U23 League

Merengues Aires Puro
Spectators: 159 (Terracing: 120, Seating: 36, VIP seats: 3) In the 3rd minute Ivan Vistruario shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Gregorio Fagildo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 4 minutes had been played when some careless play by Deportivo Diamante U18's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Tata González was slow to take the kick. During this time LA LUZ F.C.'s players had a chance to rest. A nice corner shot did that Celestino Katia got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Gregorio Fagildo quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. The audience was convinced that Conrado Maiorga's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Javier Enol was relentless in the 6th minute of the game. After 7 minutes of play, Deportivo Diamante U18's Conrado Maiorga made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Javier Enol was left in no man's land by his defense there! Ivan Vistruario did some fancy footwork in front of goal and succeeded to deceive the defenders so he could slam the ball in 1-1 to the left of a surprised Gregorio Fagildo 10 minutes into the match. Conrado Maiorga hit a great freekick 12 minutes into the match. 20 minutes into the match, Ivan Vistruario dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Gregorio Fagildo, 3-1. The referee felt a red card was in order, 23 minutes into the game, when Fernando Firme put in a rough tackle. Gregorio Fagildo had in the 24thth minute some difficulties stopping Mala Lech's well aimed penalty as it nearly passed him on his left side, but he still managed to hold the ball. Ivan Vistruario scored 4-1 in the 28th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Gregorio Fagildo, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Ivan Vistruario in the 31st managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Gregorio Fagildo saved Deportivo Diamante U18 from getting behind. LA LUZ F.C.'s attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Tata González in the 32nd minute. A nice corner shot did that Tata González got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Gregorio Fagildo quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. In the 34th minute the ball was on its way in behind Deportivo Diamante U18's goalkeeper Gregorio Fagildo, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Andrés Torres charged in rather forcefully in the 44th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Andrés Torres the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. 43 minutes into the game, one of LA LUZ F.C.:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. In the 45th minute there was a penalty for Deportivo Diamante U18. Lino Igon stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Javier Enol. 4-2. In the 47th match minute, Deportivo Diamante U18 was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Conrado Maiorga to maneuver through the defense.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Mala Lech made a kick off. Deportivo Diamante U18's Gregorio Fagildo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ivan Vistruario in the 54th minute of play. 56 minutes into the match, LA LUZ F.C.'s goal looked a bit too open when Leonides Dalmau came free, but Javier Enol reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. A nice corner shot did that Lino Igon got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Javier Enol quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. In the 62nd minute Leonides Dalmau shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Javier Enol saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 65 minutes into the game, Deportivo Diamante U18's Leonides Dalmau nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Javier Enol made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 4-3. Gregorio Fagildo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ivan Vistruario in the 68th minute of the match. If Victor Valiente had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 79th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. A hard shot 80 in the game by Amador Rafel from a close distance when the talented Javier Enol managed to make a qualified save. LA LUZ F.C.'s players were relieved. In the 80th match minute, LA LUZ F.C. was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Andrés Torres to maneuver through the defense. Gregorio Fagildo came out of the goal in the 83rd minute to try and stop a shot by LA LUZ F.C.'s Ivan Vistruario. But to his dismay, Ivan Vistruario quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 5-3. Ivan Vistruario scored 6-3 in the 95th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Gregorio Fagildo, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. LA LUZ F.C. had won after a very even match.