U23 League

A. La Tota Carbajal
Spectators: 154 (Terracing: 116, Seating: 35, VIP seats: 3) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Joachim Hammond made the kick off which started today's match. PUKOHAS FC's Russel Peters proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 3rd minute of the match, managed to save PUKOHAS FC from getting a goal against them. With his leg Russel Peters managed to avoid a goal in the 10thth minute, when Atletas Campesinos F.C.'s Luís Hernandez fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. With his leg Russel Peters managed to avoid a goal in the 10thth minute, when Atletas Campesinos F.C.'s Luís Hernandez fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. The audience thought a goal was coming when Luís Hernandez got free with Russel Peters in the 15th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After a defensive mix-up in PUKOHAS FC's zone, Luís Hernandez stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Russel Peters came out of the goal and Luís Hernandez tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 25th minute, Lincoln Wise hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. PUKOHAS FC's defense didn't have a chance, in the 33rd minute, when Adolfo Galindo scored to the left of an out of position Russel Peters, making the score, 2-0. Lincoln Wise hit a great freekick 35 minutes into the match. Russel Peters took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Luís Hernandez, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Luís Hernandez recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 45th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Levi Keen kicked well hit freekick during the 47th minute of the match. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Luís Hernandez to strike the kick off in the second half. After 54 played minutes PUKOHAS FC got a freekick which was hit by Vaughn Springer. After 54 played minutes, Atletas Campesinos F.C.'s Ciro Ostadar shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Russel Peters came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Atletas Campesinos F.C. reached it. When Luís Hernandez came up free with the goalie in the 56th minute, the Atletas Campesinos F.C. 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 Luís Hernandez couldn't finish the play. Luís Hernandez's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Russel Peters read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 62nd minute of play. If Luís Hernandez had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 71st minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Russel Peters took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Luís Hernandez, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After having played for 73 minutes, Luís Hernandez managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Atletas Campesinos F.C.'s supporters crossed their fingers, but Luís Hernandez was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 88th minute, Luís Hernandez left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Atletas Campesinos F.C. fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 3-0. An unexpectedly hard shot by Logan Hong in the 95th minute of play forced Atletas Campesinos F.C.'s goalkeeper Paulo Rosio to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 96th match minute, PUKOHAS FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Vaughn Springer to maneuver through the defense. Russel Peters took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ciro Ostadar, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Atletas Campesinos F.C. were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of PUKOHAS FC for a fine match.