U23 League

Estadio ⲨⲀⲚⲀ
Spectators: 145 (Terracing: 110, Seating: 33, VIP seats: 2) ENZO FC's Leonardo Nisio 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. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cosme Odol in the 4th minute of play forced ⲨⲀⲚⲀ's goalkeeper Geronimo Abeijon to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Geronimo Abeijon made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Leonardo Nisio in the 5th minute of play. ⲨⲀⲚⲀ's Geronimo Abeijon played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Leonardo Nisio in the 11th minute of play. 13 minutes into the game, Cosme Odol cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Geronimo Abeijon was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. The audience was convinced that Enzo Toro's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Placido Brion was relentless in the 15th minute of the game. Placido Brion came out of the goal in the 26th minute to try and stop a shot by ⲨⲀⲚⲀ's Enzo Toro. But to his dismay, Enzo Toro quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-1. 29 minutes into the match, ⲨⲀⲚⲀ's goal looked a bit too open when Leonardo Nisio came free, but Geronimo Abeijon reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Alonzo Florinio received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 30th minute. Geronimo Abeijon tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After 32 minutes of play, ENZO FC's Abelardo Mancio made it 1-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Geronimo Abeijon was left in no man's land by his defense there! Placido Brion showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gustavo Furtado in the 36th minute of the match. A collision led to ⲨⲀⲚⲀ getting a freekick after 39 minutes play. Gustavo Furtado hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Leonardo Nisio in the 41st minute of play forced ⲨⲀⲚⲀ's goalkeeper Geronimo Abeijon to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Geronimo Abeijon came out of the goal in the 42nd minute to try and stop a shot by ENZO FC's Leonardo Nisio. But to his dismay, Leonardo Nisio quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-3. 48 minutes into the match, ⲨⲀⲚⲀ's goal looked a bit too open when Leonardo Nisio came free, but Geronimo Abeijon reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 1-3 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

ENZO FC made a substitution. Pedro Roldanillo replaced Abelardo Mancio. When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Enzo Toro made a kick off. After 57 minutes, Severino Manilan mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the ⲨⲀⲚⲀ and the ENZO FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 57th minute, Severino Manilan hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. If Alonzo Florinio had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 58th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 60th match minute, ⲨⲀⲚⲀ was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Baldomiro Kusko to maneuver through the defense. Geronimo Abeijon made an important save on a dangerous shot by Cosme Odol in the 61st minute. If Pedro Roldanillo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 66th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 68 minutes into the game, Pedro Roldanillo cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-4. Geronimo Abeijon was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. The supporters of ⲨⲀⲚⲀ booed when ENZO FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 73 match minutes in a wonderful position. Pedro Roldanillo didn't get a good kick on the ball. Pedro Roldanillo kicked well hit freekick during the 74th minute of the match. 77 minutes into the match, ⲨⲀⲚⲀ's goal looked a bit too open when Leonardo Nisio came free, but Geronimo Abeijon reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 1-5 became the score in the 80th minute when Alonzo Florinio elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. 85 minutes into the match, Gaston Iigo notched a goal, 1-6, to the right of ⲨⲀⲚⲀ's Geronimo Abeijon. Geronimo Abeijon was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. The audience was convinced that Eulalio Abilio's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Placido Brion was relentless in the 88th minute of the game. Geronimo Abeijon took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Leonardo Nisio, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side.