U23 League

José Amalfitani
Spectators: 159 (Terracing: 120, Seating: 36, VIP seats: 3) An unexpectedly hard shot by Stoyo Abazov in the 4th 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. La Vuelta del Malon were awarded a corner in the 5th minute after El Fortín de Floresta's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Nestor Beltza took the corner. In the 9th minute, Liu Rong Bin left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The La Vuelta del Malon fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. Reynaldo Hanni sent away a hard shot on goal in the 13th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Carolo Naelio took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Julio Duarte, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 23rd minute Stoyo Abazov 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 26thth minute of the game Krzysztof Hajduk 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. The corner led El Fortín de Floresta's Jose Ponc to fire away a dangerous shot which Abelardo Erlantz despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. In the 31st minute, Julio Duarte made a precise shot to the right of Carolo Naelio. El Fortín de Floresta's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-2. The audience was convinced that Stoyo Abazov's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Carolo Naelio was relentless in the 41st minute of the game. After a rather tough play, El Fortín de Floresta's Teofilo Rojelio got a free kick in the 42nd minute. A collision led to El Fortín de Floresta getting a freekick after 44 minutes play. Angelo Felo hit a great ball. In the 44th minute the ball was on its way in behind El Fortín de Floresta's goalkeeper Carolo Naelio, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. After the first half La Vuelta del Malon were leading 0-3. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Krzysztof Hajduk stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. 52 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 Stoyo Abazov. In the 53rd minute, Jose Ponc hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Carolo Naelio made a fantastic save in the 54th minute, when Stoyo Abazov sent off a good shot on target. When Nestor Beltza came up free with the goalie in the 55th minute, the La Vuelta del Malon 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 Nestor Beltza couldn't finish the play. Carolo Naelio made a fantastic save in the 59th minute, when Stoyo Abazov sent off a good shot on target. 60 minutes into the match, El Fortín de Floresta's goal looked a bit too open when Stoyo Abazov came free, but Carolo Naelio reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Julio Duarte blasted a shot towards the goal in the 65th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Carolo Naelio having to make a save. Teofilo Rojelio was shown his second yellow card after 65 minutes, following a rather ugly tackle on opponent. That was the end of his participation in the match. In the 67th minute, Teofilo Rojelio hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The audience was convinced that Krzysztof Hajduk's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Carolo Naelio was relentless in the 68th minute of the game. When the match had gone on for 70 minutes, Stoyo Abazov put it in 0-4 from a short distance just to the right of Carolo Naelio. An unexpectedly hard shot by Krzysztof Hajduk in the 72nd 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. Through an outstanding action, after 72 minutes, Carolo Naelio successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. In the 74th minute, Stoyo Abazov left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The La Vuelta del Malon fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-5. Carolo Naelio made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Julio Duarte in the 76th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Stoyo Abazov in the 78th 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. Carolo Naelio was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Julio Duarte showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 0-6 in the 79 minute of play. La Vuelta del Malon's Terry Van Houdtvinck was substituted for Reynaldo Hanni. The audience was convinced that Julio Duarte's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Carolo Naelio was relentless in the 85th minute of the game. When the match had gone on for 85 minutes, Julio Duarte put it in 0-7 from a short distance just to the right of Carolo Naelio. La Vuelta del Malon's Stoyo Abazov got a good chance for a goal in the 89th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Julio Duarte received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 95th minute. Carolo Naelio tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. La Vuelta del Malon made a substitution. Clodoveo Eutor replaced Nestor Beltza. La Vuelta del Malon's fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.