U23 League

Vila Belmiro
Spectators: 152 (Terracing: 114, Seating: 35, VIP seats: 3) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Victor Hess started the match with the kick off. The corner ended in Thanh Darden almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Sabaneta FC's Lautaro Estebanez did a great save. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Clemente Ruy during the 8th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Victor Hess could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 12th minute of the match, but Lautaro Estebanez made a huge save. Bahiano Sanchez hit a great freekick 16 minutes into the match. Lautaro Estebanez made a fantastic save in the 19th minute, when Victor Hess sent off a good shot on target. In the 20th minute Santos FC were awarded a corner. Thanh Darden went to the cornerflag to take it. At last the ball reached Giuseppe Jewell at the corner, ending with a kick to difficult to stop for the goalkeeper of Sabaneta FC. 1-0. Lee Drake kicked well hit freekick during the 22nd minute of the match. Lautaro Estebanez was out of position in the 30 minute of play, and Victor Hess capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Victor Hess really showed his touch with that goal: 2-0. In the 38th minute Santos FC were awarded a corner. Thanh Darden went to the cornerflag to take it. Thanh Darden made a great header on Santos FC's corner, it was just that Sabaneta FC's Lautaro Estebanez managed to reach the ball for a save. Victor Hess took the ball and in the 44 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Lautaro Estebanez. Lautaro Estebanez dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 3-0. 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.

Sabaneta FC's Jonatan Mocellar was substituted for Clemente Ruy. Sabaneta FC's Maraman Bances was substituted for Maximo Lomba. The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Benet Picado to strike the kick off in the second half. Santos FC's Victor Hess got a good chance for a goal in the 56th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Reyes Ritter's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Lautaro Estebanez read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 57th minute of play. After 57 minutes of play, Santos FC's Reyes Ritter made it 4-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Lautaro Estebanez was left in no man's land by his defense there! Victor Hess fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 61st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Lautaro Estebanez having to interfere. 62 minutes into the match, Victor Hess notched a goal, 5-0, to the right of Sabaneta FC's Lautaro Estebanez. Lautaro Estebanez was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. When Reyes Ritter fell near the penalty area in the 66th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Santos FC's protests and gave Reyes Ritter a yellow card for diving instead. Reyes Ritter hit a great freekick 66 minutes into the match. Lautaro Estebanez showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Reyes Ritter, who was totally free with the ball in the 72nd minute. In the 75th minute Giuseppe Jewell shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Lautaro Estebanez saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Lautaro Estebanez showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Victor Hess in the 77th minute of the match. After having played for 80 minutes, Reyes Ritter managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Santos FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Reyes Ritter was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Victor Hess in the 81st minute of play forced Sabaneta FC's goalkeeper Lautaro Estebanez to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After having played for 82 minutes, Desmond Rowell managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Santos FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Desmond Rowell was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 84 minutes into the match, Sabaneta FC's goal looked a bit too open when Reyes Ritter came free, but Lautaro Estebanez reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After some fancy dribbling in the 88th minute, Victor Hess managed to get in a good position for a shot. Santos FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Victor Hess was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Lautaro Estebanez breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Sabaneta FC's Lautaro Estebanez played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Giuseppe Jewell in the 90th minute of play. Maraman Bances hit a great freekick 91 minutes into the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 92nd minute, Thanh Darden managed to get in a good position for a shot. Santos FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Thanh Darden was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Lautaro Estebanez breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After 94 played minutes, Santos FC's Desmond Rowell shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Lautaro Estebanez 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 Santos FC reached it. After a defensive mix-up in Sabaneta FC's zone, Reyes Ritter stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Lautaro Estebanez came out of the goal and Reyes Ritter tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Santos FC's supporters were delighted with their team's performance and swarmed onto the pitch at the end of the match to celebrate the victory with the players.