U23 League

Estadio Salelles
Spectators: 162 (Terracing: 122, Seating: 37, VIP seats: 3) Pang Xun Chen hit a great freekick 4 minutes into the match. With an all-out effort, Salelles's Caio Coutinho threw himself towards the right post 7 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Matthew De la Torre, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. Pang Xun Chen received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 8th minute. Ahmed Venon tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 10 minutes into the match, PLURAL's goal looked a bit too open when Matthew De la Torre came free, but Caio Coutinho reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Caio Coutinho showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Paulino Marin in the 14th minute of the match. 16 minutes into the match, Matthew De la Torre notched a goal, 1-0, to the right of PLURAL's Caio Coutinho. Caio Coutinho was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Thanks to some nice moves Paulino Marin could shoot a difficult shot in the 23rd minute, which Caio Coutinho however easily saved by the left post. After 24 minutes of play, PLURAL's Gentil Perdigão made it 1-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Ahmed Venon was left in no man's land by his defense there! After 31 played minutes PLURAL got a freekick which was hit by Gentil Perdigão. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Pang Xun Chen in the 36th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Ahmed Venon prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Ahmed Venon took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Pang Xun Chen, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Paulino Marin sent away a hard shot on goal in the 38th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After 41 minutes of play, PLURAL's Gentil Perdigão made it 1-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Ahmed Venon was left in no man's land by his defense there! The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 1-2.

A collision led to Salelles getting a freekick after 51 minutes play. Aritz Arias hit a great ball. After 54 played minutes Salelles got a freekick which was hit by Cedro Huguet. In the 59th minute, Gentil Perdigão hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 63 minutes into the game, PLURAL's Gentil Perdigão nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Ahmed Venon made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-3. The crowd rose to their feet as PLURAL's Gentil Perdigão slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Ahmed Venon. That made the score 1-4 after 67 minutes of play. 70 minutes into the match, PLURAL's Gentil Perdigão sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Ahmed Venon narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Gentil Perdigão received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 71st minute. Ahmed Venon tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 81st minute Paulino Marin shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Caio Coutinho saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Paulo Velasques blasted a shot towards the goal in the 82nd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Ahmed Venon having to make a save. In the 84th minute, Benedito Caetano hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Cedro Huguet charged in rather forcefully in the 90th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Cedro Huguet the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Paulino Marin kicked well hit freekick during the 91st minute of the match.