U23 League

El Galpón
Spectators: 152 (Terracing: 114, Seating: 35, VIP seats: 3) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Hector Markel got the match started through his kick off. Eduardo Videl showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Filiberto Cristofor, who was totally free with the ball in the 4th minute. In the 11th minute, Arsenio Cristofor hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 12th minute, Hector Markel ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Eduardo Videl was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. Eduardo Videl showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Eleuterio Atarratze, who was totally free with the ball in the 17th minute. A collision led to El Imperio del Cuervo getting a freekick after 19 minutes play. Hector Markel hit a great ball. Eduardo Videl showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Hector Markel in the 25th minute of the match. After 27 played minutes El Imperio del Cuervo got a freekick which was hit by Davi Vogler. Paulino Onofre made a fantastic save in the 27th minute, when Pavel Polanski sent off a good shot on target. In the 31st minute, Filiberto Cristofor hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When Hector Markel came up free with the goalie in the 33rd minute, the El Imperio del Cuervo 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 Hector Markel couldn't finish the play. Arsenio Cristofor charged in rather forcefully in the 34th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Arsenio Cristofor the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 34 played minutes Pity 31 got a freekick which was hit by Arsenio Cristofor. Pity 31's Eduardo Videl played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Filiberto Cristofor in the 35th minute of play. 39 minutes into the game, El Imperio del Cuervo's Davi Vogler nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Eduardo Videl made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-2. Leonel Luken received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 42nd minute. Paulino Onofre tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 43rd minute of the match, Leonel Luken tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Paulino Onofre saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. A hard shot 45 in the game by Pavel Polanski from a close distance when the talented Paulino Onofre managed to make a qualified save. El Imperio del Cuervo's players were relieved. The Pity 31 players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. El Imperio del Cuervo were winning 0-2.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Pavel Polanski to strike the kick off in the second half. After a defensive mix-up in El Imperio del Cuervo's zone, Pavel Polanski stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Paulino Onofre came out of the goal and Pavel Polanski tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Alfonso Bertol fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 52nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Paulino Onofre having to interfere. 63 minutes into the match, Pity 31's Leonel Luken sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Paulino Onofre narrowly saved just below the crossbar. If Pavel Polanski had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 69th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Mauricio Galindo took the ball and in the 72 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Paulino Onofre. Paulino Onofre dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-2. If Pavel Polanski had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 82nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 83rd minute, Mateo Pellegrino hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Pity 31's Eduardo Videl played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Hector Markel in the 84th minute of play. Baltasar Tebaldo charged in rather forcefully in the 87th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Baltasar Tebaldo the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 87th minute, Baltasar Tebaldo hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Pavel Polanski in the 91st minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Paulino Onofre prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 92nd minute, El Imperio del Cuervo's Lei Yong Feng seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Lei Yong Feng the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of El Imperio del Cuervo protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and Lei Yong Feng had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. El Imperio del Cuervo:s Paulino Onofre showed great skill when he stopped Natalio Maties:s penalty.