U23 League

Titanes de Madera
Spectators: 152 (Terracing: 114, Seating: 35, VIP seats: 3) El Imperio del Cuervo's Hector Markel 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. 4 minutes into the match, Davi Vogler had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Francisco Paez. Pegale De Puntín's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Davi Vogler was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. Francisco Paez took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Filiberto Cristofor, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Emanuel Hjelm scored 0-2 in the 10th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Francisco Paez, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Filiberto Cristofor sent away a hard shot on goal in the 18th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 21 minutes into the match, Venancio Cordearo had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Paulino Onofre. El Imperio del Cuervo's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Venancio Cordearo was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-2. Hector Markel's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Francisco Paez read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 25th minute of play. El Imperio del Cuervo were awarded a corner in the 27th minute after Pegale De Puntín's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Niceto Tano took the corner. Emanuel Hjelm scored 1-3 in the 28th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Francisco Paez, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Hector Markel blasted a shot towards the goal in the 34th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Francisco Paez having to make a save. In the 35th minute, Emanuel Hjelm made a precise shot to the right of Francisco Paez. Pegale De Puntín's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-4. Francisco Paez showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Hector Markel, who was totally free with the ball in the 43rd minute.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Venancio Cordearo was the one to do the kick off. Armando Maties charged in rather forcefully in the 55th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Armando Maties the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 55th minute, Armando Maties hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. A sloppy throw-in by Flavio Lopes in the 57th minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by El Imperio del Cuervo's Eleuterio Atarratze. Pegale De Puntín were furious when Saverio Galtero was red carded, 59 minutes into the game, but the referee dismissed their protests. After 59 played minutes Pegale De Puntín got a freekick which was hit by Saverio Galtero. Francisco Paez 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 65th minute. After a defensive mix-up in El Imperio del Cuervo's zone, Venancio Cordearo stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Paulino Onofre came out of the goal and Venancio Cordearo tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The supporters of El Imperio del Cuervo booed when Pegale De Puntín was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 75 match minutes in a wonderful position. Teobaldo Benvido didn't get a good kick on the ball. Francisco Paez made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Filiberto Cristofor in the 76th minute of play. Teobaldo Benvido's late challenge caught a El Imperio del Cuervo's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Teobaldo Benvido helped the player get up and apologised. The supporters of El Imperio del Cuervo booed when Pegale De Puntín was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 77 match minutes in a wonderful position. Teobaldo Benvido didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 79 played minutes Pegale De Puntín got a freekick which was hit by Teobaldo Benvido. In the 80th minute, Eleuterio Atarratze hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. A collision led to El Imperio del Cuervo getting a freekick after 81 minutes play. Filiberto Cristofor hit a great ball. In the 82ndth minute of the game Venancio Cordearo who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but El Imperio del Cuervo's Paulino Onofre was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. 84 minutes into the game, Angel Hegoi was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Pegale De Puntín's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave El Imperio del Cuervo the free kick. The supporters of El Imperio del Cuervo booed when Pegale De Puntín was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 84 match minutes in a wonderful position. Angel Hegoi didn't get a good kick on the ball. Francisco Paez showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Hector Markel, who was totally free with the ball in the 90th minute. In the 93rd match minute, Pegale De Puntín was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Angel Hegoi to maneuver through the defense. When the final whistle sounded El Imperio del Cuervo left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than Pegale De Puntín.