U23 League

ELLAND ROAD
Spectators: 145 (Terracing: 110, Seating: 33, VIP seats: 2) Kaplan's Abelardo Ledesma started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Aristides Efraim kicked well hit freekick during the 3rd minute of the match. Kaplan's Serafin Lop shoveled away a really nice long shot in the 4th minute of play. The shot was stopped by Ermegildo Medardo but with some difficulty. After 4 minutes, Tomas Estavan mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the AbraXas and the Kaplan players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to AbraXas getting a freekick after 4 minutes play. Tomas Estavan hit a great ball. Ermegildo Medardo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Wilfredo Cordario, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Wilfredo Cordario hit a great freekick 8 minutes into the match. 9 minutes into the match, Kaplan's goal looked a bit too open when German Claris came free, but René Higuita reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Amador Bela hit a great freekick 9 minutes into the match. 12 minutes into the match, AbraXas's goal looked a bit too open when Abelardo Ledesma came free, but Ermegildo Medardo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 13 minutes into the match, AbraXas's goalkeeper Ermegildo Medardo had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Lucio Soin. Angel Llin's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but René Higuita read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 14th minute of play. After a rather tough play, Kaplan's Amador Bela got a free kick in the 14th minute. René Higuita made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from German Claris in the 15th minute of play. In the 19th minute Abelardo Ledesma shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ermegildo Medardo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Benjamin Marko hit a great freekick 23 minutes into the match. In the 26th minute of the match, Serafin Froylan tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Ermegildo Medardo saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. In the 27th minute, Abelardo Ledesma 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. 35 minutes into the match, AbraXas's goal looked a bit too open when Wilfredo Cordario came free, but Ermegildo Medardo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Ermegildo Medardo was out of position in the 36 minute of play, and Wilfredo Cordario capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Wilfredo Cordario really showed his touch with that goal: 1-0. Ermegildo Medardo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Serafin Froylan in the 40th minute of the match. Ermegildo Medardo was a little too slow when Serafin Froylan got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 45th minute. The score was now 2-0.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Angel Llin made a kick off. 52 minutes into the game, Wilfredo Cordario was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Kaplan's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave AbraXas the free kick. A collision led to Kaplan getting a freekick after 52 minutes play. Wilfredo Cordario hit a great ball. René Higuita made a fantastic save in the 56th minute, when Angel Llin sent off a good shot on target. A hard shot 63 in the game by Angel Llin from a close distance when the talented René Higuita managed to make a qualified save. Kaplan's players were relieved. René Higuita stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Angel Llin's shot from short distance in the 65th minute. Angel Llin did some fancy footwork in front of goal and succeeded to deceive the defenders so he could slam the ball in 2-1 to the left of a surprised René Higuita 69 minutes into the match. Ermegildo Medardo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Abelardo Ledesma in the 74th minute of the match. In the 79th minute Serafin Froylan shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ermegildo Medardo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 81stth minute of the game Serafin Froylan who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but AbraXas's Ermegildo Medardo was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 83rd minute, Lucio Soin ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Ermegildo Medardo was frozen by the shot and now it was 3-1. In the 86th minute Serafin Lop shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ermegildo Medardo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Ermegildo Medardo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Wilfredo Cordario, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Ermegildo Medardo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Abelardo Ledesma, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Ermegildo Medardo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Serafin Froylan in the 93rd minute of play.