U23 League

Gerner Norstrand
Spectators: 145 (Terracing: 110, Seating: 33, VIP seats: 2) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Damian Valente started the match with the kick off. Bakar Gopala Pillai stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Damian Valente's shot from short distance in the 7th minute. In the 13th minute, Delmar Semeno hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 21st minute Damian Valente shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Bakar Gopala Pillai saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. If Benicio Ruy had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 23rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 24 minutes into the game, Delmar Semeno was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Naboonga OFF's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Rossobianco the free kick. After a rather tough play, Naboonga OFF's Delmar Semeno got a free kick in the 24th minute. Ramsay Bolton showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Benicio Ruy, who was totally free with the ball in the 25th minute. Ramsay Bolton showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Nunez Endira in the 26th minute of the match. 29 minutes into the match, Benicio Ruy notched a goal, 0-2, to the right of Naboonga OFF's Ramsay Bolton. Ramsay Bolton was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Ramsay Bolton made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Nunez Endira in the 33rd minute of play. Rolando Michael kicked well hit freekick during the 34th minute of the match. 36 minutes into the match, Naboonga OFF's goal looked a bit too open when Nunez Endira came free, but Ramsay Bolton reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 41 minutes into the match, Naboonga OFF's goal looked a bit too open when Benicio Ruy came free, but Ramsay Bolton reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Ramsay Bolton didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Nunez Endira went, in the 42nd minute, to the upper right corner, 0-3 was the resulting score. Ramsay Bolton showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Benicio Ruy, who was totally free with the ball in the 45th minute. Ramsay Bolton took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cornelio Quilino, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-4 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Nunez Endira to strike the kick off in the second half. 58 minutes into the game, Rossobianco's Benicio Ruy nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Ramsay Bolton made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-5. The audience was convinced that Damian Valente's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Bakar Gopala Pillai was relentless in the 63rd minute of the game. Enzo Galindo scored 0-6 in the 69th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Ramsay Bolton, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Damian Valente sent away a hard shot on goal in the 73rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Benicio Ruy came free with the goalkeeper in the 82nd minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Ramsay Bolton could save by the left post. 87 minutes into the game, Benicio Ruy cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-7. Ramsay Bolton was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. With a little luck, Naboonga OFF's Ramsay Bolton got control of the ball when Benicio Ruy tried to sneak it across the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Damian Valente in the 92nd minute of play forced Rossobianco's goalkeeper Bakar Gopala Pillai to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The crowd rose to their feet as Cornelio Quilino kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Ramsay Bolton. That made the score 0-8 in the 94 minute of play. Rossobianco played a much better game than Naboonga OFF and deserved their victory. The Naboonga OFF players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.