U23 League

Salvador Lizzio
Spectators: 174 (Terracing: 131, Seating: 40, VIP seats: 3) Cable a Tierra's Saul Silvanito started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. An unexpectedly hard shot by Natalio Gergori in the 2nd minute of play forced Cable a Tierra's goalkeeper Tata Rușanu to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 4th minute Cura del Futbol were awarded a corner. Pedro Augusto Borges went to the cornerflag to take it. The corner ended in Pedro Augusto Borges almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Cable a Tierra's Tata Rușanu did a great save. In the 9th minute Natalio Gergori shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Tata Rușanu saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Fausto Erasto kicked well hit freekick during the 14th minute of the match. The crowd rose to their feet as Héctor-Horacio Scotta kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Jiang Lei. That made the score 1-1 in the 16 minute of play. 20 minutes into the match, Héctor-Horacio Scotta notched a goal, 2-1, to the right of Cura del Futbol's Jiang Lei. Jiang Lei was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Tata Rușanu showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gerardo Malvin in the 26th minute of the match. In the 28th minute Saul Silvanito shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jiang Lei saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 29th minute of the match Cable a Tierra got a corner. Cura del Futbol's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Héctor-Horacio Scotta ran over to the corner to take the kick. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Natalio Gergori in the 31st minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Tata Rușanu prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Cura del Futbol's Jiang Lei played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Héctor-Horacio Scotta in the 37th minute of play. 47 minutes into the match, Cura del Futbol's goalkeeper Jiang Lei had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Héctor-Horacio Scotta.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Natalio Gergori was the one to do the kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Claudio Echeverri in the 55th minute of play forced Cura del Futbol's goalkeeper Jiang Lei to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 56th minute, Cura del Futbol's Natalio Gergori ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Tata Rușanu. Tata Rușanu yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 3-2. After a rather tough play, Cura del Futbol's Natalio Gergori got a free kick in the 60th minute. Cura del Futbol's Jiang Lei played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Saul Silvanito in the 61st minute of play. Jiang Lei made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Saul Silvanito in the 63rd minute of play. Cura del Futbol's Jiang Lei played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Claudio Echeverri in the 65th minute of play. Cable a Tierra's Ahmet Kutsi Dirsehan was substituted for Claudio Echeverri. Cable a Tierra made a substitution. Urbano Quentin replaced Héctor-Horacio Scotta. In the 70th minute, Saul Silvanito made a precise shot to the right of Jiang Lei. Cura del Futbol's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 4-2. After a rather tough play, Cable a Tierra's Paulão Laguna got a free kick in the 77th minute. In the 78th minute Natalio Gergori shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Tata Rușanu saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Jiang Lei showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Saul Silvanito in the 84th minute of the match. 84 minutes into the match, Cura del Futbol's goal looked a bit too open when Saul Silvanito came free, but Jiang Lei reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When Urbano Quentin came up free with the goalie in the 88th minute, the Cable a Tierra fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Urbano Quentin couldn't finish the play. In the 89th match minute, Cable a Tierra was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Paulão Laguna to maneuver through the defense. Jiang Lei took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ahmet Kutsi Dirsehan, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Cable a Tierra walked away with a well-earned victory that was much celebrated by the crowd.