U23 League

Dela Alpi
Spectators: 174 (Terracing: 131, Seating: 40, VIP seats: 3) Sabadim Harammes PRD's Leandro Marega 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. Radomir Gajewski did some fancy footwork in front of goal and succeeded to deceive the defenders so he could slam the ball in 1-0 to the left of a surprised Alfredo Manso 4 minutes into the match. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Leandro Marega in the 11th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Mansour Buffon saved Juventus FC from getting behind. Juventus FC's Mansour Buffon played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Alcino França in the 17th minute of play. When Kaiet Sobrado fell near the penalty area in the 18th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Juventus FC's protests and gave Kaiet Sobrado a yellow card for diving instead. Kaiet Sobrado kicked well hit freekick during the 18th minute of the match. If Alcino França had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 25th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. If Radomir Gajewski had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 28th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Santos Albizua's late challenge caught a Sabadim Harammes PRD's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Santos Albizua helped the player get up and apologised. The supporters of Sabadim Harammes PRD booed when Juventus FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 30 match minutes in a wonderful position. Santos Albizua didn't get a good kick on the ball. Alcino França's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Mansour Buffon read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 31st minute of play. Leandro Marega kicked well hit freekick during the 33rd minute of the match. Leandro Marega kicked well hit freekick during the 39th minute of the match. After 41 played minutes Sabadim Harammes PRD got a freekick which was hit by Leandro Marega. 45 minutes into the match, Juventus FC's goal looked a bit too open when Alcino França came free, but Mansour Buffon reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Af the end of the first half the score was 2-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Radomir Gajewski to make the kick off. Kaiet Sobrado received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 60th minute. Alfredo Manso tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Mansour Buffon made a fantastic save in the 62nd minute, when Leandro Marega sent off a good shot on target. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alcino França in the 67th minute of play forced Juventus FC's goalkeeper Mansour Buffon to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With a little luck, Juventus FC's Mansour Buffon got control of the ball when Leandro Marega tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 71st minute, Kaiet Sobrado hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the last second Mansour Buffon throw himself and got hold of the ball when Alcino França in the 75thth minute from his position got away a shot towards the right post. 78 minutes had been played when some careless play by Sabadim Harammes PRD's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Raúl Labarra was slow to take the kick. During this time Juventus FC's players had a chance to rest. A nice corner shot did that Raúl Labarra got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Alfredo Manso quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. After 80 minutes, Radomir Gajewski made it 3-0 with a short kick to the right side. Sabadim Harammes PRD's Alfredo Manso tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. Raúl Labarra struck a weak shot in the 84th minute. Alfredo Manso didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Juventus FC. When Juventus FC's Radomir Gajewski in the 87th minute got a chance for a shot 87th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Sabadim Harammes PRD's goalie prevented a goal. Mansour Buffon showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Joaquim Corte-Real in the 88th minute of the match. After 92 minutes, Rodolfo Candeias mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Sabadim Harammes PRD and the Juventus FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to Sabadim Harammes PRD getting a freekick after 92 minutes play. Rodolfo Candeias hit a great ball. Boniel Ballesteros's late challenge caught a Sabadim Harammes PRD's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Boniel Ballesteros helped the player get up and apologised. After a rather tough play, Juventus FC's Boniel Ballesteros got a free kick in the 96th minute. Juventus FC'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.