U21 League

ESA MONUMENTAL
Spectators: 144 (Terracing: 109, Seating: 33, VIP seats: 2) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Simon Malvin took the kick off in the first half of the match. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Cristian Rufo in the 3rd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Victor Zondervan saved C.A.JORGOVAN from getting behind. Victor Zondervan didn't succeed to prevent the ball from going into goal when Esmeralda AFC's Cristian Rufo shot an unexpected shot in the crossbar's under edge and made 1-0 in the ordered_time% minute. Victor Zondervan showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cristian Rufo in the 10th minute of the match. Lucio Fero's late challenge caught a Esmeralda AFC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Lucio Fero helped the player get up and apologised. After 13 played minutes C.A.JORGOVAN got a freekick which was hit by Lucio Fero. In the 17thth minute of the game Cristian Rufo who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but C.A.JORGOVAN's Victor Zondervan was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. 19 minutes into the game, Simon Malvin was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. C.A.JORGOVAN's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Esmeralda AFC the free kick. 20 minutes into the game, Esmeralda AFC's Cristian Rufo nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Victor Zondervan made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-0. A collision led to C.A.JORGOVAN getting a freekick after 23 minutes play. Simon Malvin hit a great ball. After a rather tough play, Esmeralda AFC's Vicente Beltxe got a free kick in the 27th minute. Javier Hermelando hit a great freekick 35 minutes into the match. Mateo Jakue showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Lucio Fero, who was totally free with the ball in the 36th minute. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 3-0 at half-time.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Cristian Rufo stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. A collision led to C.A.JORGOVAN getting a freekick after 52 minutes play. Angel Medero hit a great ball. After a rather tough play, Esmeralda AFC's Aquilino Mon got a free kick in the 54th minute. The long shot by Eulalio Colas in the 54th minute really tested Mateo Jakue's skills. The ball was on its way into the goal to the left of him when he managed to stretch himself and save the shot and avoid a goal. Esmeralda AFC's Mateo Jakue proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 58th minute of the match, managed to save Esmeralda AFC from getting a goal against them. After having played for 62 minutes, German Isaio managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Esmeralda AFC's supporters crossed their fingers, but German Isaio was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After some fancy dribbling in the 64th minute, Cristian Rufo managed to get in a good position for a shot. Esmeralda AFC's supporters rose to their feet, but Cristian Rufo was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Victor Zondervan breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Eulalio Colas during the 66th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The supporters of Esmeralda AFC booed when C.A.JORGOVAN was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 66 match minutes in a wonderful position. Eulalio Colas didn't get a good kick on the ball. Victor Zondervan showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cristian Rufo in the 67th minute of the match. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Ceferino Restu during the 71st minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Ceferino Restu kicked well hit freekick during the 71st minute of the match. A long shot from Eulalio Colas in the 71st minute of play was well struck, but Mateo Jakue made a really good save at the right post. Victor Zondervan took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cristian Rufo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The supporters of C.A.JORGOVAN booed when Esmeralda AFC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 75 match minutes in a wonderful position. Severiano Clementi didn't get a good kick on the ball. Victor Zondervan stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Cristian Rufo's shot from short distance in the 79th minute. When Eulalio Colas was, once again, overly rough in his play he received his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. 81 minutes had been played. After a rather tough play, C.A.JORGOVAN's Eulalio Colas got a free kick in the 81st minute. In the 89thth minute of the game Cristian Rufo who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but C.A.JORGOVAN's Victor Zondervan was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. 91 minutes into the match, Cristian Rufo notched a goal, 4-0, to the right of C.A.JORGOVAN's Victor Zondervan. Victor Zondervan was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. After some fancy dribbling in the 94th minute, Cristian Rufo managed to get in a good position for a shot. Esmeralda AFC's supporters rose to their feet, but Cristian Rufo was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Victor Zondervan breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After 95 played minutes C.A.JORGOVAN got a freekick which was hit by Lucio Fero. German Isaio took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 96th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Victor Zondervan. C.A.JORGOVAN's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. When the referee ended the match the Esmeralda AFC players were able to celebrate. They had won a fair victory and recieved the ovations of their fans.