U23 League

Estadio Santa Gala
Spectators: 153 (Terracing: 115, Seating: 35, VIP seats: 3) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Rodrigo Peruxu got the match started through his kick off. Federico Maia took the ball and in the 3 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Fanis Bakosis. Fanis Bakosis dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-1. In the 6th minute Albano Luke shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jarrett Rosenberg saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 8th minute Patrick Fontenot shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Fanis Bakosis saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Fanis Bakosis showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Patrick Fontenot in the 8th minute of the match. Rodrigo Peruxu kicked well hit freekick during the 9th minute of the match. Cosmos Soccer Club's Patrick Fontenot pulled a muscle in his back after 10 minutes and couldn't finish the game. Esteve Dimas's late challenge caught a Cosmos Soccer Club's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Esteve Dimas helped the player get up and apologised. Cosmos Soccer Club's Andy Macias was substituted for Patrick Fontenot. A collision led to Tiburones Rojos getting a freekick after 12 minutes play. Esteve Dimas hit a great ball. After recieving a nice pass, Cosmos Soccer Club's Grant McKay tried to score from far away in the 13th minute, but the ball went over the crossbar. After a rather tough play, Cosmos Soccer Club's Rudolph Saunders got a free kick in the 15th minute. 16 minutes into the match, Tiburones Rojos's Norberto Jerico sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Jarrett Rosenberg narrowly saved just below the crossbar. 18 minutes into the match, Tiburones Rojos's goal looked a bit too open when Andy Macias came free, but Fanis Bakosis reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Andy Macias took the ball and in the 18 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Fanis Bakosis. Fanis Bakosis dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-2. Rosendo Argi who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 26thth minute tested the skills of Jarrett Rosenberg when he managed to save the team from getting behind. Fanis Bakosis showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Andy Macias in the 27th minute of the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Rosendo Argi got free with Jarrett Rosenberg in the 29th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. An unexpectedly hard shot by Andy Macias in the 32nd minute of play forced Tiburones Rojos's goalkeeper Fanis Bakosis to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Gaudencio Salomone during the 34th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 34th minute, Gaudencio Salomone hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When Federico Maia came up free with the goalie in the 35th minute, the Cosmos Soccer Club 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 Federico Maia couldn't finish the play. Grant McKay charged in rather forcefully in the 36th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Grant McKay the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 37th minute, Grant McKay hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After a defensive mix-up in Tiburones Rojos's zone, Federico Maia stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Fanis Bakosis came out of the goal and Federico Maia tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. When the match had gone on for 41 minutes, Albano Luke took a quick shot and it went in 1-2 without a chance for Jarrett Rosenberg to make any attempt to save it. The referee felt a red card was in order, 43 minutes into the game, when Grant McKay put in a rough tackle. In the 43rd minute, one of Cosmos Soccer Club:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Cosmos Soccer Club. The score stood at 2-2 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

After some careless play in the Cosmos Soccer Club defense, Albano Luke kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Jarrett Rosenberg. The Cosmos Soccer Club fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Jarrett Rosenberg should have stopped the shot. After a rather tough play, Tiburones Rojos's Rosendo Argi got a free kick in the 59th minute. With a little luck, Tiburones Rojos's Fanis Bakosis got control of the ball when Federico Maia tried to sneak it across the goal line. Sixto Tristan hit a great freekick 67 minutes into the match. After a rather tough play, Cosmos Soccer Club's Donovan Heath got a free kick in the 68th minute. The supporters of Cosmos Soccer Club booed when Tiburones Rojos was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 69 match minutes in a wonderful position. Rosendo Argi didn't get a good kick on the ball. Federico Maia sent away a hard shot on goal in the 71st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 75 minutes into the match, Cosmos Soccer Club's goal looked a bit too open when Albano Luke came free, but Jarrett Rosenberg reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Jarrett Rosenberg took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Rodrigo Peruxu, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Rodrigo Peruxu in the 78th minute of play forced Cosmos Soccer Club's goalkeeper Jarrett Rosenberg to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 79th minute, Maximino Gaur hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The supporters of Cosmos Soccer Club booed when Tiburones Rojos was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 80 match minutes in a wonderful position. Maximino Gaur didn't get a good kick on the ball. Federico Maia's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 84thth minute, Fanis Bakosis skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. Federico Maia could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 88th minute of the match, but Fanis Bakosis made a huge save. Federico Maia scored 3-3 in the 90th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Fanis Bakosis, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Fanis Bakosis made a fantastic save in the 96th minute, when Federico Maia sent off a good shot on target.