U23 League

Catatumbo Park
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. Ikatz Mera started the match with the kick off. Imperio Catatumbo de Lara's Ieltxu Orbaneja played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Lupe Titus in the 3rd minute of play. AFC Richmond's Hubert Sharp played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ikatz Mera in the 7th minute of play. Reynardo Arrate kicked well hit freekick during the 8th minute of the match. A collision led to AFC Richmond getting a freekick after 10 minutes play. Nicholas Nadeau hit a great ball. Hubert Sharp stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Ikatz Mera's shot from short distance in the 11th minute. Ieltxu Orbaneja made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Frances Pack in the 25th minute of play. Ieltxu Orbaneja showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Frances Pack in the 34th minute of the match. Ikatz Mera sent away a hard shot on goal in the 36th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Frances Pack received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 39th minute. Ieltxu Orbaneja tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After a rather tough play, AFC Richmond's Frances Pack got a free kick in the 43rd minute. 44 minutes into the match, AFC Richmond's goalkeeper Hubert Sharp had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by William Shakespeare. When the match had gone on for 47 minutes, William Shakespeare put it in 1-0 from a short distance just to the right of Hubert Sharp. Imperio Catatumbo de Lara made a substitution. Luisito Novales replaced Rosario Polledo.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Lupe Titus to strike the kick off in the second half. Imperio Catatumbo de Lara's Ieltxu Orbaneja played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Lupe Titus in the 54th minute of play. 58 minutes into the match, AFC Richmond's goal looked a bit too open when Ikatz Mera came free, but Hubert Sharp reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 62 minutes of play, Imperio Catatumbo de Lara's William Shakespeare made it 2-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Hubert Sharp was left in no man's land by his defense there! The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Wallace Blum during the 65th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 65th minute, Wallace Blum hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. William Shakespeare struck a weak shot in the 66th minute. Hubert Sharp didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Imperio Catatumbo de Lara. Ieltxu Orbaneja showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Lupe Titus, who was totally free with the ball in the 70th minute. Hubert Sharp didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from William Shakespeare went, in the 71st minute, to the upper right corner, 3-0 was the resulting score. Imperio Catatumbo de Lara's Osmundo Puertas was substituted for William Shakespeare. Fatsali Hamdi got a throw-in 85 minutes in the game and the ball was received by Wallace Blum. Osmundo Puertas fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 88th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Hubert Sharp having to interfere. When the match had gone on for 91 minutes, Hippolyte Salois took a quick shot and it went in 3-1 without a chance for Ieltxu Orbaneja to make any attempt to save it. Osmundo Puertas sent away a hard shot on goal in the 96th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Osmundo Puertas in the 96th minute of play forced AFC Richmond's goalkeeper Hubert Sharp to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 97th match minute, AFC Richmond was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Hippolyte Salois to maneuver through the defense. Imperio Catatumbo de Lara were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of AFC Richmond for a fine match.