U23 League

Mechanicville
Spectators: 147 (Terracing: 113, Seating: 34, VIP seats: 0) Nacional Potosí's William Álvarez 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. After 2 played minutes Nacional Potosí got a freekick which was hit by Rogelio Abel. 4 minutes into the match, Mechanicville's goal looked a bit too open when William Álvarez came free, but Mitch Samuels reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Mitch Samuels showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ángel Ortiz, who was totally free with the ball in the 7th minute. 9 minutes into the game, Nacional Potosí's Ángel Ortiz nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Mitch Samuels made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. Mitch Samuels came out of the goal in the 12th minute to try and stop a shot by Nacional Potosí's Cordeara Abenda. But to his dismay, Cordeara Abenda quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-2. Mitch Samuels showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from William Álvarez in the 16th minute of the match. William Álvarez received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 19th minute. Mitch Samuels tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 21st minute, Ángel Ortiz ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Mitch Samuels was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-3. After 24 minutes of play, Nacional Potosí's Cordeara Abenda made it 0-4 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Mitch Samuels was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 27th minute, Ángel Ortiz made a precise shot to the right of Mitch Samuels. Mechanicville's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-5. After some fancy dribbling in the 34th minute, William Álvarez managed to get in a good position for a shot. Nacional Potosí's supporters rose to their feet, but William Álvarez was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Mitch Samuels breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Mitch Samuels made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ángel Ortiz in the 38th minute of play. Clark Hess kicked well hit freekick during the 38th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ángel Ortiz in the 41st minute of play forced Mechanicville's goalkeeper Mitch Samuels to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Mitch Samuels took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cordeara Abenda, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Mechanicville's Mitch Samuels played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by William Álvarez in the 44th minute of play. 46 minutes into the match, Mechanicville's goal looked a bit too open when Ángel Ortiz came free, but Mitch Samuels reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Mitch Samuels showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from William Álvarez, who was totally free with the ball in the 47th minute. 47 minutes into the match, William Álvarez had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Mitch Samuels. Mechanicville's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that William Álvarez was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-6. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-6 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Winston Matthews to make the kick off. Winston Matthews's late challenge caught a Nacional Potosí's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Winston Matthews helped the player get up and apologised. In the 56th minute, Winston Matthews hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Mitch Samuels was out of position in the 58 minute of play, and Ángel Ortiz capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Ángel Ortiz really showed his touch with that goal: 0-7. 64 minutes into the match, Mechanicville's goalkeeper Mitch Samuels had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Quirze Abello. The audience thought a goal was coming when Quirze Abello got free with Mitch Samuels in the 67th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 68 minutes into the game, Nacional Potosí's Quirze Abello nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Mitch Samuels made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-8. Mitch Samuels took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ángel Ortiz, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 73 minutes into the match, Mechanicville's goalkeeper Mitch Samuels had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by William Álvarez. Mitch Samuels didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Quirze Abello went, in the 74th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-9 was the resulting score. The crowd rose to their feet as Ángel Ortiz kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Mitch Samuels. That made the score 0-10 in the 77 minute of play. Cordeara Abenda shot from long distance in the 81st minute, but Mitch Samuels was prepared and stopped the ball at the left post. With a little luck, Mechanicville's Mitch Samuels got control of the ball when Quirze Abello tried to sneak it across the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by William Álvarez in the 85th minute of play forced Mechanicville's goalkeeper Mitch Samuels to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Cordeara Abenda could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 86th minute of the match, but Mitch Samuels made a huge save. The crowd rose to their feet as Quirze Abello kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Mitch Samuels. That made the score 0-11 in the 91 minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ángel Ortiz in the 95th minute of play forced Mechanicville's goalkeeper Mitch Samuels to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 96th minute, Sheldon Benjamin hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When the match was over Nacional Potosí could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than Mechanicville throughout the match.