U21 League

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Spectators: 144 (Terracing: 109, 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. Armando Rosalio started the match with the kick off. A collision led to Stone City getting a freekick after 5 minutes play. Epifanio Ciano hit a great ball. In the 6th minute, Ramon Shantala left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Mercado Paulista F.C fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. Baldomero Arias showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Inocencio Matai, who was totally free with the ball in the 9th minute. 11 minutes into the game, Ramon Shantala cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-2. Baldomero Arias was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. The supporters of Stone City booed when Mercado Paulista F.C was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 13 match minutes in a wonderful position. Armando Rosalio didn't get a good kick on the ball. Stone City's Baldomero Arias played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Armando Rosalio in the 14th minute of play. If Albino Asteri had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 18th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. In the 19th minute, Armando Rosalio made a precise shot to the right of Baldomero Arias. Stone City's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-3. Baldomero Arias showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ramon Shantala in the 22nd minute of the match. After 22 played minutes Mercado Paulista F.C got a freekick which was hit by Albino Asteri. An unexpectedly hard shot by Aldo Unax in the 23rd minute of play forced Mercado Paulista F.C's goalkeeper Ramon Tancredo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 25 minutes into the match, Elvio Illart had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Baldomero Arias. Stone City's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Elvio Illart was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-4. Epifanio Ciano hit a great freekick 27 minutes into the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ramon Shantala in the 29th minute of play forced Stone City's goalkeeper Baldomero Arias to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Albino Asteri scored 0-5 in the 30th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Baldomero Arias, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. After 34 minutes, Daniel Marques mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Stone City and the Mercado Paulista F.C players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 34th match minute, Stone City was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Daniel Marques to maneuver through the defense. In the 39th minute, Ramon Shantala ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Baldomero Arias was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-7. 43 minutes into the match, Stone City's goal looked a bit too open when Armando Rosalio came free, but Baldomero Arias reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-7 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

Ramon Tancredo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jeronimo Teofilio, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 60 played minutes Mercado Paulista F.C got a freekick which was hit by German Laurentzi. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ramon Shantala in the 63rd minute of play forced Stone City's goalkeeper Baldomero Arias to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. German Laurentzi charged in rather forcefully in the 64th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed German Laurentzi the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After a rather tough play, Mercado Paulista F.C's German Laurentzi got a free kick in the 65th minute. Kami Le hit a great freekick 66 minutes into the match. Stone City's Baldomero Arias proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 68th minute of the match, managed to save Stone City from getting a goal against them. In the 69th minute Albino Asteri shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Baldomero Arias saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When Erubiel Claris fell near the penalty area in the 76th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Stone City's protests and gave Erubiel Claris a yellow card for diving instead. In the 76th match minute, Stone City was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Erubiel Claris to maneuver through the defense. In the 78th minute, Armando Rosalio left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Mercado Paulista F.C fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-10. Baldomero Arias made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Elvio Illart in the 81st minute of play. Baldomero Arias showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Albino Asteri in the 84th minute of the match. Baldomero Arias took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ramon Shantala, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Baldomero Arias took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Inocencio Matai, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The audience thought a goal was coming when Albino Asteri got free with Baldomero Arias in the 92nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Mercado Paulista F.C's fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.