U23 League

Implacables arena
Spectators: 175 (Terracing: 132, Seating: 40, VIP seats: 3) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Sem Barang started the match with the kick off. After some fancy dribbling in the 3rd minute, Rogelio Luco managed to get in a good position for a shot. Altermundi FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Rogelio Luco was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Reed Molina breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 6th minute, Rogelio Luco made a precise shot to the right of Reed Molina. ForestFire's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-0. Ysmael Alemparte took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Johnathan Cardenas, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Sem Barang in the 9th minute of play forced ForestFire's goalkeeper Reed Molina to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 18th minute Charlton McDonough shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ysmael Alemparte saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Sal Chamberlain hit a great freekick 18 minutes into the match. After a rather tough play, Altermundi FC's Rogelio Luco got a free kick in the 22nd minute. Altermundi FC's Ysmael Alemparte played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Stan Sanford in the 25th minute of play. Ysmael Alemparte showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Johnathan Cardenas, who was totally free with the ball in the 27th minute. The audience was convinced that Sem Barang's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Reed Molina was relentless in the 29th minute of the game. Rogelio Luco could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 32nd minute of the match, but Reed Molina made a huge save. Altermundi FC's Rogelio Luco came free and shot a quick shot against goal 32 minutes in the game, fortunately Reed Molina had problems saving as it came toward the left post. In the 33rd minute Johnathan Cardenas shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ysmael Alemparte saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Rogelio Luco received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Reed Molina came out and tried to block the shot, but Rogelio Luco slotted it home off the left post making it 3-0 in the 40th minute. Sem Barang's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Reed Molina read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 46th minute of play. Ysmael Alemparte showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Johnathan Cardenas, who was totally free with the ball in the 47th 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 Charlton McDonough stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. An unexpectedly hard shot by Sem Barang in the 53rd minute of play forced ForestFire's goalkeeper Reed Molina to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Reed Molina showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Rogelio Luco in the 56th minute of the match. Reed Molina showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Rogelio Luco in the 60th minute of the match. If Rogelio Luco had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 62nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Reed Molina took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Rogelio Luco, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 64 minutes into the game, Johnathan Cardenas recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Ysmael Alemparte. Johnathan Cardenas showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 3-1. When Pío Ducoing came up free with the goalie in the 68th minute, the Altermundi 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 Pío Ducoing couldn't finish the play. In the 69th minute Rogelio Luco shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Reed Molina saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 72 minutes into the match, Rogelio Luco had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Reed Molina. ForestFire's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Rogelio Luco was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 4-1. Reed Molina made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Rogelio Luco in the 77th minute of play. 79 minutes had been played when some careless play by ForestFire's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Dante Baros was slow to take the kick. During this time Altermundi FC's players had a chance to rest. A nice corner shot did that Dante Baros got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Reed Molina quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. 81 minutes into the match, Altermundi FC's goalkeeper Ysmael Alemparte had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Duncan Nichols. In the 85thth minute of the game Rogelio Luco who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but ForestFire's Reed Molina was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Charlton McDonough got free with Ysmael Alemparte in the 87th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. A collision led to Altermundi FC getting a freekick after 90 minutes play. Miren Parada hit a great ball. A hard shot by Zachariah Barth from long distance, 92 minutes into the match, got Ysmael Alemparte's attention. Through a fast twist with his body, he could stop the ball from going in on his right side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alberto Tassara in the 94th minute of play forced ForestFire's goalkeeper Reed Molina to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The Altermundi FC players were eager to celebrate when the final whistle sounded. They had somehow managed to win, even though the away team had held the majority of the possession.