U23 League

Estadio Cordoba
Spectators: 145 (Terracing: 110, Seating: 33, VIP seats: 2) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Gustavo Albella got the match started through his kick off. Rafael Colon came out of the goal in the 5th minute to try and stop a shot by Tama's Gustavo Albella. But to his dismay, Gustavo Albella quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-1. Cordoba FC's Rafael Colon played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Apolo Lizbeth in the 9th minute of play. When Siro Raebert fell near the penalty area in the 10th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Cordoba FC's protests and gave Siro Raebert a yellow card for diving instead. Siro Raebert hit a great freekick 10 minutes into the match. Gustavo Albella recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 10th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Valentin Senen scored 0-2 in the 13th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Rafael Colon, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. An unexpectedly hard shot by Valentin Senen in the 17th minute of play forced Cordoba FC's goalkeeper Rafael Colon to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 18 minutes into the game, Apolo Lizbeth cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-3. Rafael Colon was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Tama's Gervasio Lucila quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Nereo Patrido, made in the 23rd minute of the game. When Dé Haedo came up free with the goalie in the 26th minute, the Cordoba FC 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 Dé Haedo couldn't finish the play. Rafael Colon made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Apolo Lizbeth in the 27th minute of play. After some fancy dribbling in the 29th minute, Valentin Senen managed to get in a good position for a shot. Tama's supporters rose to their feet, but Valentin Senen was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Rafael Colon breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Nereo Patrido hit a great freekick 30 minutes into the match. Rafael Colon made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gustavo Albella in the 31st minute of play. Gustavo Albella took the ball and in the 37 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Rafael Colon. Rafael Colon dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-4. In the 43rd minute, Siro Raebert hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Leopoldo Enaut to strike the kick off in the second half. 53 minutes into the match, Tama's goal looked a bit too open when Dé Haedo came free, but Gilberto Furtado reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Dé Haedo in the 55th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Gilberto Furtado saved Tama from getting behind. Rafael Colon made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Valentin Senen in the 57th minute of play. In the 58th minute, Gustavo Albella reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Rafael Colon. The goal made the score 0-5. Rafael Colon made an important save on a dangerous shot by Apolo Lizbeth in the 63rd minute. In the 64th minute, Leopoldo Enaut hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 65th minute Valentin Senen shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Rafael Colon saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 67th minute, Benigno Frans left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Tama fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-6. Rafael Colon showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gustavo Albella in the 70th minute of the match. 78 minutes into the match, Cordoba FC's goalkeeper Rafael Colon had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Apolo Lizbeth. An unexpectedly hard shot by Valentin Senen in the 80th minute of play forced Cordoba FC's goalkeeper Rafael Colon to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With a little luck, Cordoba FC's Rafael Colon got control of the ball when Gustavo Albella tried to sneak it across the goal line. Thanks to some nice moves Gustavo Albella could shoot a difficult shot in the 83rd minute, which Rafael Colon however easily saved by the left post. The supporters of Cordoba FC booed when Tama was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 88 match minutes in a wonderful position. Hernan Cedro didn't get a good kick on the ball. Tama's Niceto Rio was substituted for Valentin Senen. In the 89th match minute, Tama was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Hernan Cedro to maneuver through the defense. With a little luck, Cordoba FC's Rafael Colon got control of the ball when Gustavo Albella tried to sneak it across the goal line. 94 minutes had been played when some careless play by Cordoba FC's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Rigoberto Eleazar was slow to take the kick. During this time Tama's players had a chance to rest. A nice corner shot did that Rigoberto Eleazar got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Rafael Colon quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. With an all-out effort, Tama's Rafael Colon threw himself towards the right post 95 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Niceto Rio, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. Tama played a much better game than Cordoba FC and deserved their victory. The Cordoba FC players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.