U23 League

EL CILINDRO
Spectators: 152 (Terracing: 114, Seating: 35, VIP seats: 3) Filomeno Garcia started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Locademia's Vicente Rami played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Filomeno Garcia in the 3rd minute of play. Gică Popescu blasted a shot towards the goal in the 4th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Vicente Rami having to make a save. 6 minutes into the game, Stronghold S.A's Filomeno Garcia nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Vicente Rami made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. An unexpectedly hard shot by Remigio Urdaspal in the 17th minute of play forced Locademia's goalkeeper Vicente Rami to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Antonio Gartzea's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Manel Villa firmly grabbed it by the left post. 19 minutes into the game, Remigio Urdaspal cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-3. Vicente Rami was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. After some fancy dribbling in the 22nd minute, Remigio Urdaspal managed to get in a good position for a shot. Stronghold S.A's supporters rose to their feet, but Remigio Urdaspal was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Vicente Rami breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 26 minutes into the match, Gică Popescu had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Vicente Rami. Locademia's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Gică Popescu was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-4. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Filomeno Garcia in the 29th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Vicente Rami saved Locademia from getting behind. In the 31st minute, Remigio Urdaspal got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Vicente Rami showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Filomeno Garcia in the 32nd minute of the match. Vicente Rami took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Remigio Urdaspal, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Vicente Rami showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gică Popescu, who was totally free with the ball in the 36th minute. The long shot by Baldomero Guillelmo in the 42nd minute really tested Manel Villa's skills. The ball was on its way into the goal to the left of him when he managed to stretch himself and save the shot and avoid a goal. Vicente Rami showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Filomeno Garcia, who was totally free with the ball in the 43rd minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gică Popescu in the 44th minute of play forced Locademia's goalkeeper Vicente Rami to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Vicente Rami made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Remigio Urdaspal in the 47th minute of play. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 1-5 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The wind increased when Nicanor Steven made the kick off in the second half. When Gică Popescu came up free with the goalie in the 55th minute, the Stronghold S.A 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 Gică Popescu couldn't finish the play. Carlos Fernendo received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 57th minute. Vicente Rami tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Locademia's Vicente Rami proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 59th minute of the match, managed to save Locademia from getting a goal against them. Vicente Rami was out of position in the 60 minute of play, and Remigio Urdaspal capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Remigio Urdaspal really showed his touch with that goal: 1-7. After a defensive mix-up in Locademia's zone, Gică Popescu stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Vicente Rami came out of the goal and Gică Popescu tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Filomeno Garcia scored 1-8 in the 65th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Vicente Rami, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Baldomero Guillelmo hit a great freekick 67 minutes into the match. Vicente Rami stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Remigio Urdaspal's shot from short distance in the 69th minute. In the 70thth minute of the game Filomeno Garcia who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Locademia's Vicente Rami was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Locademia's Vicente Rami played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Remigio Urdaspal in the 73rd minute of play. Carlos Fernendo did some fancy footwork in front of goal and succeeded to deceive the defenders so he could slam the ball in 1-12 to the left of a surprised Vicente Rami 90 minutes into the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Filomeno Garcia got free with Vicente Rami in the 94th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Guido Franco in the 95th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Vicente Rami saved Locademia from getting behind.