U23 League

EL POLEAR STADIUM
Spectators: 162 (Terracing: 122, Seating: 37, VIP seats: 3) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Aparicio Ladra took the kick off in the first half of the match. Ota Rio made in the 4th minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by Plaza Babys CF's Roi Morales. 7 minutes into the match, Arrebimba o Malho SLB's goalkeeper Marciano Eskuin had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Aļģis Engers. Vivaldo Soveral's late challenge caught a Plaza Babys CF's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Vivaldo Soveral helped the player get up and apologised. An unexpectedly hard shot by Olavo Eiró in the 13th minute of play forced Plaza Babys CF's goalkeeper Manuel Moya to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 14 minutes into the match, Aparicio Ladra had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Marciano Eskuin. Arrebimba o Malho SLB's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Aparicio Ladra was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-0. When Yasin Saleh came up free with the goalie in the 19th minute, the Plaza Babys CF fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Yasin Saleh couldn't finish the play. 21 minutes into the match, Arrebimba o Malho SLB's goalkeeper Marciano Eskuin had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Yasin Saleh. In the 21st match minute, Arrebimba o Malho SLB was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Vivaldo Soveral to maneuver through the defense. Yasin Saleh took the ball and in the 26 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Marciano Eskuin. Marciano Eskuin dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-0. In the 31st minute the ball was on its way in behind Arrebimba o Malho SLB's goalkeeper Marciano Eskuin, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Arrebimba o Malho SLB's Marciano Eskuin proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 32nd minute of the match, managed to save Arrebimba o Malho SLB from getting a goal against them. Plaza Babys CF's Manuel Moya played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Aldo Dias in the 34th minute of play. Aparicio Ladra could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 35th minute of the match, but Marciano Eskuin made a huge save. With an all-out effort, Plaza Babys CF's Marciano Eskuin threw himself towards the right post 36 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Yasin Saleh, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. Manuel Moya showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Aldo Dias in the 38th minute of the match. Arrebimba o Malho SLB's Marciano Eskuin proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 39th minute of the match, managed to save Arrebimba o Malho SLB from getting a goal against them. Marciano Eskuin made a fantastic save in the 40th minute, when Filippo Celli sent off a good shot on target. Ota Rio hit a great freekick 41 minutes into the match. Aldo Dias sent away a hard shot on goal in the 45th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Plaza Babys CF's Aļģis Engers got a good chance for a goal in the 47th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Af the end of the first half the score was 2-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Aldo Dias to strike the kick off in the second half. In the 54th minute Aparicio Ladra shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Marciano Eskuin saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Arrebimba o Malho SLB's Marciano Eskuin played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Yasin Saleh in the 55th minute of play. 57 minutes into the game, Plaza Babys CF's Yasin Saleh nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Marciano Eskuin made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 3-0. An unexpectedly hard shot by Aparicio Ladra in the 59th minute of play forced Arrebimba o Malho SLB's goalkeeper Marciano Eskuin to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 61st minute, Ota Rio hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 62 minutes into the game, Plaza Babys CF's Yasin Saleh nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Marciano Eskuin made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 4-0. The supporters of Arrebimba o Malho SLB booed when Plaza Babys CF was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 65 match minutes in a wonderful position. Yasin Saleh didn't get a good kick on the ball. Marciano Eskuin made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Yasin Saleh in the 67th minute of play. In the 70th minute Plaza Babys CF were awarded a corner. Aļģis Engers went to the cornerflag to take it. Aldo Dias kicked well hit freekick during the 70th minute of the match. In the 71st minute, Bo Kristiansson left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Plaza Babys CF fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 5-0. Roi Morales hit a great freekick 74 minutes into the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Ota Rio got free with Manuel Moya in the 76th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 78 minutes into the match, Bo Kristiansson had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Marciano Eskuin. Arrebimba o Malho SLB's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Bo Kristiansson was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 6-0. 86 minutes into the match, Arrebimba o Malho SLB's goal looked a bit too open when Yasin Saleh came free, but Marciano Eskuin reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Marciano Eskuin took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Bo Kristiansson, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 91 minutes into the match, Arrebimba o Malho SLB's goal looked a bit too open when Bo Kristiansson came free, but Marciano Eskuin reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. It was no surprise that this one had ended in a win for the home team. Plaza Babys CF had played much better football throughout.