U23 League

SOF
Spectators: 152 (Terracing: 114, Seating: 35, VIP seats: 3) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Ezequiel Calderón started the match with the kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ezequiel Calderón in the 5th minute of play forced Soflov FC's goalkeeper Patricio Salamon to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Feliks Nieruchliwy got free with Jean-Pierre De la Cuadra in the 7th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Jean-Pierre De la Cuadra showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Feliks Nieruchliwy, who was totally free with the ball in the 8th minute. In the 8th minute, Feliks Nieruchliwy ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Jean-Pierre De la Cuadra was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-0. In the 13th minute the ball was on its way in behind Soflov FC's goalkeeper Patricio Salamon, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. With a little luck, Pan FC's Jean-Pierre De la Cuadra got control of the ball when Feliks Nieruchliwy tried to sneak it across the goal line. With an all-out effort, Soflov FC's Jean-Pierre De la Cuadra threw himself towards the right post 18 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Feliks Nieruchliwy, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. In the 19th minute of the match Soflov FC got a corner. Pan FC's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. David Oriol ran over to the corner to take the kick. A nice corner shot did that Osvaldo Olguín got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Jean-Pierre De la Cuadra quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. Jean-Pierre De la Cuadra stood somewhat misplaced when Osvaldo Olguín came free in front of goal and shot 2-0 to the left of him in the 20 minute. After some careless play in the Soflov FC defense, Ezequiel Calderón kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Patricio Salamon. The Soflov FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Patricio Salamon should have stopped the shot. In the 29th minute Feliks Nieruchliwy shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jean-Pierre De la Cuadra saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 33 minutes into the game, Pan FC's Ezequiel Calderón nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Patricio Salamon made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-2. Feliks Nieruchliwy fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 36th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Jean-Pierre De la Cuadra having to interfere. Feliks Nieruchliwy received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 39th minute. Jean-Pierre De la Cuadra tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Jean-Pierre De la Cuadra was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Feliks Nieruchliwy showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 3-2 in the 44 minute of play.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Feliks Nieruchliwy was the one to do the kick off. In the 56th minute the ball was on its way in behind Soflov FC's goalkeeper Patricio Salamon, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. The throw-in from Nando De la Peña in the 58th minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by Soflov FC's Marcus Briceag. The supporters of Soflov FC booed when Pan FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 60 match minutes in a wonderful position. Juan José Van De Gucht didn't get a good kick on the ball. Soflov FC's Marcus Briceag quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Nando De la Peña, made in the 64th minute of the game. Jean-Pierre De la Cuadra showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Feliks Nieruchliwy in the 66th minute of the match. Juan José Van De Gucht kicked well hit freekick during the 69th minute of the match. Patricio Salamon made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ezequiel Calderón in the 72nd minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Feliks Nieruchliwy in the 77th minute of play forced Pan FC's goalkeeper Jean-Pierre De la Cuadra to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a rather tough play, Soflov FC's Marcus Briceag got a free kick in the 78th minute. Soflov FC's Percy Romero quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Pedro José Brodie, made in the 84th minute of the game. In the 88th minute, Percy Romero made a precise shot to the right of Jean-Pierre De la Cuadra. Pan FC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 4-2. It was a well-played corner which 武沙星 managed to volley towards the net. Unfortunately, he didn't get a great hit on the ball and it went out into the grandstand. In the 95th match minute, Pan FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Juan José Van De Gucht to maneuver through the defense. Soflov FC walked away with a well-earned victory that was much celebrated by the crowd.