U23 League

City Palace Stadium
Spectators: 145 (Terracing: 110, Seating: 33, VIP seats: 2) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Celso Walme started the match with the kick off. A collision led to Growlithe FC getting a freekick after 4 minutes play. Herminio Niva hit a great ball. The audience was convinced that Gilberto Salomon's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Martin Rivero was relentless in the 7th minute of the game. The supporters of Growlithe FC booed when Cardiff City FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 8 match minutes in a wonderful position. Benedicto Orlondo didn't get a good kick on the ball. 11 minutes into the match, Growlithe FC's goalkeeper Victor Frans had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Bernardino Atarratze. A collision led to Growlithe FC getting a freekick after 13 minutes play. Uriel Anaya hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Celso Walme in the 15th minute of play forced Growlithe FC's goalkeeper Victor Frans to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Colon Barco's late challenge caught a Cardiff City FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Colon Barco helped the player get up and apologised. In the 16th match minute, Growlithe FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Colon Barco to maneuver through the defense. Victor Frans showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Benedicto Orlondo in the 17th minute of the match. Victor Frans didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Benedicto Orlondo went, in the 19th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-0 was the resulting score. Martin Rivero showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gilberto Salomon in the 25th minute of the match. Victor Frans showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Benedicto Orlondo, who was totally free with the ball in the 29th minute. After 33 played minutes Cardiff City FC got a freekick which was hit by M. Andik Faturrahman. Martin Rivero made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gilberto Salomon in the 44th minute of play. In the 47th match minute, Growlithe FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Tadeo Sanson to maneuver through the defense.

56 minutes into the match, Growlithe FC's goal looked a bit too open when Celso Walme came free, but Victor Frans reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Benedicto Orlondo fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 60th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Victor Frans having to interfere. In the 62nd minute, Bernardino Atarratze ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Victor Frans was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-0. In the 71st minute, Nicolas Emesto hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 76th minute Bernardino Atarratze shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Victor Frans saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Uriel Anaya kicked well hit freekick during the 79th minute of the match. Growlithe FC's Victor Frans played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Celso Walme in the 80th minute of play. A collision led to Cardiff City FC getting a freekick after 86 minutes play. Laureano Jusepe hit a great ball. For all the effort they put into the match, the Growlithe FC players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for Cardiff City FC.