U21 League

THE RED MACHINE
Spectators: 153 (Terracing: 115, Seating: 35, VIP seats: 3) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Ceferino Mel kicked off to start the match. Jacinto Mino received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Nicolas Anaya came out and tried to block the shot, but Jacinto Mino slotted it home off the left post making it 1-0 in the 7th minute. Ceferino Mel recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 9th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. The crowd rose to their feet as Palermo's Rafael Hondo slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Nicolas Anaya. That made the score 2-0 after 11 minutes of play. The audience was convinced that Ceferino Mel's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Teofilo Federigo was relentless in the 15th minute of the game. Teofilo Federigo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ceferino Mel in the 17th minute of the match. 19 minutes into the game, Rafael Hondo cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 3-0. Nicolas Anaya was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. In the 23rd minute, Uriel Georgiev left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Palermo fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 4-0. Teofilo Federigo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ceferino Mel in the 30th minute of play. After some fancy dribbling in the 31st minute, Rafael Hondo managed to get in a good position for a shot. Palermo's supporters rose to their feet, but Rafael Hondo was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Nicolas Anaya breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. If Ceferino Mel had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 34th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Jacinto Mino did some fancy footwork in front of goal and succeeded to deceive the defenders so he could slam the ball in 5-0 to the left of a surprised Nicolas Anaya 38 minutes into the match. Monky FC's Nicolas Anaya played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Donato Vachon in the 42nd minute of play. Teofilo Federigo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ceferino Mel in the 45th minute of play. A collision led to Palermo getting a freekick after 45 minutes play. Javier Bazkoare hit a great ball. Teofilo Federigo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Emilio Gelacio, who was totally free with the ball in the 47th minute. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

Monky FC's Martin Honrio was substituted for German Guillelmus. The wind increased when Rafael Hondo made the kick off in the second half. In the 52nd minute the ball was on its way in behind Palermo's goalkeeper Teofilo Federigo, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Ceferino Mel could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 55th minute of the match, but Teofilo Federigo made a huge save. Ceferino Mel's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Teofilo Federigo firmly grabbed it by the left post. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jacinto Mino in the 57th minute of play forced Monky FC's goalkeeper Nicolas Anaya to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. If Martin Honrio had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 59th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Jeremias Natal kicked well hit freekick during the 62nd minute of the match. The supporters of Palermo booed when Monky FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 63 match minutes in a wonderful position. Jeremias Natal didn't get a good kick on the ball. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Jeremias Natal during the 65th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 66th minute of the match Julian Birila sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Nicolas Anaya skillfully saved the ball. Teofilo Federigo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ceferino Mel in the 68th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Martin Honrio in the 71st minute of play forced Palermo's goalkeeper Teofilo Federigo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 72 minutes into the match, Monky FC's goal looked a bit too open when Rafael Hondo came free, but Nicolas Anaya reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Jacinto Mino took the ball and in the 74 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Nicolas Anaya. Nicolas Anaya dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 6-0. Nicolas Anaya showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Javier Bazkoare in the 80th minute of the match. In the 85th minute, Jacinto Mino made a precise shot to the right of Nicolas Anaya. Monky FC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 8-0. After 91 played minutes Monky FC got a freekick which was hit by Martin Honrio. An unexpectedly hard shot by Rafael Hondo in the 94th minute of play forced Monky FC's goalkeeper Nicolas Anaya to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Palermo were furious when Lorenzo Ongile was red carded, 96 minutes into the game, but the referee dismissed their protests. Palermo:s Teofilo Federigo showed great skill when he stopped Constantino Pabla:s penalty. It was no surprise that this one had ended in a win for the home team. Palermo had played much better football throughout.