U23 League

Cement. de elefantes
Spectators: 159 (Terracing: 120, Seating: 36, VIP seats: 3) Racing Club【LBF】's Lisandro Lopez 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. A collision led to Arquímedes getting a freekick after 5 minutes play. Severiano Enaut hit a great ball. The referee felt a red card was in order, 13 minutes into the game, when Isaac Santos put in a rough tackle. After 12 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Racing Club【LBF】! When the match had been going on for 14 minutes, Arquímedes's Placido Milian 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 Marcelo Eufemio. Marcelo Eufemio took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Norberto Dominix, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 24th minute of the match, Ren Ting Jian tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Marcelo Eufemio saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. The supporters of Racing Club【LBF】 booed when Arquímedes was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 25 match minutes in a wonderful position. Arquímedes Vincent didn't get a good kick on the ball. When Qi Yu Yong fell near the penalty area in the 27th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Arquímedes's protests and gave Qi Yu Yong a yellow card for diving instead. In the 28th minute of the match Eulalio Aimar shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Anastasio Quirce showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. 30 minutes into the match, Racing Club【LBF】's goal looked a bit too open when Ren Ting Jian came free, but Marcelo Eufemio reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. With a little luck, Racing Club【LBF】's Marcelo Eufemio got control of the ball when Vicente Ur tried to sneak it across the goal line. Anastasio Quirce took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Eulalio Aimar, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Eulalio Aimar during the 42nd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 43rd minute, Eulalio Aimar hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After some fancy dribbling in the 44th minute, Ren Ting Jian managed to get in a good position for a shot. Arquímedes's supporters rose to their feet, but Ren Ting Jian was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Marcelo Eufemio breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Norberto Dominix sent away a hard shot on goal in the 47th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Af the end of the first half the score was 1-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

After having played for 55 minutes, Ren Ting Jian managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Arquímedes's supporters crossed their fingers, but Ren Ting Jian was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After some careless play in the Racing Club【LBF】 defense, Ren Ting Jian kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Marcelo Eufemio. The Racing Club【LBF】 fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Marcelo Eufemio should have stopped the shot. Vicente Ur hit a great freekick 62 minutes into the match. When Racing Club【LBF】's Lisandro Lopez in the 65th minute got a chance for a shot 65th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Arquímedes's goalie prevented a goal. The supporters of Arquímedes booed when Racing Club【LBF】 was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 68 match minutes in a wonderful position. Gogo Geleberto didn't get a good kick on the ball. The attack was good, but when Lisandro Lopez in the 72nd minute was about to shoot he didn't kick quite good enough and the ball went high over goal. In the 74th minute Lisandro Lopez 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. The audience was convinced that Ren Ting Jian's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Marcelo Eufemio was relentless in the 77th minute of the game. In the 80th minute Eulalio Aimar 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. 85 minutes into the match, Racing Club【LBF】's goal looked a bit too open when Ren Ting Jian came free, but Marcelo Eufemio reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Ren Ting Jian in the 90th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Marcelo Eufemio saved Racing Club【LBF】 from getting behind. Anastasio Quirce didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Lisandro Lopez went, in the 92nd minute, to the upper right corner, 2-2 was the resulting score. The teams fought very hard right up to the final whistle. Both sets of players were happy to go away with a draw.