U23 League

El Potrero
Spectators: 150 (Terracing: 113, Seating: 34, VIP seats: 3) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Amancio Abancens got the match started through his kick off. 2 minutes into the match, La Candela FC's goalkeeper Benigno Guillem had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Eugenio Herrera. Hernan Loramendi made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Tiburcio Bonadona in the 5th minute of play. After 7 minutes, Amadeo Su mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the La Candela FC and the Los Golosos players grew even worse after the yellow card. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cesar Montrell in the 10th minute of play forced La Candela FC's goalkeeper Benigno Guillem to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 17 minutes of play, La Candela FC's Nestor Toribio made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Hernan Loramendi was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 19th minute, Adrian Transito left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Los Golosos fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-1. Hernan Loramendi came out of the goal in the 23rd minute to try and stop a shot by La Candela FC's Amancio Abancens. But to his dismay, Amancio Abancens quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-2. In the 25th match minute, La Candela FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ignacio Noe to maneuver through the defense. Benigno Guillem took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Adrian Transito, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Adrian Transito came free with the goalkeeper in the 29th minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Benigno Guillem could save by the left post. The audience thought a goal was coming when Adrian Transito got free with Benigno Guillem in the 31st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. An unexpectedly hard shot by Adrian Transito in the 36th minute of play forced La Candela FC's goalkeeper Benigno Guillem to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Roberto Mouzo during the 41st minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The supporters of La Candela FC booed when Los Golosos was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 41 match minutes in a wonderful position. Roberto Mouzo didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 44th match minute, La Candela FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Amancio Abancens to maneuver through the defense. Benigno Guillem made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Adrian Transito in the 45th minute of play. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 1-2 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Adrian Transito made a kick off. Benigno Guillem showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Saturnino Ascencio, who was totally free with the ball in the 51st minute. Hernan Loramendi made an important save on a dangerous shot by Amancio Abancens in the 52nd minute. In the 53rdth minute of the game Amancio Abancens who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Los Golosos's Hernan Loramendi was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. The supporters of Los Golosos booed when La Candela FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 75 match minutes in a wonderful position. Vicente Gerazan didn't get a good kick on the ball. Benigno Guillem didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Eugenio Herrera went, in the 77th minute, to the upper right corner, 3-2 was the resulting score. The audience was convinced that Adrian Transito's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Benigno Guillem was relentless in the 80th minute of the game. An unexpectedly hard shot by Amancio Abancens in the 84th minute of play forced Los Golosos's goalkeeper Hernan Loramendi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 87th match minute, Los Golosos was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Eugenio Herrera to maneuver through the defense. Nestor Toribio charged in rather forcefully in the 88th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Nestor Toribio the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Nestor Toribio kicked well hit freekick during the 88th minute of the match. The audience was convinced that Adrian Transito's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Benigno Guillem was relentless in the 91st minute of the game. Los Golosos's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.