U21 League

La Mìstica Bombonera
Spectators: 161 (Terracing: 121, Seating: 37, VIP seats: 3) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Higinio Procopio started the match with the kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by 张烽彬 in the 3rd minute of play forced Terremoto Xeneize's goalkeeper Edelmiro Eyague to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling 张烽彬 in the 5th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Edelmiro Eyague prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Sertel Cevizoğlu's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 17thth minute, Urbano Havier skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Efrain Jerrald during the 18th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The audience thought a goal was coming when Paulino Chico got free with Urbano Havier in the 19th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. When %teams%'s Higinio Procopio was free in front of goal, he didn't hesitate to shoot 1-0 just inside the left pole, 23 minutes into the game. Urbano Havier was annoyed at himself for letting in the shot. Edelmiro Eyague showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from 张烽彬 in the 30th minute of the match. In the 30thth minute of the game 张烽彬 who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Terremoto Xeneize's Edelmiro Eyague was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Urbano Havier made a fantastic save in the 32nd minute, when Higinio Procopio sent off a good shot on target. 36 minutes into the game, Maximino Mikeldi was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Terremoto Xeneize's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave North of California the free kick. After a rather tough play, Terremoto Xeneize's Maximino Mikeldi got a free kick in the 36th minute. A collision led to Terremoto Xeneize getting a freekick after 38 minutes play. Aharbandhava Zhabin hit a great ball. When North of California's Alonzo Faron in the 42nd minute got a chance for a shot 42nd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Terremoto Xeneize's goalie prevented a goal. In the 47th minute, Sergio Heriberto hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 1-0 at half-time.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell 张烽彬 to make the kick off. Edelmiro Eyague took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from 张烽彬, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Aharbandhava Zhabin received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 57th minute. Urbano Havier tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Alonzo Faron fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 60th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Edelmiro Eyague having to interfere. Edelmiro Eyague made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Alonzo Faron in the 68th minute of play. In the 74th minute, Paulino Chico hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 77 minutes into the match, North of California's goal looked a bit too open when Cayetano Flor came free, but Urbano Havier reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After a rather tough play, North of California's Manuel Larpe got a free kick in the 79th minute. When Terremoto Xeneize's Higinio Procopio in the 80th minute got a chance for a shot 80th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye North of California's goalie prevented a goal. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Higinio Procopio in the 82nd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Urbano Havier saved North of California from getting behind. In the 85th minute of the match Paulino Chico shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Urbano Havier showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. In the 86th minute Terremoto Xeneize were awarded a corner. Paulino Chico went to the cornerflag to take it. A nice corner shot did that Paulino Chico got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Urbano Havier quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. 92 minutes into the game, Manuel Larpe was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. North of California's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Terremoto Xeneize the free kick. In the 92nd minute, Manuel Larpe hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 95 minutes into the match, Leandro Haritzeder had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Edelmiro Eyague. Terremoto Xeneize's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Leandro Haritzeder was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-1. Both teams had looked equal from kick-off, and no-one was surprised when the match finally ended in a draw.