U23 League

Rene Loco Houseman
Spectators: 145 (Terracing: 110, Seating: 33, VIP seats: 2) The Hanging Tree's Lu Shu Yi 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. David Cucao showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Lu Shu Yi, who was totally free with the ball in the 6th minute. When The Hanging Tree's Lu Shu Yi in the 9th minute got a chance for a shot 9th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Tetes Titans's goalie prevented a goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lu Shu Yi in the 11th minute of play forced Tetes Titans's goalkeeper David Cucao to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. David Cucao showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Justino Feliz, who was totally free with the ball in the 12th minute. Gerardo Elija hit a great freekick 13 minutes into the match. The Hanging Tree's Justino Feliz got a good chance for a goal in the 17th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. The audience thought a goal was coming when Luciano Matro got free with Jacinto Panpili in the 21st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After a rather tough play, Tetes Titans's Teodosio Corderun got a free kick in the 24th minute. Tetes Titans's David Cucao played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Frederico lago in the 26th minute of play. Teodosio Corderun could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 30th minute of the match, but Jacinto Panpili made a huge save. Lu Shu Yi struck a weak shot in the 34th minute. David Cucao didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for The Hanging Tree. The Hanging Tree were awarded a corner in the 39th minute after Tetes Titans's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Frederico lago took the corner. When the match clock showed 42 minutes, the score became 0-1 when Lu Shu Yi sped through Tetes Titans's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of David Cucao. Jacinto Panpili showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Maximiliano Ermano in the 46th minute of the match. The Tetes Titans players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. The Hanging Tree were winning 0-1.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Maximiliano Ermano stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Jacinto Panpili made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gustavo Loren in the 55th minute of play. Tetes Titans's defense didn't have a chance, in the 60th minute, when Lu Shu Yi scored to the left of an out of position David Cucao, making the score, 0-2. After 62 minutes, Conrado Hermon mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the The Hanging Tree and the Tetes Titans players grew even worse after the yellow card. The supporters of Tetes Titans booed when The Hanging Tree was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 62 match minutes in a wonderful position. Conrado Hermon didn't get a good kick on the ball. Tetes Titans's David Cucao played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Lu Shu Yi in the 65th minute of play. 66 minutes into the match, Justino Feliz had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of David Cucao. Tetes Titans's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Justino Feliz was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-3. After 71 minutes, Gustavo Loren mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Tetes Titans and the The Hanging Tree players grew even worse after the yellow card. Gustavo Loren hit a great freekick 71 minutes into the match. David Cucao showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Lu Shu Yi in the 78th minute of the match. David Cucao made a fantastic save in the 82nd minute, when Justino Feliz sent off a good shot on target. David Cucao showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Conrado Hermon in the 83rd minute of the match. The crowd rose to their feet as Lu Shu Yi kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving David Cucao. That made the score 0-4 in the 84 minute of play. Justino Feliz recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 87th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. After some careless play in the The Hanging Tree defense, Gustavo Loren kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Jacinto Panpili. The The Hanging Tree fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Jacinto Panpili should have stopped the shot. The Hanging Tree's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.