U21 League

Nestor C. Kichner
Spectators: 151 (Terracing: 114, Seating: 34, VIP seats: 3) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Loco Palermo made the kick off which started today's match. Filomeno Gregory showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Loco Palermo in the 8th minute of the match. After a rather tough play, Characate FC's Raul Poz got a free kick in the 13th minute. Silverio Sanson made a fantastic save in the 19th minute, when Mari Guanes sent off a good shot on target. Mari Guanes could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 21st minute of the match, but Silverio Sanson made a huge save. 24 minutes into the match, Free Pot's goal looked a bit too open when Javier Pastore came free, but Filomeno Gregory reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Santo Romano took the ball and in the 27 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Filomeno Gregory. Filomeno Gregory dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-1. In the 31st minute, Javier Pastore left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Characate FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-2. Characate FC's Silverio Sanson played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Mari Guanes in the 34th minute of play. Santo Romano scored 0-3 in the 36th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Filomeno Gregory, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 40th minute, Epifanio Argenis hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Filomeno Gregory took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Carlitos Tevez, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Free Pot's Filomeno Gregory played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Loco Palermo in the 46th minute of play. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-3.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Marías Plant made a kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Santo Romano in the 54th minute of play forced Free Pot's goalkeeper Filomeno Gregory to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Javier Pastore sent away a hard shot on goal in the 56th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Filomeno Gregory took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Loco Palermo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The supporters of Free Pot booed when Characate FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 62 match minutes in a wonderful position. Javier Pastore didn't get a good kick on the ball. With a little luck, Free Pot's Filomeno Gregory got control of the ball when Loco Palermo tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 66th minute, Santo Romano reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Filomeno Gregory. The goal made the score 0-4. Loco Palermo had several of the Free Pot's defenders around him in the penalty area when he, after 68 minutes of play, received a pass and succeeded in some way to shoot a shot which went straight ahead into goal. This resulted in a 0-5 score and a disappointed Filomeno Gregory as he didn't even see the shot coming. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Raul Poz during the 71st minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. 76 minutes into the match, Free Pot's goal looked a bit too open when Santo Romano came free, but Filomeno Gregory reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 78th minute, Santo Romano reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Filomeno Gregory. The goal made the score 0-6. The supporters of Free Pot booed when Characate FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 81 match minutes in a wonderful position. Fidel Igon didn't get a good kick on the ball. Characate FC's Silverio Sanson played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Mari Guanes in the 82nd minute of play. Filomeno Gregory showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Javier Pastore, who was totally free with the ball in the 84th minute. Silverio Sanson made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Marías Plant in the 87th minute of play. In the 89th minute, Santo Romano ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Filomeno Gregory was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-7. The Free Pot fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. Characate FC were clearly better and deserved to take the win.