U23 League

El Patriarca Mayor
Spectators: 152 (Terracing: 114, Seating: 35, VIP seats: 3) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Angel Cristofol got the match started through his kick off. After a rather tough play, ACF Fiorentina's Fabio Estavan got a free kick in the 2nd minute. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Angel Cristofol in the 4th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Djimmy Guimard saved El Patriarca ® from getting behind. If Fabio Estavan had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 5th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Leopoldo Mannuel hit a great freekick 9 minutes into the match. Fabio Estavan fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 10th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Djimmy Guimard having to interfere. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Angel Cristofol in the 13th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Djimmy Guimard prevented the ball from getting in the gole. El Patriarca ®'s Djimmy Guimard played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ambrosio Bernat in the 14th minute of play. Djimmy Guimard took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Fabio Estavan, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The supporters of El Patriarca ® booed when ACF Fiorentina was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 18 match minutes in a wonderful position. Felix Marino didn't get a good kick on the ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 22nd minute, Angel Cristofol managed to get in a good position for a shot. ACF Fiorentina's supporters rose to their feet, but Angel Cristofol was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Djimmy Guimard breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. ACF Fiorentina's Guillermo Padro played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Severino Lastur in the 23rd minute of play. When the match clock showed 24 minutes, the score became 0-1 when Angel Cristofol sped through El Patriarca ®'s defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Djimmy Guimard. 31 minutes into the game, Epifanio Lopes cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-1. Guillermo Padro was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. After a rather tough play, El Patriarca ®'s Anibal Jobo got a free kick in the 33rd minute. Djimmy Guimard showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ambrosio Bernat in the 34th minute of the match. After 36 played minutes ACF Fiorentina got a freekick which was hit by Ambrosio Bernat. An unexpectedly hard shot by Felix Marino in the 37th minute of play forced El Patriarca ®'s goalkeeper Djimmy Guimard to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 40th minute Angel Cristofol shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Djimmy Guimard saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. A collision led to El Patriarca ® getting a freekick after 42 minutes play. Anibal Jobo hit a great ball. 43 minutes into the match, ACF Fiorentina's Angel Cristofol sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Djimmy Guimard narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Djimmy Guimard took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ambrosio Bernat, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

Epifanio Lopes's late challenge caught a ACF Fiorentina's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Epifanio Lopes helped the player get up and apologised. The supporters of ACF Fiorentina booed when El Patriarca ® was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 52 match minutes in a wonderful position. Epifanio Lopes didn't get a good kick on the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Angel Cristofol in the 52nd minute of play forced El Patriarca ®'s goalkeeper Djimmy Guimard to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With his leg Djimmy Guimard managed to avoid a goal in the 55thth minute, when ACF Fiorentina's Angel Cristofol fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Very clever Angel Cristofol succeeded in the 57th minute to sneak a kick past El Patriarca ®'s goalkeeper making the score 1-2 as the ball drove through the left cross. Fabio Estavan struck a weak shot in the 62nd minute. Djimmy Guimard didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for ACF Fiorentina. With his leg Djimmy Guimard managed to avoid a goal in the 63rdth minute, when ACF Fiorentina's Angel Cristofol fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Djimmy Guimard showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Fabio Estavan in the 67th minute of the match. El Patriarca ®'s Djimmy Guimard proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 68th minute of the match, managed to save El Patriarca ® from getting a goal against them. With a little luck, El Patriarca ®'s Djimmy Guimard got control of the ball when Fabio Estavan tried to sneak it across the goal line. The ACF Fiorentina fans' excitement grew in the 71st match minute when ACF Fiorentina's Angel Cristofol looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 1-3 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Djimmy Guimard made an important save on a dangerous shot by Angel Cristofol in the 74th minute. After a rather tough play, El Patriarca ®'s Severino Lastur got a free kick in the 74th minute. Djimmy Guimard made a fantastic save in the 78th minute, when Angel Cristofol sent off a good shot on target. Fabio Estavan struck a weak shot in the 79th minute. Djimmy Guimard didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for ACF Fiorentina. In the 80th match minute, ACF Fiorentina was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Mateo Dimo to maneuver through the defense. El Patriarca ®'s Djimmy Guimard played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ubaldo Orlondon in the 84th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Angel Cristofol in the 86th minute of play forced El Patriarca ®'s goalkeeper Djimmy Guimard to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Djimmy Guimard stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Angel Cristofol's shot from short distance in the 88th minute. Angel Cristofol who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 89thth minute tested the skills of Djimmy Guimard when he managed to save the team from getting behind. After 90 minutes of play, ACF Fiorentina's Felix Marino made it 1-4 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Djimmy Guimard was left in no man's land by his defense there! If Angel Cristofol had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 93rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The supporters of El Patriarca ® booed when ACF Fiorentina was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 95 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ubaldo Orlondon didn't get a good kick on the ball.