U23 League

El COSMICO
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. Baldomero Odol started the match with the kick off. A sloppy throw-in by Eloy Dubardo in the 3rd minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by Expresso Ranelagh's Fabian Abecia. 邓昆烽 received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 4th minute. Jesus Llope tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 9th minute of the match BARRILETE COSMICO got a corner. Expresso Ranelagh's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Lionel Messi ran over to the corner to take the kick. In the 12th minute, Lionel Messi reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Rosendo Gitano. The goal made the score 1-0. Cornel Mutu kicked well hit freekick during the 18th minute of the match. Lionel Messi scored 2-0 in the 26th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Rosendo Gitano, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. An unexpectedly hard shot by 邓昆烽 in the 29th minute of play forced BARRILETE COSMICO's goalkeeper Jesus Llope to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Lionel Messi in the 33rdth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Rosendo Gitano, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. In the 35th minute Baldomero Odol shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jesus Llope saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Eloy Dubardo in the 36th minute of play forced Expresso Ranelagh's goalkeeper Rosendo Gitano to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 40th match minute, BARRILETE COSMICO was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Lázaro Hulberto to maneuver through the defense. When Baldomero Odol fell near the penalty area in the 41st minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Expresso Ranelagh's protests and gave Baldomero Odol a yellow card for diving instead. In the 41st match minute, Expresso Ranelagh was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Baldomero Odol to maneuver through the defense. After a defensive mix-up in BARRILETE COSMICO's zone, 邓昆烽 stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Jesus Llope came out of the goal and 邓昆烽 tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Rosendo Gitano showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Eloy Dubardo in the 47th minute of the match. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 2-0 at half-time.

The wind increased when Eloy Dubardo made the kick off in the second half. In the 51st minute the ball was on its way in behind BARRILETE COSMICO's goalkeeper Jesus Llope, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 52nd minute Expresso Ranelagh were awarded a corner. Valentino Rosas went to the cornerflag to take it. After taking down the ball on Expresso Ranelagh's corner Fabian Abecia fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Jesus Llope quite easily take care of the ball. 54 minutes into the game, Eloy Dubardo cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 3-0. Rosendo Gitano was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. In the 60th minute, Eloy Dubardo left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The BARRILETE COSMICO fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 4-0. 70 minutes into the match, Expresso Ranelagh's goal looked a bit too open when Lionel Messi came free, but Rosendo Gitano reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Rosendo Gitano made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Lionel Messi in the 74th minute of play. 75 minutes into the match, Expresso Ranelagh's goal looked a bit too open when Eloy Dubardo came free, but Rosendo Gitano reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mauro Lugo in the 78th minute of play forced BARRILETE COSMICO's goalkeeper Jesus Llope to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 邓昆烽 scored 4-1 in the 79th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Jesus Llope, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. BARRILETE COSMICO's Marcin Najman was substituted for Justino Abaurre. Expresso Ranelagh made a substitution. Fidel Perpinya replaced 邓昆烽. Expresso Ranelagh's Honorato Chap was substituted for Victor de Souza. A collision led to Expresso Ranelagh getting a freekick after 90 minutes play. Fidel Perpinya hit a great ball. Fidel Perpinya's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Jesus Llope read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 92nd minute of play. With his leg Jesus Llope managed to avoid a goal in the 96thth minute, when Expresso Ranelagh's Fidel Perpinya fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side.