U23 League

Crimson Field
Spectators: 154 (Terracing: 116, Seating: 35, VIP seats: 3) RAMBO FC's Erasto Cobo started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. 2 minutes into the match, RAMBO FC's Erasto Cobo sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Gerald Singletary narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 5th match minute, RAMBO FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Evaristo da Rocha to maneuver through the defense. When Eate Lamota fell near the penalty area in the 9th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored RAMBO FC's protests and gave Eate Lamota a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to RAMBO FC getting a freekick after 9 minutes play. Eate Lamota hit a great ball. Robt Sanford received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 10th minute. Oscar-Alfredo Ibanez tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Gerald Singletary stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Erasto Cobo's shot from short distance in the 12th minute. Oscar-Alfredo Ibanez took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Mei Yu Zhen, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Oscar-Alfredo Ibanez showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Mei Yu Zhen, who was totally free with the ball in the 15th minute. Evaristo da Rocha hit a great freekick 23 minutes into the match. Gerald Singletary took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Erasto Cobo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Gerald Singletary stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Tello Picado's shot from short distance in the 28th minute. After some careless play in the RAMBO FC defense, Robt Sanford kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Oscar-Alfredo Ibanez. The RAMBO FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Oscar-Alfredo Ibanez should have stopped the shot. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Robt Sanford in the 33rd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Oscar-Alfredo Ibanez saved RAMBO FC from getting behind. Crimson Knights's Mei Yu Zhen was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Oscar-Alfredo Ibanez in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. An unexpectedly hard shot by Robt Sanford in the 36th minute of play forced RAMBO FC's goalkeeper Oscar-Alfredo Ibanez to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When Evaristo da Rocha came up free with the goalie in the 41st minute, the RAMBO 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 Evaristo da Rocha couldn't finish the play. 48 minutes into the match, Robt Sanford dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Oscar-Alfredo Ibanez, 5-0.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Robt Sanford to strike the kick off in the second half. Evaristo da Rocha could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 53rd minute of the match, but Gerald Singletary made a huge save. 58 minutes into the match, Erasto Cobo dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Gerald Singletary, 5-1. RAMBO FC's Eate Lamota got his second yellow card of the match in the 61st minute. The referee ordered Eate Lamota off the ground. Crimson Knights's Gerald Singletary proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 64th minute of the match, managed to save Crimson Knights from getting a goal against them. Oscar-Alfredo Ibanez showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Tostão Aguiar, who was totally free with the ball in the 65th minute. Oscar-Alfredo Ibanez showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Mei Yu Zhen in the 66th minute of the match. Oscar-Alfredo Ibanez showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Mei Yu Zhen, who was totally free with the ball in the 66th minute. In the 69th minute Robt Sanford shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Oscar-Alfredo Ibanez saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Oscar-Alfredo Ibanez showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Robt Sanford in the 71st minute of the match. 76 minutes into the game, Crimson Knights's Tostão Aguiar nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Oscar-Alfredo Ibanez made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 6-1. In the 80th minute Erasto Cobo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Gerald Singletary saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Robt Sanford in the 81st minute of play forced RAMBO FC's goalkeeper Oscar-Alfredo Ibanez to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 95th minute Tostão Aguiar shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Oscar-Alfredo Ibanez saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The audience was convinced that Erasto Cobo's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Gerald Singletary was relentless in the 96th minute of the game. There were very few away supporters still in the ground by the end of the match. Most of them had left early, disgusted by the way their team had been torn apart. Crimson Knights fully deserved thier win.