U23 League

Soccer Arena
Spectators: 152 (Terracing: 114, Seating: 35, VIP seats: 3) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Patrick Fontenot made the kick off which started today's match. Cosmos Soccer Club's Patrick Fontenot was standing unmarked in front of the goal when he, in the 9th play minute, got the ball and easily drilled it into the goal. 13 minutes into the match, Escuadrón Mercenario's goalkeeper Josué Castro had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Federico Maia. After a rather tough play, Escuadrón Mercenario's Eguen Abad got a free kick in the 15th minute. If Federico Maia had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 16th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Patrick Fontenot in the 18th minute of play forced Escuadrón Mercenario's goalkeeper Josué Castro to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Iztal Aballe hit a great freekick 30 minutes into the match. Escuadrón Mercenario's Josué Castro proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 33rd minute of the match, managed to save Escuadrón Mercenario from getting a goal against them. 35 minutes into the match, Cosmos Soccer Club's Patrick Fontenot sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Josué Castro narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Jarrett Rosenberg took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Indalecio Abadia, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 39th minute Sarracino Abad 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. Cosmos Soccer Club's Jarrett Rosenberg played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Sarracino Abad in the 39th minute of play. In the 41st minute, Nicky Cavazos ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Josué Castro was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-0. Jarrett Rosenberg made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Sarracino Abad in the 47th minute of play. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 2-0.

Donovan Heath kicked well hit freekick during the 51st minute of the match. Jarrett Rosenberg showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Sarracino Abad in the 53rd minute of the match. Sarracino Abad sent away a hard shot on goal in the 55th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. With a little luck, Cosmos Soccer Club's Jarrett Rosenberg got control of the ball when Sarracino Abad tried to sneak it across the goal line. Josué Castro took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Donovan Heath, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 71 minutes of play, Cosmos Soccer Club's Patrick Fontenot made it 3-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Josué Castro was left in no man's land by his defense there! 77 minutes into the match, Cosmos Soccer Club's goal looked a bit too open when Indalecio Abadia came free, but Jarrett Rosenberg reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Josué Castro took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Patrick Fontenot, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 81st match minute, Escuadrón Mercenario was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Indalecio Abadia to maneuver through the defense. Josué Castro took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Harvey Flynn, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Patrick Fontenot in the 87th minute of play forced Escuadrón Mercenario's goalkeeper Josué Castro to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Jarrett Rosenberg showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Iztal Aballe, who was totally free with the ball in the 90th minute. A collision led to Cosmos Soccer Club getting a freekick after 93 minutes play. Ivelin Kúchev hit a great ball. Cosmos Soccer Club's supporters were highly satisfied with the result. They cheered their team of the pitch, having watched them win a very even match.