U23 League

Tomas A. Duco
Spectators: 145 (Terracing: 110, Seating: 33, VIP seats: 2) Leo Paskal showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Arnulfo Tano in the 7th minute of the match. In the 8th minute, Claudio Martxot made a precise shot to the right of Leo Paskal. Guns And Roses's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. Leo Paskal came out of the goal in the 13th minute to try and stop a shot by Habsburgo's Arnulfo Tano. But to his dismay, Arnulfo Tano quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-2. After 15 minutes, Jeremy Bentham mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Guns And Roses and the Habsburgo players grew even worse after the yellow card. Jeremy Bentham kicked well hit freekick during the 15th minute of the match. Leo Paskal took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Arnulfo Tano, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The audience was convinced that Arnulfo Tano's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Leo Paskal was relentless in the 18th minute of the game. In the 22nd minute Arnulfo Tano shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Leo Paskal saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The audience thought a goal was coming when Marcel Dantas got free with Rodrigo Azubeli in the 30th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Habsburgo's Rodrigo Azubeli played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Serafino Quinto in the 32nd minute of play. 33 minutes into the game, Habsburgo's Ianis Hagi nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Leo Paskal made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-3. 37 minutes into the match, Guns And Roses's goal looked a bit too open when Claudio Martxot came free, but Leo Paskal reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Leo Paskal didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Arnulfo Tano went, in the 42nd minute, to the upper right corner, 1-4 was the resulting score. In the 47th minute, Prudencio Thomas ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Leo Paskal was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-5. After the first half Habsburgo were leading 1-5. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

Leo Paskal stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Arnulfo Tano's shot from short distance in the 54th minute. A collision led to Habsburgo getting a freekick after 55 minutes play. Julian Abalos hit a great ball. If Cristo Gau had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 56th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. A collision led to Habsburgo getting a freekick after 60 minutes play. Bonifacio Jobo hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Arnulfo Tano in the 63rd minute of play forced Guns And Roses's goalkeeper Leo Paskal to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With a little luck, Guns And Roses's Leo Paskal got control of the ball when Vladimiro Pero tried to sneak it across the goal line. Leo Paskal was out of position in the 67 minute of play, and Genaro Ulizes capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Genaro Ulizes really showed his touch with that goal: 1-6. Marcel Dantas's late challenge caught a Habsburgo's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Marcel Dantas helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to Guns And Roses getting a freekick after 71 minutes play. Marcel Dantas hit a great ball. The crowd rose to their feet as Habsburgo's Arnulfo Tano slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Leo Paskal. That made the score 1-7 after 72 minutes of play. Habsburgo's Rodrigo Azubeli played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Cristo Gau in the 75th minute of play. 79 minutes had been played when some careless play by Habsburgo's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Marcel Dantas was slow to take the kick. During this time Guns And Roses's players had a chance to rest. A nice corner shot did that Marcel Dantas got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Rodrigo Azubeli quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. When Guns And Roses's Marcel Dantas in the 84th minute got a chance for a shot 84th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Habsburgo's goalie prevented a goal. In the 85th minute Claudio Martxot shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Leo Paskal saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Ildefonso Totakoxe hit a great freekick 86 minutes into the match. With a little luck, Guns And Roses's Leo Paskal got control of the ball when Claudio Martxot tried to sneak it across the goal line. 89 minutes into the match, Guns And Roses's goal looked a bit too open when Ianis Hagi came free, but Leo Paskal reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Habsburgo's fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.