvín's Christian Bale in the 33rd minute got a chance for a shot 33rd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Deportivo Popolizio FBC's goalie prevented a goal. Christian Bale scored 3-0 in the 35th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Phelipe Escarza, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 38th minute, Christian Bale left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Playa Malvín fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 4-0. After 42 played minutes Playa Malvín got a freekick which was hit by Christian Bale. Phelipe Escarza stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Christian Bale's shot from short distance in the 44th minute. In the 45th minute, Xayvion Penas hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Ciceron Valdivielso to make the kick off. Christian Bale received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 52nd minute. Phelipe Escarza tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After a rather tough play, Playa Malvín's Gaufred Betanzos got a free kick in the 53rd minute. Christian Bale's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Phelipe Escarza read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 55th minute of play. Phelipe Escarza showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gaufred Betanzos in the 57th minute of the match. After some careless play in the Deportivo Popolizio FBC defense, Christian Bale kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Phelipe Escarza. The Deportivo Popolizio FBC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Phelipe Escarza should have stopped the shot. 61 minutes into the game, Playa Malvín's Christian Bale nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Phelipe Escarza made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 6-0. Ciceron Valdivielso took the ball and in the 71 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Estavan Virto. Estavan Virto dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 8-1. The audience was convinced that Christian Bale's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Phelipe Escarza was relentless in the 81st minute of the game. When Gaufred Betanzos came up free with the goalie in the 83rd minute, the Playa Malvín 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 Gaufred Betanzos couldn't finish the play. After some careless play in the Deportivo Popolizio FBC defense, Christian Bale kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Phelipe Escarza. The Deportivo Popolizio FBC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Phelipe Escarza should have stopped the shot. After 90 minutes of play, Playa Malvín's Christian Bale made it 10-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Phelipe Escarza was left in no man's land by his defense there! Phelipe Escarza didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Gaufred Betanzos went, in the 93rd minute, to the upper right corner, 11-1 was the resulting score. Playa Malvín walked away with a well-earned victory that was much celebrated by the crowd.