U21 League

Taba Opera Stadium
Spectators: 153 (Terracing: 115, Seating: 35, VIP seats: 3) Lupe Titus charged in rather forcefully in the 2nd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Lupe Titus the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After a rather tough play, AFC Richmond's Lupe Titus got a free kick in the 2nd minute. Thaddeus Paleov was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Benjamín Casas showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-0 in the 3 minute of play. A collision led to Tabalongo AFC getting a freekick after 8 minutes play. Lucero Smith hit a great ball. AFC Richmond's Wallace Blum got a good chance for a goal in the 9th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Thaddeus Paleov took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Marcos Soffia, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 15 minutes, Benjamín Casas mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Tabalongo AFC and the AFC Richmond players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 15th match minute, Tabalongo AFC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Benjamín Casas to maneuver through the defense. Thaddeus Paleov was a little too slow when Marcos Soffia got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 23rd minute. The score was now 2-0. Thaddeus Paleov showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Marcos Soffia in the 27th minute of the match. In the 28th minute of the match Tabalongo AFC got a corner. AFC Richmond's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Benjamín Casas ran over to the corner to take the kick. Wallace Blum kicked well hit freekick during the 31st minute of the match. Sebastián Dell´Orto stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Lupe Titus's shot from short distance in the 35th minute. A collision led to Tabalongo AFC getting a freekick after 37 minutes play. Ubaldo Hormeño hit a great ball. Thaddeus Paleov was a little too slow when Marcos Soffia got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 40th minute. The score was now 3-0. With a little luck, AFC Richmond's Thaddeus Paleov got control of the ball when Emanuel Almendras tried to sneak it across the goal line. Sebastián Dell´Orto stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Lupe Titus's shot from short distance in the 47th minute. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 3-0 at half-time.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Benjamín Casas was the one to do the kick off. When Tabalongo AFC's Benjamín Casas in the 56th minute got a chance for a shot 56th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye AFC Richmond's goalie prevented a goal. Thaddeus Paleov showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Marcos Soffia, who was totally free with the ball in the 57th minute. In the 58th match minute, AFC Richmond was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Kenneth Ratliff to maneuver through the defense. In the 61st minute, AFC Richmond's Lupe Titus dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 3-1. When Tabalongo AFC's Marcos Soffia in the 68th minute got a chance for a shot 68th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye AFC Richmond's goalie prevented a goal. In the 68th match minute, Tabalongo AFC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Flavio Orden to maneuver through the defense. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Benjamín Casas in the 72nd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Thaddeus Paleov prevented the ball from getting in the gole. The audience thought a goal was coming when Wallace Blum got free with Sebastián Dell´Orto in the 74th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Thaddeus Paleov made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Eber Larralde in the 75th minute of play. 76 minutes into the match, AFC Richmond's goal looked a bit too open when Eber Larralde came free, but Thaddeus Paleov reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. A collision led to Tabalongo AFC getting a freekick after 77 minutes play. Flavio Orden hit a great ball. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Lupe Titus in the 78th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Sebastián Dell´Orto saved Tabalongo AFC from getting behind. Tabalongo AFC's Sebastián Dell´Orto proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 81st minute of the match, managed to save Tabalongo AFC from getting a goal against them. AFC Richmond were awarded a corner in the 82th minute after Tabalongo AFC's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Lupe Titus took the corner. Lupe Titus did some fancy footwork in front of goal and succeeded to deceive the defenders so he could slam the ball in 3-2 to the left of a surprised Sebastián Dell´Orto 84 minutes into the match. 88 minutes into the match, AFC Richmond's goal looked a bit too open when Eber Larralde came free, but Thaddeus Paleov reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 91 minutes into the match, Marcos Soffia notched a goal, 4-2, to the right of AFC Richmond's Thaddeus Paleov. Thaddeus Paleov was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Thaddeus Paleov showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Emanuel Almendras, who was totally free with the ball in the 94th minute. Tabalongo AFC's supporters were highly satisfied with the result. They cheered their team of the pitch, having watched them win a very even match.