U23 League

Villa olímpica
Spectators: 152 (Terracing: 114, Seating: 35, VIP seats: 3) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Dario Luzea kicked off to start the match. Arkhyp Polyanskyi charged in rather forcefully in the 3rd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Arkhyp Polyanskyi the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 3rd minute, Arkhyp Polyanskyi hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Tyrone Pepper hit a great freekick 6 minutes into the match. A collision led to River tu grato nombre getting a freekick after 8 minutes play. Arkhyp Polyanskyi hit a great ball. Dario Luzea sent away a hard shot on goal in the 9th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After a rather tough play, River tu grato nombre's Tyrone Pepper got a free kick in the 12th minute. Jeff Clemons sent away a hard shot on goal in the 18th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Marlin Dawson hit a great freekick 21 minutes into the match. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Blaine Schaffer in the 25th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Juvenal Matos saved Gonz FC from getting behind. 26 minutes into the game, River tu grato nombre's Blaine Schaffer nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Juvenal Matos made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. The supporters of River tu grato nombre booed when Gonz FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 32 match minutes in a wonderful position. Rafael Bela didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 36 played minutes River tu grato nombre got a freekick which was hit by Tyrone Pepper. After some careless play in the River tu grato nombre defense, Klaas Jan Papachronopoulos kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Jayson Burnett. The River tu grato nombre fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Jayson Burnett should have stopped the shot. Juvenal Matos showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jeff Clemons in the 40th minute of the match. The Gonz FC players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. River tu grato nombre were winning 1-2.

In the 52ndth minute of the game Blaine Schaffer who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Gonz FC's Juvenal Matos was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Rafael Bela during the 55th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. River tu grato nombre's Shayne Lovett was substituted for Tyrone Pepper. In the 56th match minute, Gonz FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Rafael Bela to maneuver through the defense. Klaas Jan Papachronopoulos fired away a difficult shot at goal in the 61st minute. He almost succeeded, but the ball went over. It was a very nice shot. Gonz FC's attentive Klaas Jan Papachronopoulos managed to snatch the ball when Rodney Mallory made a throw-in in the 66th minute of the game. Gonz FC's attentive Klaas Jan Papachronopoulos managed to snatch the ball when Rodney Mallory made a throw-in in the 67th minute of the game. River tu grato nombre's Arkhyp Polyanskyi got his second yellow card of the match in the 68th minute. The referee ordered Arkhyp Polyanskyi off the ground. After a rather tough play, River tu grato nombre's Arkhyp Polyanskyi got a free kick in the 69th minute. After a rather tough play, River tu grato nombre's Blaine Schaffer got a free kick in the 71st minute. In the 76th minute, Jeff Clemons got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Klaas Jan Papachronopoulos might have been able to make a better finish in the 79th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Jayson Burnett. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Klaas Jan Papachronopoulos ran back to his position shaking his head. Santo Thomas sent away a hard shot on goal in the 81st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. A throw-in in the 84th minute of the game was made by Rodney Mallory with Santo Thomas as target, who quickly passed the ball forward. Santo Thomas struck a weak shot in the 85th minute. Juvenal Matos didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for River tu grato nombre. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched River tu grato nombre eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.