U23 League

El Teatro Gasolero
Spectators: 152 (Terracing: 114, Seating: 35, VIP seats: 3) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Jairo Cordeiro got the match started through his kick off. Ulises Feo hit a great freekick 4 minutes into the match. Edelmiro Maraman blasted a shot towards the goal in the 8th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Guillermo Marko having to make a save. Arnulfo Afonso kicked well hit freekick during the 13th minute of the match. After 19 played minutes Forros Fantásticos AC got a freekick which was hit by Ulises Feo. Guillermo Marko showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jairo Cordeiro in the 22nd minute of the match. Adrian Cordareo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gustavo Ubendu in the 26th minute of the match. Gustavo Ubendu fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 35th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Adrian Cordareo having to interfere. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Jairo Cordeiro in the 38th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Guillermo Marko saved Forros Fantásticos AC from getting behind. Edelmiro Maraman fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 42nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Guillermo Marko having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jairo Cordeiro in the 44th minute of play forced Forros Fantásticos AC's goalkeeper Guillermo Marko to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The crowd rose to their feet as Cristobal Ilixo kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Adrian Cordareo. That made the score 1-0 in the 47 minute of play. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 1-0.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Gustavo Ubendu to make the kick off. Edelmiro Maraman could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 52nd minute of the match, but Guillermo Marko made a huge save. An unexpectedly hard shot by Roberto Luar in the 53rd minute of play forced Forros Fantásticos AC's goalkeeper Guillermo Marko to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Through an outstanding action, after 55 minutes, Guillermo Marko successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. If Edelmiro Maraman had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 59th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Edelmiro Maraman could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 61st minute of the match, but Guillermo Marko made a huge save. In the 63rd minute, Edelmiro Maraman ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Guillermo Marko was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-1. Edelmiro Maraman sent away a hard shot on goal in the 66th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Ulises Feo kicked well hit freekick during the 67th minute of the match. Gustavo Ubendu's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Adrian Cordareo read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 68th minute of play. Adrian Cordareo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gustavo Ubendu, who was totally free with the ball in the 73rd minute. In the 76th match minute, Pingos Futbol Club was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Froilan Christobal to maneuver through the defense. Pingos Futbol Club's Ariel Silban was substituted for Hernan Florinio. Froilan Christobal hit a great freekick 77 minutes into the match. 81 minutes into the match, Pingos Futbol Club's goal looked a bit too open when Cristobal Ilixo came free, but Adrian Cordareo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 85th minute, Ulises Feo hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Gustavo Ubendu's late challenge caught a Pingos Futbol Club's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Gustavo Ubendu helped the player get up and apologised. In the 87th minute, Gustavo Ubendu hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Bernardino Medardo kicked well hit freekick during the 88th minute of the match. In the 89th minute of the match Arnulfo Afonso shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Adrian Cordareo showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. 91 minutes into the game, Elvio Batistuta cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-2. Guillermo Marko was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Eustacio Basualdo's late challenge caught a Pingos Futbol Club's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Eustacio Basualdo helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to Forros Fantásticos AC getting a freekick after 94 minutes play. Eustacio Basualdo hit a great ball. In the 95th minute, Bernardino Medardo got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. In the 97th minute, Elvio Batistuta ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Guillermo Marko was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-3. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched Pingos Futbol Club eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.