U23 League

Negrodromo
Spectators: 152 (Terracing: 114, Seating: 35, VIP seats: 3) Ismael Manilan made the kick off and thus started the match. Froilan Llorian showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ismael Manilan in the 4th minute of the match. Fulgencio Natal sent away a hard shot on goal in the 6th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Guaberto Haimar acted impressively in front of the goal and made a superb save when he, in the 11th minute, took the ball on the long shot from Celedonio Xabat. Froilan Llorian showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gabriel Isaio, who was totally free with the ball in the 12th minute. Froilan Llorian took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Patricio Kaiet, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. A collision led to Almeyra F.C. getting a freekick after 16 minutes play. Cecilio Rioja hit a great ball. After recieving a nice pass, TORQUE F.C.'s Astor Avellaneda tried to score from far away in the 17th minute, but the ball went over the crossbar. 18 minutes into the match, Almeyra F.C.'s goal looked a bit too open when Gabriel Isaio came free, but Froilan Llorian reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After some careless play in the TORQUE F.C. defense, Celedonio Xabat kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Guaberto Haimar. The TORQUE F.C. fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Guaberto Haimar should have stopped the shot. Froilan Llorian showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gabriel Isaio, who was totally free with the ball in the 25th minute. Teodoro Dubardo's late challenge caught a Almeyra F.C.'s player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Teodoro Dubardo helped the player get up and apologised. Teodoro Dubardo hit a great freekick 30 minutes into the match. Celedonio Xabat shot from long distance in the 30th minute, but Guaberto Haimar was prepared and stopped the ball at the left post. 32 minutes into the match, TORQUE F.C.'s goalkeeper Guaberto Haimar had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Fulgencio Natal. Fulgencio Natal came free with the goalkeeper in the 34th minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Guaberto Haimar could save by the left post. With a little luck, TORQUE F.C.'s Guaberto Haimar got control of the ball when Celedonio Xabat tried to sneak it across the goal line. Thanks to some nice moves Fulgencio Natal could shoot a difficult shot in the 35th minute, which Guaberto Haimar however easily saved by the left post. In the 37th minute Celedonio Xabat shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Guaberto Haimar saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The audience was convinced that Gabriel Isaio's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Froilan Llorian was relentless in the 41st minute of the game. Froilan Llorian took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Patricio Kaiet, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 48 minutes into the match, Almeyra F.C.'s Celedonio Xabat sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Guaberto Haimar narrowly saved just below the crossbar.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Omar Abecia made a kick off. TORQUE F.C.'s Guaberto Haimar played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Fulgencio Natal in the 53rd minute of play. After a rather tough play, TORQUE F.C.'s Ismael Manilan got a free kick in the 59th minute. In the 62nd minute, Omar Abecia made a precise shot to the right of Guaberto Haimar. TORQUE F.C.'s defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 3-0. Froilan Llorian made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Elvio Gaufred in the 65th minute of play. In the 66th match minute, Almeyra F.C. was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Fulgencio Natal to maneuver through the defense. Almeyra F.C.'s Froilan Llorian proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 67th minute of the match, managed to save Almeyra F.C. from getting a goal against them. In the 69th minute, Fulgencio Natal left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Almeyra F.C. fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 4-0. Froilan Llorian took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gabriel Isaio, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Cecilio Rioja hit a great freekick 79 minutes into the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Ismael Manilan got free with Froilan Llorian in the 81st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Guaberto Haimar made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Fulgencio Natal in the 84th minute of play. After 87 minutes of play, TORQUE F.C.'s Elvio Gaufred made it 5-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Froilan Llorian was left in no man's land by his defense there! Filiberto Hernando's late challenge caught a Almeyra F.C.'s player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Filiberto Hernando helped the player get up and apologised. After 92 played minutes TORQUE F.C. got a freekick which was hit by Filiberto Hernando. Guaberto Haimar came out of the goal in the 95th minute to try and stop a shot by Almeyra F.C.'s Celedonio Xabat. But to his dismay, Celedonio Xabat quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 6-1. Almeyra F.C. walked away with a well-earned victory that was much celebrated by the crowd.