U23 League

Diego A Maradona
Spectators: 151 (Terracing: 114, Seating: 34, VIP seats: 3) Rigoberto Rocendo hit a great freekick 2 minutes into the match. Fulgencio Sazon received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 6th minute. Paul Stanley tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After 16 played minutes Psycho-Circus got a freekick which was hit by Ian Clementsson. Celestino Mantzio kicked well hit freekick during the 17th minute of the match. In the 18th minute of the match Fulgencio Sazon shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Paul Stanley showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Ian Clementsson got free with Patrick Guimarães in the 21st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After a rather tough play, Psycho-Circus's Isidro Vincente got a free kick in the 23rd minute. In the 25th minute, BloodHounds F.C.'s Achraf Hakimi seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Achraf Hakimi the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of BloodHounds F.C. protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and Achraf Hakimi had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. After 24 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for BloodHounds F.C.! BloodHounds F.C.:s Patrick Guimarães showed great skill when he stopped Luis Zárate:s penalty. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Delmiro Matteo in the 32nd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Patrick Guimarães saved BloodHounds F.C. from getting behind. Ian Clementsson received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 44th minute. Patrick Guimarães tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 2-0.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Igor Loramendi was the one to do the kick off. Patrick Guimarães stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Ian Clementsson's shot from short distance in the 50th minute. Patrick Guimarães showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Marcelino Lartaun, who was totally free with the ball in the 53rd minute. Paul Stanley made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Eloy Fiz in the 56th minute of play. If Eloy Fiz had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 61st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Psycho-Circus's Nicasio Savion was substituted for Marcelino Lartaun. In the 67th minute, Nicasio Savion left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Psycho-Circus fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 3-0. After 71 minutes BloodHounds F.C.'s defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Luis Zárate who took care of the corner kick. The corner ended in Luis Zárate almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but BloodHounds F.C.'s Patrick Guimarães did a great save. Igor Loramendi took the ball and in the 74 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Paul Stanley. Paul Stanley dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 3-1. After a rather tough play, Psycho-Circus's Dante Elodio got a free kick in the 78th minute. Paul Stanley made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Igor Loramendi in the 83rd minute of play. Patrick Guimarães made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Nicasio Savion in the 90th minute of play. After a defensive mix-up in BloodHounds F.C.'s zone, Ian Clementsson stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Patrick Guimarães came out of the goal and Ian Clementsson tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 94 minutes into the match, BloodHounds F.C.'s goal looked a bit too open when Rolando Koldo came free, but Patrick Guimarães reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. Psycho-Circus had won after a very even match.