U21 League

GALAXY ARENA
Spectators: 144 (Terracing: 109, Seating: 33, VIP seats: 2) If Remigio Mergildo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 4th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 8 minutes, Jan Huijsmans mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the ROJO and the BULFUT GALAXY CF players grew even worse after the yellow card. Jan Huijsmans hit a great freekick 8 minutes into the match. Lino Bembe acted impressively in front of the goal and made a superb save when he, in the 9th minute, took the ball on the long shot from Albino James. In the 10th minute, Urbano Bittor ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Arnoldo Chale was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. Arnoldo Chale showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jan Huijsmans in the 15th minute of the match. After a rather tough play, ROJO's Roman Haritz got a free kick in the 19th minute. Lino Bembe took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Guido Fix, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When Eleuterio Fanuco fell near the penalty area in the 27th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored BULFUT GALAXY CF's protests and gave Eleuterio Fanuco a yellow card for diving instead. The supporters of ROJO booed when BULFUT GALAXY CF was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 27 match minutes in a wonderful position. Eleuterio Fanuco didn't get a good kick on the ball. After some careless play in the BULFUT GALAXY CF defense, Urbano Bittor kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Arnoldo Chale. The BULFUT GALAXY CF fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Arnoldo Chale should have stopped the shot. Lino Bembe made a fantastic save in the 38th minute, when Remigio Mergildo sent off a good shot on target. An unexpectedly hard shot by Javier Palben in the 40th minute of play forced BULFUT GALAXY CF's goalkeeper Arnoldo Chale to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-2.

Jan Huijsmans took the ball and in the 51 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Arnoldo Chale. Arnoldo Chale dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-3. Arnoldo Chale made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Javier Palben in the 55th minute of play. Arnoldo Chale made an important save on a dangerous shot by Roman Haritz in the 56th minute. 64 minutes into the match, ROJO's goal looked a bit too open when Guido Fix came free, but Lino Bembe reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The referee felt a red card was in order, 66 minutes into the game, when Nicolas Salvino put in a rough tackle. After 68 minutes of play, BULFUT GALAXY CF's Albino James made it 1-3 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Lino Bembe was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 72nd match minute, ROJO was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Roman Haritz to maneuver through the defense. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Guido Fix in the 75th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Lino Bembe prevented the ball from getting in the gole. A collision led to ROJO getting a freekick after 76 minutes play. Javier Palben hit a great ball. The supporters of BULFUT GALAXY CF booed when ROJO was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 77 match minutes in a wonderful position. Jan Huijsmans didn't get a good kick on the ball. Albino James struck a weak shot in the 78th minute. Lino Bembe didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for BULFUT GALAXY CF. The crowd rose to their feet as ROJO's Urbano Bittor slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Arnoldo Chale. That made the score 1-4 after 81 minutes of play. In the 88th match minute, BULFUT GALAXY CF was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Guido Fix to maneuver through the defense. The referee felt a red card was in order, 90 minutes into the game, when Eleuterio Fanuco put in a rough tackle. Felix Bizi fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 92nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Arnoldo Chale having to interfere. A collision led to ROJO getting a freekick after 93 minutes play. Urbano Bittor hit a great ball. Lino Bembe took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Guido Fix, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 97th match minute, ROJO was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Roman Haritz to maneuver through the defense. The BULFUT GALAXY CF fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. ROJO were clearly better and deserved to take the win.