U23 League

Cienegal
Spectators: 145 (Terracing: 110, Seating: 33, VIP seats: 2) Gryffindor Lions's Angel Isusko 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. A collision led to Gryffindor Lions getting a freekick after 7 minutes play. Angel Isusko hit a great ball. Isidro Ugutz took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 8th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Rafael Refugio. Gryffindor Lions's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. With a little luck, Gryffindor Lions's Rafael Refugio got control of the ball when Virgilio Poz tried to sneak it across the goal line. Celestino Cresconio showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Angel Isusko in the 16th minute of the match. Rafael Refugio made a fantastic save in the 18th minute, when Florentino Sayveon sent off a good shot on target. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alvaro Cutberto in the 21st minute of play forced Cieneguita PQ's goalkeeper Celestino Cresconio to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Cieneguita PQ were furious when Romulo Madaleno was red carded, 23 minutes into the game, but the referee dismissed their protests. After 23 played minutes Cieneguita PQ got a freekick which was hit by Romulo Madaleno. In the 24th minute of the match Mauricio Eneas sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Celestino Cresconio skillfully saved the ball. 28 minutes into the game, Isidro Isauro was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Gryffindor Lions's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Cieneguita PQ the free kick. After 28 played minutes Gryffindor Lions got a freekick which was hit by Isidro Isauro. In the 29th minute Pastor Pirmin shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Rafael Refugio saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When the match had gone on for 29 minutes, Pastor Pirmin took a quick shot and it went in 1-0 without a chance for Rafael Refugio to make any attempt to save it. The supporters of Gryffindor Lions booed when Cieneguita PQ was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 37 match minutes in a wonderful position. Florentino Sayveon didn't get a good kick on the ball. After recieving a nice pass, Gryffindor Lions's Mauricio Eneas tried to score from far away in the 38th minute, but the ball went over the crossbar. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Pastor Pirmin to make the kick off. In the 53rd minute, Osvaldo Orzaize hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. A collision led to Gryffindor Lions getting a freekick after 57 minutes play. Alvaro Cutberto hit a great ball. Gryffindor Lions's Rafael Refugio played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Pastor Pirmin in the 65th minute of play. When Cieneguita PQ's Pastor Pirmin in the 70th minute got a chance for a shot 70th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Gryffindor Lions's goalie prevented a goal. Rafael Refugio took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Pastor Pirmin, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. With his leg Celestino Cresconio managed to avoid a goal in the 77thth minute, when Gryffindor Lions's Angel Isusko fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Celestino Cresconio came out of the goal in the 78th minute to try and stop a shot by Gryffindor Lions's Angel Isusko. But to his dismay, Angel Isusko quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-1. After a rather tough play, Gryffindor Lions's Isidro Isauro got a free kick in the 81st minute. Gryffindor Lions's Rafael Refugio played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Pastor Pirmin in the 90th minute of play. 94 minutes into the match, Pastor Pirmin had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Rafael Refugio. Gryffindor Lions's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Pastor Pirmin was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-1. When the referee ended the match the Cieneguita PQ players were able to celebrate. They had won a fair victory and recieved the ovations of their fans.