U21 League

Colosseo
Spectators: 145 (Terracing: 110, Seating: 33, VIP seats: 2) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Nicolas Ferre got the match started through his kick off. After a rather tough play, La Zabaleta's Roque Abadia got a free kick in the 3rd minute. Lapachito's Paulino Felipo was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Angelino Raulo in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. After 7 minutes, Romulo Hibai mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the La Zabaleta and the Lapachito players grew even worse after the yellow card. 9 minutes into the match, Aquiles Lon notched a goal, 1-0, to the right of La Zabaleta's Angelino Raulo. Angelino Raulo was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Aquiles Lon sent away a hard shot on goal in the 12th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Angelino Raulo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Aquiles Lon in the 15th minute of play. Angelino Raulo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Aquiles Lon in the 16th minute of the match. After a rather tough play, La Zabaleta's Diego Katia got a free kick in the 16th minute. Adan Txema blasted a shot towards the goal in the 20th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Eulalio Casado having to make a save. A collision led to Lapachito getting a freekick after 22 minutes play. Paulino Felipo hit a great ball. Eulalio Casado didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Adan Txema went, in the 31st minute, to the upper right corner, 1-2 was the resulting score. Eulalio Casado took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Romulo Hibai, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Ivan Mede during the 37th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After 37 played minutes Lapachito got a freekick which was hit by Ivan Mede. Diego Katia's late challenge caught a Lapachito's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Diego Katia helped the player get up and apologised. In the 41st minute, Diego Katia hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Jesus Tiso struck a weak shot in the 46th minute. Angelino Raulo didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Lapachito. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

The wind increased when Jesus Tiso made the kick off in the second half. Angelino Raulo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jesus Tiso, who was totally free with the ball in the 53rd minute. In the 54th minute, Lucas Paio made a precise shot to the right of Angelino Raulo. La Zabaleta's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 3-2. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ivan Mede in the 57th minute of play forced La Zabaleta's goalkeeper Angelino Raulo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Angelino Raulo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Lucas Paio, who was totally free with the ball in the 59th minute. In the 60th minute, Nicolas Ferre hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Romulo Hibai could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 67th minute of the match, but Eulalio Casado made a huge save. Angelino Raulo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ivan Mede in the 73rd minute of play. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Roque Abadia during the 75th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Angelino Raulo came out of the goal in the 78th minute to try and stop a shot by Lapachito's Aquiles Lon. But to his dismay, Aquiles Lon quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 4-2. 84 minutes into the match, La Zabaleta's goal looked a bit too open when Aquiles Lon came free, but Angelino Raulo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 85th minute, Ivan Mede left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Lapachito fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 5-2. If Ivan Mede had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 89th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 92 minutes, Zacarias Maties mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Lapachito and the La Zabaleta players grew even worse after the yellow card. Zacarias Maties kicked well hit freekick during the 92nd minute of the match. Lapachito's supporters were delighted with their team's performance and swarmed onto the pitch at the end of the match to celebrate the victory with the players.