U23 League

Estadio Torna Loma
Spectators: 159 (Terracing: 120, Seating: 36, VIP seats: 3) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Justavino Eradi got the match started through his kick off. After a rather tough play, ♠♥ Stardust Crusaders ♣♦'s Dalmau Fidalgo got a free kick in the 2nd minute. 4 minutes in the game Ambrosio Ponc did a throw-in, and the ball was quickly in game thanks to Casimiro Gabrio. After 7 minutes of play, ♠♥ Stardust Crusaders ♣♦'s Ulises Farias made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Rixon Espinoza was left in no man's land by his defense there! Hank Ula made a fantastic save in the 10th minute, when Justavino Eradi sent off a good shot on target. In the 13th minute, López Burbua hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After having played for 14 minutes, Genaro Domenec managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. ♠♥ Stardust Crusaders ♣♦'s supporters crossed their fingers, but Genaro Domenec was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 15thth minute of the game Ulises Farias who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but No Me Inscriban Gracias's Rixon Espinoza was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Rixon Espinoza showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ulises Farias, who was totally free with the ball in the 17th minute. Justavino Eradi blasted a shot towards the goal in the 19th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Hank Ula having to make a save. No Me Inscriban Gracias's Rixon Espinoza played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ulises Farias in the 25th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Casimiro Gabrio in the 26th minute of play forced No Me Inscriban Gracias's goalkeeper Rixon Espinoza to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 27th minute, Justavino Eradi hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 28 played minutes ♠♥ Stardust Crusaders ♣♦ got a freekick which was hit by Genaro Domenec. ♠♥ Stardust Crusaders ♣♦'s Hank Ula played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Justavino Eradi in the 32nd minute of play. In the 33rd minute Casimiro Gabrio shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Rixon Espinoza saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The supporters of ♠♥ Stardust Crusaders ♣♦ booed when No Me Inscriban Gracias was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 35 match minutes in a wonderful position. López Burbua didn't get a good kick on the ball. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 3-2 at half-time.

Nestor Varona sent away a hard shot on goal in the 52nd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. 52 minutes into the match, No Me Inscriban Gracias's goal looked a bit too open when Nestor Varona came free, but Rixon Espinoza reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Rixon Espinoza made an important save on a dangerous shot by Nestor Varona in the 54th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Xandro Sarasola in the 55th minute of play forced No Me Inscriban Gracias's goalkeeper Rixon Espinoza to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Urti Envito in the 57th minute of play forced ♠♥ Stardust Crusaders ♣♦'s goalkeeper Hank Ula to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 58th match minute, No Me Inscriban Gracias was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by López Burbua to maneuver through the defense. ♠♥ Stardust Crusaders ♣♦ made a substitution. Anthonio Zeppeli replaced Nestor Varona. Hank Ula made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Urti Envito in the 61st minute of play. The crowd rose to their feet as ♠♥ Stardust Crusaders ♣♦'s Anthonio Zeppeli slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Rixon Espinoza. That made the score 3-3 after 63 minutes of play. The supporters of ♠♥ Stardust Crusaders ♣♦ booed when No Me Inscriban Gracias was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 66 match minutes in a wonderful position. Libertad Matamoro didn't get a good kick on the ball. With a little luck, No Me Inscriban Gracias's Rixon Espinoza got control of the ball when Anthonio Zeppeli tried to sneak it across the goal line. Rixon Espinoza made a fantastic save in the 75th minute, when Anthonio Zeppeli sent off a good shot on target. In the 79th minute, Zeno Sama ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Rixon Espinoza was frozen by the shot and now it was 3-4. Thanks to some nice moves Zeno Sama could shoot a difficult shot in the 82nd minute, which Rixon Espinoza however easily saved by the left post. López Burbua lost his temper 83 minutes into the game and shoved another player to the ground. He was immediately shown a red card. After having played for 89 minutes, Suscal Santalla managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. No Me Inscriban Gracias's supporters crossed their fingers, but Suscal Santalla was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After 93 minutes, Suscal Santalla mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the No Me Inscriban Gracias and the ♠♥ Stardust Crusaders ♣♦ players grew even worse after the yellow card. After 97 played minutes Zeno Sama could catch the ball where he stood relatively free a bit outside the goal and without hesitation he completed 3-6 into the left cross. When the final whistle was heard the away supporters stood up and showed their joy. ♠♥ Stardust Crusaders ♣♦ had managed to secure a win in what was a close match throughout.