U23 League

ELLAND ROAD
Spectators: 145 (Terracing: 110, Seating: 33, VIP seats: 2) Lucio Soin could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 7th minute of the match, but Saul Gomez made a huge save. 8 minutes into the match, Serafin Froylan dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Saul Gomez, 1-0. Saul Gomez took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Abelardo Ledesma, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After some fancy dribbling in the 15th minute, Felipe Gasteiz managed to get in a good position for a shot. Stat Veritas FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Felipe Gasteiz was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. René Higuita breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. An unexpectedly hard shot by Serafin Froylan in the 17th minute of play forced Stat Veritas FC's goalkeeper Saul Gomez to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When the match had gone on for 20 minutes, Abelardo Ledesma took a quick shot and it went in 2-0 without a chance for Saul Gomez to make any attempt to save it. When the match clock showed 27 minutes, the score became 2-1 when Honorio Nikola sped through Kaplan's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of René Higuita. Saul Gomez took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Abelardo Ledesma, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 35th minute, Serafin Froylan 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. Wilfredo Cordario fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 37th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Saul Gomez having to interfere. Saul Gomez came out of the goal in the 38th minute to try and stop a shot by Kaplan's Serafin Froylan. But to his dismay, Serafin Froylan quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 3-1. René Higuita showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Honorio Nikola in the 42nd minute of the match. In the 44th minute, Stat Veritas FC's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Abelardo Ledesma fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Abelardo Ledesma stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Abelardo Ledesma took the ball and in the 60 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Saul Gomez. Saul Gomez dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 5-1. In the 65th match minute, Stat Veritas FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Venancio Lop to maneuver through the defense. After some careless play in the Stat Veritas FC defense, Lucio Soin kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Saul Gomez. The Stat Veritas FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Saul Gomez should have stopped the shot. After 75 played minutes Stat Veritas FC got a freekick which was hit by Felipe Gasteiz. After 76 played minutes Kaplan got a freekick which was hit by Serafin Froylan. Lucio Soin took the ball and in the 78 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Saul Gomez. Saul Gomez dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 7-1. In the 82nd minute, Narciso Eriz hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Honorio Nikola in the 83rdth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of René Higuita, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. When Wilfredo Cordario came up free with the goalie in the 94th minute, the Kaplan fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Wilfredo Cordario couldn't finish the play. Felipe Gasteiz recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 98th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Kaplan's supporters were delighted with their team's performance and swarmed onto the pitch at the end of the match to celebrate the victory with the players.