U23 League

Tupungata
Spectators: 144 (Terracing: 109, Seating: 33, VIP seats: 2) Santo Tohias didn't succeed in stopping the ball in the 5th minute, which inside left pole to 1-0. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ruben Estebano in the 12th minute of play forced Tupungata's goalkeeper Rigoberto Rufo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 15th minute Desiderio Servando shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Rigoberto Rufo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ruben Estebano in the 16th minute of play forced Tupungata's goalkeeper Rigoberto Rufo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Rigoberto Rufo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Desiderio Servando in the 18th minute of play. Tupungata's Rigoberto Rufo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ruben Estebano in the 21st minute of play. Tupungata's Rigoberto Rufo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Desiderio Servando in the 22nd minute of play. Ruben Estebano sent away a hard shot on goal in the 28th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ruben Estebano in the 29th minute of play forced Tupungata's goalkeeper Rigoberto Rufo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Santo Tohias was out of position in the 32 minute of play, and Mario Quintana capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Mario Quintana really showed his touch with that goal: 2-0. Leonides Micael sent away a hard shot on goal in the 36th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Santo Tohias showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Leonides Micael, who was totally free with the ball in the 47th minute. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 2-0 at half-time.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Desiderio Servando made a kick off. Rigoberto Rufo came out of the goal in the 52nd minute to try and stop a shot by Profecías de Parravicini's Ruben Estebano. But to his dismay, Ruben Estebano quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 2-1. When Tupungata's Leonides Micael in the 56th minute got a chance for a shot 56th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Profecías de Parravicini's goalie prevented a goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Leonides Micael in the 62nd minute of play forced Profecías de Parravicini's goalkeeper Santo Tohias to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Timoteo Umbruso's late challenge caught a Profecías de Parravicini's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Timoteo Umbruso helped the player get up and apologised. When the match had been going on for 67 minutes, Profecías de Parravicini's Desiderio Servando got an opportunity to shoot a penalty. He stayed cool and waited for the goalkeeper to move, before he confidently shot the ball into the goal, to the left of Rigoberto Rufo. Santo Tohias took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Mario Quintana, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. If Leonides Micael had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 78th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 82nd minute, Ruben Estebano hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The supporters of Profecías de Parravicini booed when Tupungata was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 84 match minutes in a wonderful position. Vladimiro Loreto didn't get a good kick on the ball. When Desiderio Servando fell near the penalty area in the 94th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Profecías de Parravicini's protests and gave Desiderio Servando a yellow card for diving instead. In the 94th match minute, Profecías de Parravicini was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Desiderio Servando to maneuver through the defense. With a little luck, Tupungata's Rigoberto Rufo got control of the ball when Ruben Estebano tried to sneak it across the goal line. Tupungata were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of Profecías de Parravicini for a fine match.