U23 League

Robert Nesta Marley
Spectators: 152 (Terracing: 114, Seating: 35, VIP seats: 3) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Paulo Eron started the match with the kick off. Claudio Frasquito came out of the goal in the 6th minute to try and stop a shot by Rejunte de perros's Albano Hernando. But to his dismay, Albano Hernando quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-1. An unexpectedly hard shot by Chip Barijho in the 9th minute of play forced Rejunte de perros's goalkeeper Ernesto Natanael to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Ernesto Natanael showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Chip Barijho in the 14th minute of the match. 16 minutes into the match, Rejunte de perros's Albano Hernando sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Claudio Frasquito narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 19th minute Rejunte de perros were awarded a corner. Gregg Popovich went to the cornerflag to take it. A nice corner shot did that Albano Hernando got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Claudio Frasquito quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. Ernesto Natanael showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Abelardo Ishmael in the 21st minute of the match. The audience was convinced that Albano Hernando's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Claudio Frasquito was relentless in the 23rd minute of the game. Ernesto Natanael didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Abelardo Ishmael went, in the 28th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-1 was the resulting score. 31 minutes into the match, ♣ Natural Mystic OFF ♣'s goal looked a bit too open when Angelo Di Maria came free, but Claudio Frasquito reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 33rd minute, Gualterio Mano hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Gregg Popovich took the ball and in the 34 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Claudio Frasquito. Claudio Frasquito 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. Rejunte de perros's Ernesto Natanael played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Chip Barijho in the 38th minute of play. A collision led to Rejunte de perros getting a freekick after 39 minutes play. Melquiades Fagondo hit a great ball. Ernesto Natanael showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jairo Innocenzio in the 41st minute of the match. A collision led to Rejunte de perros getting a freekick after 42 minutes play. Rogelio Herauso hit a great ball. Ernesto Natanael was a little too slow when Chip Barijho got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 44th minute. The score was now 2-2. 47 minutes into the match, Rejunte de perros's goalkeeper Ernesto Natanael had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Paulo Eron. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 2-2 after a close first half.

In the 53rd minute Abelardo Ishmael shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ernesto Natanael saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Abelardo Ishmael in the 53rd minute of play forced Rejunte de perros's goalkeeper Ernesto Natanael to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Ernesto Natanael made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Chip Barijho in the 54th minute of play. In the 60th minute, Gregg Popovich hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. An unexpectedly hard shot by Filomeno Beltran in the 61st minute of play forced Rejunte de perros's goalkeeper Ernesto Natanael to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Ernesto Natanael took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Filomeno Beltran, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 64th minute, Paulo Eron left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The ♣ Natural Mystic OFF ♣ fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 3-3. Ernesto Natanael took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Paulo Eron, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Ernesto Natanael showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Paulo Eron, who was totally free with the ball in the 71st minute. In the 73rd minute, Abelardo Ishmael 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. Rejunte de perros made a substitution. Albino Semeno replaced Angelo Di Maria. Albano Hernando blasted a shot towards the goal in the 78th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Claudio Frasquito having to make a save. Gregg Popovich hit a great freekick 82 minutes into the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Abelardo Ishmael in the 87th minute of play forced Rejunte de perros's goalkeeper Ernesto Natanael to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 91st minute, Paulo Eron hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. There was no doubt that ♣ Natural Mystic OFF ♣ were the better team. ♣ Natural Mystic OFF ♣'s players enjoyed the ovations of the crowd after the victory.