U23 League

Cement. de elefantes
Spectators: 159 (Terracing: 120, Seating: 36, VIP seats: 3) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Ren Ting Jian started the match with the kick off. Angel Comizzo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ren Ting Jian, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Angel Comizzo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ren Ting Jian in the 6th minute of the match. In the 10th minute Leonel Karlo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Anastasio Quirce saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Anastasio Quirce came out of the goal in the 13th minute to try and stop a shot by Menchu FC's Leopoldo Artizar. But to his dismay, Leopoldo Artizar quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-1. Anastasio Quirce showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Leopoldo Artizar, who was totally free with the ball in the 19th minute. 24 minutes into the match, Arquímedes's goal looked a bit too open when Leonel Karlo came free, but Anastasio Quirce reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Anastasio Quirce took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Leonel Karlo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Leopoldo Artizar in the 25th minute of play forced Arquímedes's goalkeeper Anastasio Quirce to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With a little luck, Menchu FC's Angel Comizzo got control of the ball when Severiano Enaut tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 29th minute Leopoldo Artizar shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Anastasio Quirce saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. A collision led to Menchu FC getting a freekick after 37 minutes play. Mauricio Dodorol hit a great ball. 38 minutes into the match, Menchu FC's goal looked a bit too open when Ren Ting Jian came free, but Angel Comizzo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. If Vicente Ur had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 40th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Leopoldo Artizar in the 42nd minute of play forced Arquímedes's goalkeeper Anastasio Quirce to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Arquímedes's Anastasio Quirce played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Leopoldo Artizar in the 43rd minute of play. Ren Ting Jian got in the 45th a clear chance and fired away a hard shot against goal, but Angel Comizzo handled the situation perfectly and made a save by the crossbar. Angel Comizzo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ren Ting Jian in the 47th minute of the match. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Leonel Karlo to strike the kick off in the second half. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ren Ting Jian in the 54th minute of play forced Menchu FC's goalkeeper Angel Comizzo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 1-2 became the score in the 61st minute when Leopoldo Artizar elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. Menchu FC's Javier Pinola was substituted for Timoteo Colas. In the 68th minute of the match, Leonel Karlo got a very nice opportunity to score, but Anastasio Quirce was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. After 70 played minutes Arquímedes got a freekick which was hit by Vicente Ur. In the 72nd minute, Menchu FC's Leopoldo Artizar dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 1-3. The audience was convinced that Leonel Karlo's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Anastasio Quirce was relentless in the 75th minute of the game. When the match clock showed 75 minutes, the score became 1-4 when Leonel Karlo sped through Arquímedes's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Anastasio Quirce. Menchu FC made a substitution. Felipe Quentin replaced Leopoldo Artizar. The supporters of Arquímedes booed when Menchu FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 80 match minutes in a wonderful position. Dalmacio Abeitia didn't get a good kick on the ball. After having played for 82 minutes, Leonel Karlo managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Menchu FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Leonel Karlo was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Angel Comizzo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ren Ting Jian, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 88 minutes into the match, Norberto Dominix had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Angel Comizzo. Menchu FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Norberto Dominix was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-4. The supporters of Menchu FC booed when Arquímedes was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 95 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ren Ting Jian didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 96th match minute, Arquímedes was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Severiano Enaut to maneuver through the defense. In the 97th minute, Dalmacio Abeitia sent off a long shot on goal, but the shot was nowhere near the goal and Arquímedes's Anastasio Quirce didn't even have to move. Menchu FC's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.