U23 League

Solo Arena
Spectators: 158 (Terracing: 119, Seating: 36, VIP seats: 3) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Gabriel Bordat made the kick off which started today's match. Phil Riggs could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 4th minute of the match, but Alfonso Peruanton made a huge save. When Luciano Cronshagen fell near the penalty area in the 6th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Recolta Alamor's protests and gave Luciano Cronshagen a yellow card for diving instead. After 6 played minutes Recolta Alamor got a freekick which was hit by Luciano Cronshagen. Rex Ellis's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 8thth minute, Alfonso Peruanton skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. In the 10th minute of the match, Phil Riggs tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Alfonso Peruanton saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. Rex Elliss short, quick shot in the 12thth minute got Alfonso Peruanton to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. Fidel Elequemedo's late challenge caught a Recolta Alamor's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Fidel Elequemedo helped the player get up and apologised. After 14 played minutes Informaniaticos got a freekick which was hit by Fidel Elequemedo. Recolta Alamor's Luciano Cronshagen shoveled away a really nice long shot in the 15th minute of play. The shot was stopped by Alfonso Peruanton but with some difficulty. If Rex Ellis had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 17th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. With his leg Alfonso Peruanton managed to avoid a goal in the 22ndth minute, when Recolta Alamor's Rex Ellis fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. A collision led to Recolta Alamor getting a freekick after 30 minutes play. Alonzo Donahue hit a great ball. Rex Ellis who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 32ndth minute tested the skills of Alfonso Peruanton when he managed to save the team from getting behind. Grigore Proca showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gabriel Bordat, who was totally free with the ball in the 33rd minute. The audience was convinced that Rex Ellis's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Alfonso Peruanton was relentless in the 34th minute of the game. Nicanor Gomesano sent away a hard shot on goal in the 36th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 42nd minute of the match Recolta Alamor got a corner. Informaniaticos's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Luciano Cronshagen ran over to the corner to take the kick. The corner led Recolta Alamor's Norman Donnelly to fire away a dangerous shot which Alfonso Peruanton despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. Gabriel Bordat hit a great freekick 47 minutes into the match. In the 48th minute of the match Luciano Cronshagen sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Alfonso Peruanton skillfully saved the ball. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 1-0.

In the 51st minute Norman Donnelly shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Alfonso Peruanton saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Alfonso Peruanton made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Luciano Cronshagen in the 55th minute of play. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Aurelio Cortes during the 58th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After 58 played minutes Recolta Alamor got a freekick which was hit by Aurelio Cortes. In the 60th minute, Norman Donnelly left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Recolta Alamor fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-0. Alfonso Peruanton stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Rex Ellis's shot from short distance in the 64th minute. With a little luck, Recolta Alamor's Grigore Proca got control of the ball when Nicanor Gomesano tried to sneak it across the goal line. After 67 minutes Recolta Alamor's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Jorge Etxekopar who took care of the corner kick. After having played for 68 minutes, Fidel Elequemedo managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Informaniaticos's supporters crossed their fingers, but Fidel Elequemedo was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. With an all-out effort, Informaniaticos's Grigore Proca threw himself towards the right post 70 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Gabriel Bordat, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. After some careless play in the Informaniaticos defense, Luciano Cronshagen kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Alfonso Peruanton. The Informaniaticos fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Alfonso Peruanton should have stopped the shot. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Gabriel Bordat during the 75th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The supporters of Recolta Alamor booed when Informaniaticos was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 75 match minutes in a wonderful position. Gabriel Bordat didn't get a good kick on the ball. 78 minutes into the match, Informaniaticos's Gabriel Bordat sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Grigore Proca narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Informaniaticos's Alfonso Peruanton played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Norman Donnelly in the 82nd minute of play. Alfonso Peruanton didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Rex Ellis went, in the 89th minute, to the upper right corner, 4-0 was the resulting score. Grigore Proca made an important save on a dangerous shot by Fidel Elequemedo in the 95th minute. There were very few away supporters still in the ground by the end of the match. Most of them had left early, disgusted by the way their team had been torn apart. Recolta Alamor fully deserved thier win.