U23 League

Mario Pájaro Gomez
Spectators: 145 (Terracing: 110, Seating: 33, VIP seats: 2) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Mauro Cesario took the kick off in the first half of the match. Enzo Shantala showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Saverio Domingues, who was totally free with the ball in the 3rd minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Luo Zhen Chang in the 4th minute of play forced Guns And Roses's goalkeeper Amador Jorrin to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 5 minutes into the game, Guns And Roses's Saverio Domingues nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Enzo Shantala made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. After some careless play in the Vilma Palma defense, Saverio Domingues kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Enzo Shantala. The Vilma Palma fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Enzo Shantala should have stopped the shot. The audience was convinced that Cristo Gau's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Enzo Shantala was relentless in the 14th minute of the game. 17 minutes into the match, Luo Zhen Chang dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Amador Jorrin, 1-2. After some fancy dribbling in the 24th minute, Saverio Domingues managed to get in a good position for a shot. Guns And Roses's supporters rose to their feet, but Saverio Domingues was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Enzo Shantala breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. A collision led to Vilma Palma getting a freekick after 24 minutes play. Luo Zhen Chang hit a great ball. Filomeno Txurio fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 28th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Enzo Shantala having to interfere. 31 minutes into the game, Amadeo Felo was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Vilma Palma's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Guns And Roses the free kick. In the 33rd match minute, Vilma Palma was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Amadeo Felo to maneuver through the defense. Santiago Frisco could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 35th minute of the match, but Amador Jorrin made a huge save. Jeronimo Gaskon struck a weak shot in the 43rd minute. Enzo Shantala didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Guns And Roses. After a defensive mix-up in Vilma Palma's zone, Jeronimo Gaskon stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Enzo Shantala came out of the goal and Jeronimo Gaskon tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The Vilma Palma players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Guns And Roses were winning 1-2.

Enzo Shantala showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Saverio Domingues, who was totally free with the ball in the 55th minute. After 56 minutes, Luo Zhen Chang mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Vilma Palma and the Guns And Roses players grew even worse after the yellow card. Luo Zhen Chang hit a great freekick 56 minutes into the match. Cristo Gau could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 57th minute of the match, but Enzo Shantala made a huge save. After 57 played minutes Guns And Roses got a freekick which was hit by Angelito Demaria. Enzo Shantala made a fantastic save in the 60th minute, when Cristo Gau sent off a good shot on target. Enzo Shantala showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Saverio Domingues in the 62nd minute of the match. In the 64th minute of the match Guns And Roses got a corner. Vilma Palma's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Angelito Demaria ran over to the corner to take the kick. The corner ended in Angelito Demaria almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Vilma Palma's Enzo Shantala did a great save. In the 69th match minute, Guns And Roses was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Demetrio Walcher to maneuver through the defense. In the 71st minute of the match Amadeo Felo shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Amador Jorrin showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. After a rather tough play, Guns And Roses's Rodolfo Jurdan got a free kick in the 76th minute. After 77 minutes of play, Vilma Palma's Santiago Frisco made it 2-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Amador Jorrin was left in no man's land by his defense there! 83 minutes had been played when some careless play by Vilma Palma's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Angelito Demaria was slow to take the kick. During this time Guns And Roses's players had a chance to rest. After taking down the ball on Guns And Roses's corner Angelito Demaria fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Enzo Shantala quite easily take care of the ball. Amador Jorrin made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Mauro Cesario in the 84th minute of play. Enzo Shantala was a little too slow when Cristo Gau got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 89th minute. The score was now 2-4. After 92 minutes of play, Guns And Roses's Cristo Gau made it 2-5 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Enzo Shantala was left in no man's land by his defense there! Guns And Roses's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.