U23 League

Legend Killer
Spectators: 150 (Terracing: 113, Seating: 34, VIP seats: 3) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Ulises Fanjul kicked off to start the match. Pau Covillas fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 2nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Poulus Farias having to interfere. 4 minutes into the match, Betadur Medel had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Poulus Farias. RKO AFC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Betadur Medel was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. After some careless play in the RKO AFC defense, Betadur Medel kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Poulus Farias. The RKO AFC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Poulus Farias should have stopped the shot. In the 11th minute, Betadur Medel ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Poulus Farias was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-3. 14 minutes into the game, Montevideo City Torque's Betadur Medel nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Poulus Farias made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-4. After a defensive mix-up in RKO AFC's zone, Bizi Saludes stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Poulus Farias came out of the goal and Bizi Saludes tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Poulus Farias showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Betadur Medel, who was totally free with the ball in the 25th minute. In the 26th minute, Ulises Fanjul hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Bizi Saludes sent away a hard shot on goal in the 27th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. RKO AFC's Poulus Farias played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Pau Covillas in the 29th minute of play. Poulus Farias showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Betadur Medel in the 30th minute of the match. After a defensive mix-up in Montevideo City Torque's zone, Ulises Fanjul stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Manoel Loarte came out of the goal and Ulises Fanjul tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Ulises Fanjul fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 40th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Manoel Loarte having to interfere. Betadur Medel hit a great freekick 45 minutes into the match.

54 minutes into the game, Bizi Saludes cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-5. Poulus Farias was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. After some careless play in the RKO AFC defense, Betadur Medel kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Poulus Farias. The RKO AFC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Poulus Farias should have stopped the shot. 62 minutes into the game, Betadur Medel cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-7. Poulus Farias was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Pau Covillas hit a great freekick 66 minutes into the match. Gabriel Almarza hit a great freekick 69 minutes into the match. Bizi Saludes received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 72nd minute. Poulus Farias tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After a defensive mix-up in RKO AFC's zone, Bizi Saludes stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Poulus Farias came out of the goal and Bizi Saludes tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. A collision led to RKO AFC getting a freekick after 79 minutes play. Pierre Dagnino hit a great ball. Betadur Medel made a well adjusted shot against goal in the 80thth minute coming free in front of the goal, but Poulus Farias would not let the ball come through at any expense and made a nice save by the left post. Pau Covillas received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 82nd minute. Poulus Farias tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 84 minutes into the match, Bizi Saludes notched a goal, 0-8, to the right of RKO AFC's Poulus Farias. Poulus Farias was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. 90 minutes into the match, RKO AFC's goalkeeper Poulus Farias had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Betadur Medel. With a little luck, RKO AFC's Poulus Farias got control of the ball when Pau Covillas tried to sneak it across the goal line. 95 minutes into the match, RKO AFC's goalkeeper Poulus Farias had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Bizi Saludes. Montevideo City Torque's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.