U23 League

Alvin Laliberté
Spectators: 160 (Terracing: 120, Seating: 37, VIP seats: 3) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Alexander Trasatti took the kick off in the first half of the match. The C. A. Independiente fans' excitement grew in the 3rd match minute when C. A. Independiente's Sebastián Rambert 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 0-1 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. In the 8th minute Alexander Trasatti shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Luis Alberto Islas saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Jimeno Agustin showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Sandy Spaulding, who was totally free with the ball in the 12th minute. Sebastián Rambert sent away a hard shot on goal in the 13th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Sebastián Rambert in the 13th minute of play forced Real Marabino's goalkeeper Jimeno Agustin to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After some careless play in the Real Marabino defense, Sandy Spaulding kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Jimeno Agustin. The Real Marabino fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Jimeno Agustin should have stopped the shot. In the 36th minute, Sebastián Rambert left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The C. A. Independiente fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-3. When C. A. Independiente's Sandy Spaulding in the 39th minute got a chance for a shot 39th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Real Marabino's goalie prevented a goal. In the 43rd minute, Sandy Spaulding hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Sandy Spaulding made a kick off. Enoch Light received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 51st minute. Jimeno Agustin tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 58th minute Sebastián Rambert shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jimeno Agustin saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 65 minutes Real Marabino's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Melvin Ruffin who took care of the corner kick. C. A. Independiente's Melvin Ruffin was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Jimeno Agustin in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. When C. A. Independiente's Sebastián Rambert in the 67th minute got a chance for a shot 67th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Real Marabino's goalie prevented a goal. When Flint Prince fell near the penalty area in the 74th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored C. A. Independiente's protests and gave Flint Prince a yellow card for diving instead. Flint Prince kicked well hit freekick during the 74th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lucio Oquendo in the 79th minute of play forced C. A. Independiente's goalkeeper Luis Alberto Islas to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Sandy Spaulding sent away a hard shot on goal in the 85th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Luis Alberto Islas showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from 孔竞坤, who was totally free with the ball in the 92nd minute. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched C. A. Independiente eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.