U23 League

Paycor Stadium
Spectators: 144 (Terracing: 109, Seating: 33, VIP seats: 2) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Edgard Weterio got the match started through his kick off. Haroldo Lon showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Virgilio Romildo, who was totally free with the ball in the 3rd minute. The supporters of Albiceleste F.C. booed when Bengals was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 4 match minutes in a wonderful position. Aquilino Remir didn't get a good kick on the ball. A collision led to Bengals getting a freekick after 6 minutes play. Aquilino Remir hit a great ball. 8 minutes into the game, Virgilio Romildo cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Haroldo Lon was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. 11 minutes into the match, Marco Artal had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Haroldo Lon. Bengals's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Marco Artal was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-2. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Aquilino Remir during the 15th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After 15 played minutes Bengals got a freekick which was hit by Aquilino Remir. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Virgilio Romildo in the 17th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Haroldo Lon prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Haroldo Lon made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Marco Artal in the 21st minute of play. After having played for 23 minutes, Timoteo Nofre managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Albiceleste F.C.'s supporters crossed their fingers, but Timoteo Nofre was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Haroldo Lon made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Virgilio Romildo in the 26th minute of play. Virgilio Romildo scored 0-3 in the 29th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Haroldo Lon, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Tobias Mino showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Edgard Weterio, who was totally free with the ball in the 36th minute. Haroldo Lon showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Marco Artal, who was totally free with the ball in the 40th minute. 41 minutes into the game, Virgilio Romildo cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-4. Haroldo Lon was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. 48 minutes into the match, Virgilio Romildo had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Haroldo Lon. Bengals's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Virgilio Romildo was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-5.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Virgilio Romildo to make the kick off. Haroldo Lon made an important save on a dangerous shot by Virgilio Romildo in the 56th minute. Aurelio Pacifico's late challenge caught a Albiceleste F.C.'s player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Aurelio Pacifico helped the player get up and apologised. Aquilino Remir hit a great freekick 63 minutes into the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Timoteo Nofre got free with Haroldo Lon in the 66th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Virgilio Romildo succeeded to score despite a near miss that spronge from right pole into the goal to 0-7 in the 67th playminute. 0-8 became the score in the 72nd minute when Virgilio Romildo elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. Haroldo Lon was out of position in the 76 minute of play, and Timoteo Nofre capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Timoteo Nofre really showed his touch with that goal: 0-9. Bengals's Haroldo Lon played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Marco Artal in the 80th minute of play. 81 minutes into the match, Bengals's goalkeeper Haroldo Lon had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Virgilio Romildo. Haroldo Lon showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Marco Artal, who was totally free with the ball in the 82nd minute. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Edgard Weterio in the 86th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Tobias Mino saved Albiceleste F.C. from getting behind. Virgilio Romildo made a well adjusted shot against goal in the 88thth minute coming free in front of the goal, but Haroldo Lon would not let the ball come through at any expense and made a nice save by the left post. A collision led to Bengals getting a freekick after 88 minutes play. Aquilino Remir hit a great ball. 94 minutes into the match, Albiceleste F.C.'s Virgilio Romildo sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Haroldo Lon narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 99th minute, Albiceleste F.C.'s Virgilio Romildo ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Haroldo Lon. Haroldo Lon yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 0-11. The Bengals fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. Albiceleste F.C. were clearly better and deserved to take the win.