U21 League

Solo Arena
Spectators: 160 (Terracing: 120, Seating: 37, VIP seats: 3) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Carlos José Vega took the kick off in the first half of the match. After a rather tough play, Recolta Alamor's Alonzo Donahue got a free kick in the 2nd minute. Sandro Placente showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Darren Stanley, who was totally free with the ball in the 5th minute. After 8 played minutes Recolta Alamor got a freekick which was hit by Kasey Whitehead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Fulgencio Serrano in the 9th minute of play forced Recolta Alamor's goalkeeper Grigore Proca to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 11th minute union española s.a. were awarded a corner. Antonio Diaz went to the cornerflag to take it. union española s.a.'s Sandro Placente played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Trevor Gallegos in the 12th minute of play. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Trevor Gallegos in the 15th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Sandro Placente prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Grigore Proca showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jaume Zegarra, who was totally free with the ball in the 18th minute. 19 minutes had been played when some careless play by Recolta Alamor's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Antonio Diaz was slow to take the kick. During this time union española s.a.'s players had a chance to rest. 23 minutes into the match, union española s.a.'s goalkeeper Sandro Placente had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Luciano Cronshagen. In the 24th match minute, union española s.a. was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Fulgencio Serrano to maneuver through the defense. Sandro Placente was a little too slow when Luciano Cronshagen got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 26th minute. The score was now 2-0. Alonzo Donahue kicked well hit freekick during the 28th minute of the match. Sandro Placente showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Trevor Gallegos in the 45th minute of the match. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 2-0.

The wind increased when Trevor Gallegos made the kick off in the second half. When Carlos José Vega fell near the penalty area in the 53rd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored union española s.a.'s protests and gave Carlos José Vega a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to union española s.a. getting a freekick after 53 minutes play. Carlos José Vega hit a great ball. Recolta Alamor's Grigore Proca played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Manuel Neira in the 56th minute of play. In the 57th match minute, union española s.a. was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Carlos José Vega to maneuver through the defense. The Recolta Alamor fans' excitement grew in the 60th match minute when Recolta Alamor's Trevor Gallegos looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 3-0 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Ariano Lantaño hit a great freekick 63 minutes into the match. Sandro Placente showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Darren Stanley, who was totally free with the ball in the 65th minute. Carlos José Vega sent away a hard shot on goal in the 69th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Recolta Alamor made a substitution. Kenny McGinnis replaced Luciano Cronshagen. After 71 played minutes union española s.a. got a freekick which was hit by Mateo Dargham. In the 72nd minute of the match Darren Stanley shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Sandro Placente showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. Wilbert Darden received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 79th minute. Sandro Placente tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 80th match minute, union española s.a. was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Marcos Machuca to maneuver through the defense. After a rather tough play, union española s.a.'s Marcos Machuca got a free kick in the 81st minute. Sandro Placente showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Norman Donnelly, who was totally free with the ball in the 90th minute. A collision led to union española s.a. getting a freekick after 91 minutes play. Ariano Lantaño hit a great ball. Recolta Alamor walked away with a well-earned victory that was much celebrated by the crowd.