U23 League

José Amalfitani
Spectators: 159 (Terracing: 120, Seating: 36, VIP seats: 3) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Hector Selmo got the match started through his kick off. Carolo Naelio made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Raul Gumaro in the 6th minute of play. 16 minutes into the match, Hector Selmo notched a goal, 1-1, to the right of Justicialista FC's Conrado Guillelmus. Conrado Guillelmus was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Carolo Naelio took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cleto Lugo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 21 minutes into the match, El Fortín de Floresta's goal looked a bit too open when Nemesio Muc came free, but Carolo Naelio reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Carolo Naelio showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Javier Romildo, who was totally free with the ball in the 22nd minute. The audience thought a goal was coming when Hector Selmo got free with Conrado Guillelmus in the 29th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Conrado Guillelmus came out of the goal in the 39th minute to try and stop a shot by El Fortín de Floresta's Hector Selmo. But to his dismay, Hector Selmo quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 2-1. When Hector Selmo fell near the penalty area in the 42nd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored El Fortín de Floresta's protests and gave Hector Selmo a yellow card for diving instead. Hector Selmo kicked well hit freekick during the 43rd minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Raul Gumaro in the 43rd minute of play forced El Fortín de Floresta's goalkeeper Carolo Naelio to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 43rd minute, Raul Gumaro left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Justicialista FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-2. After 46 played minutes Justicialista FC got a freekick which was hit by Cleto Lugo. 47 minutes into the game, Marco Berasko was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Justicialista FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave El Fortín de Floresta the free kick. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 2-2 after a close first half.

The wind increased when Nemesio Muc made the kick off in the second half. After a rather tough play, Justicialista FC's Mateo Frechoso got a free kick in the 52nd minute. 53 minutes into the match, El Fortín de Floresta's Jose Ponc sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Conrado Guillelmus narrowly saved just below the crossbar. El Fortín de Floresta's Jairo Ioritz got a good chance for a goal in the 54th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Carolo Naelio made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Javier Romildo in the 58th minute of play. Javier Romildo's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Carolo Naelio firmly grabbed it by the left post. In the 65th minute Nemesio Muc shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Carolo Naelio saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 65thth minute of the game Nemesio Muc who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but El Fortín de Floresta's Carolo Naelio was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. 67 minutes into the match, El Fortín de Floresta's goalkeeper Carolo Naelio had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Javier Romildo. A collision led to El Fortín de Floresta getting a freekick after 69 minutes play. Teofilo Rojelio hit a great ball. A collision led to Justicialista FC getting a freekick after 75 minutes play. Marco Berasko hit a great ball. A collision led to El Fortín de Floresta getting a freekick after 76 minutes play. Jairo Ioritz hit a great ball. After 78 played minutes El Fortín de Floresta got a freekick which was hit by Jairo Ioritz. With a little luck, El Fortín de Floresta's Carolo Naelio got control of the ball when Cleto Lugo tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 82nd minute, Marco Berasko hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. An unexpectedly hard shot by Raul Gumaro in the 84th minute of play forced El Fortín de Floresta's goalkeeper Carolo Naelio to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 85 played minutes El Fortín de Floresta got a freekick which was hit by Jairo Ioritz. The audience thought a goal was coming when Nemesio Muc got free with Carolo Naelio in the 86th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Carolo Naelio showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Javier Romildo in the 95th minute of the match. Both teams had looked equal from kick-off, and no-one was surprised when the match finally ended in a draw.