U23 League

Hogwarts Stadium
Spectators: 152 (Terracing: 114, Seating: 35, VIP seats: 3) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Leo Messi started the match with the kick off. 6 minutes into the match, Marshrose's goal looked a bit too open when Apostolos Mantzourakis came free, but Santiago Hatch reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Hogwarts's Moreno Gaztelumendi played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Bara Miss in the 7th minute of play. Santiago Hatch made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Apostolos Mantzourakis in the 12th minute of play. After 12 minutes of play, Hogwarts's Apostolos Mantzourakis made it 1-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Santiago Hatch was left in no man's land by his defense there! An unexpectedly hard shot by Marion Moon in the 15th minute of play forced Hogwarts's goalkeeper Moreno Gaztelumendi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Moreno Gaztelumendi showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Bara Miss in the 17th minute of the match. A collision led to Marshrose getting a freekick after 18 minutes play. Columbus Long hit a great ball. Leo Messi fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 20th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Santiago Hatch having to interfere. Nunez Elzuardi hit a great freekick 22 minutes into the match. Moreno Gaztelumendi took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Bara Miss, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Bara Miss scored 1-2 in the 27th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Moreno Gaztelumendi, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Marion Moon received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 32nd minute. Moreno Gaztelumendi tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Bara Miss in the 34th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Moreno Gaztelumendi prevented the ball from getting in the gole. When Marshrose's Bara Miss in the 35th minute got a chance for a shot 35th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Hogwarts's goalie prevented a goal. After a defensive mix-up in Hogwarts's zone, Bara Miss stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Moreno Gaztelumendi came out of the goal and Bara Miss tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 42nd minute, Ubaldo Villarruel hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After a rather tough play, Hogwarts's Ubaldo Villarruel got a free kick in the 44th minute. In the 45th minute, Bara Miss left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Marshrose fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-4. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 1-4.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Bara Miss to make the kick off. Bara Miss struck a weak shot in the 51st minute. Moreno Gaztelumendi didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Marshrose. Bara Misss short, quick shot in the 53rdth minute got Moreno Gaztelumendi to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. A hard shot 55 in the game by Bara Miss from a close distance when the talented Moreno Gaztelumendi managed to make a qualified save. Hogwarts's players were relieved. Sammie Laderoute struck a weak shot in the 58th minute. Moreno Gaztelumendi didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Marshrose. In the 60th minute, Ubaldo Villarruel hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When the match had been going on for 62 minutes, Marshrose's Sammie Laderoute got an opportunity to shoot a penalty. He stayed cool and waited for the goalkeeper to move, before he confidently shot the ball into the goal, to the left of Moreno Gaztelumendi. Baldomero Rufo kicked well hit freekick during the 64th minute of the match. Moreno Gaztelumendi came out of the goal in the 68th minute to try and stop a shot by Marshrose's Bara Miss. But to his dismay, Bara Miss quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-6. After 72nd play minutes Bara Miss shot 1-7, a short shot which went by Moreno Gaztelumendi and just under the crossbar into goal. Baldomero Rufo hit a great freekick 75 minutes into the match. Marshrose's Santiago Hatch played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Apostolos Mantzourakis in the 78th minute of play. After a defensive mix-up in Hogwarts's zone, Rupert McClure stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Moreno Gaztelumendi came out of the goal and Rupert McClure tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Santiago Hatch didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Apostolos Mantzourakis went, in the 84th minute, to the upper right corner, 2-7 was the resulting score. Hogwarts were furious when Asensio Carneiro was red carded, 94 minutes into the game, but the referee dismissed their protests. 94 minutes into the game, one of Hogwarts:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. Marshrose walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.