U23 League

Pedro Bidegain
Spectators: 153 (Terracing: 115, Seating: 35, VIP seats: 3) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Fabian Gudesteo started the match with the kick off. Club Floresta Manda's Roman Matai played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Epifanio Incendio in the 3rd minute of play. Roman Matai made a fantastic save in the 5th minute, when Silvano Quirce sent off a good shot on target. Agustin Irusta showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Alfredo Tello in the 6th minute of the match. 7 minutes into the match, Tio Cosme FC's goal looked a bit too open when Fabian Gudesteo came free, but Agustin Irusta reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 9th minute Sergio Matthew shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Agustin Irusta saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Dionisio Taurino in the 12th minute of play forced Tio Cosme FC's goalkeeper Agustin Irusta to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Agustin Irusta showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Dionisio Taurino in the 12th minute of the match. 14 minutes into the match, Fabian Gudesteo had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Agustin Irusta. Tio Cosme FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Fabian Gudesteo was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. In the 16th minute Alfredo Tello shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Agustin Irusta saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Vinicio Beliran during the 22nd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Vinicio Beliran hit a great freekick 22 minutes into the match. 27 minutes into the game, Alfredo Tello cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-2. Agustin Irusta was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. In the 29th minute Fabian Gudesteo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Agustin Irusta saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 31 minutes into the match, Tio Cosme FC's goal looked a bit too open when Dionisio Taurino came free, but Agustin Irusta reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After a rather tough play, Tio Cosme FC's Vinicio Beliran got a free kick in the 31st minute. Roman Matai took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Epifanio Incendio, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The supporters of Club Floresta Manda booed when Tio Cosme FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 36 match minutes in a wonderful position. Maximino Romero didn't get a good kick on the ball. Agustin Irusta took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Dionisio Taurino, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Agustin Irusta took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Fabian Gudesteo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Agustin Irusta showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Dionisio Taurino, who was totally free with the ball in the 46th minute. After the first half Club Floresta Manda were leading 0-2. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Epifanio Incendio was the one to do the kick off. In the 50th match minute, Club Floresta Manda was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Lorenzo Raymon to maneuver through the defense. Tio Cosme FC's Agustin Irusta proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 54th minute of the match, managed to save Tio Cosme FC from getting a goal against them. If Epifanio Incendio had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 56th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 67th minute the ball was on its way in behind Club Floresta Manda's goalkeeper Roman Matai, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. After 69 played minutes Tio Cosme FC got a freekick which was hit by Silvano Quirce. In the 70th minute of the match Sergio Matthew sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Agustin Irusta skillfully saved the ball. When Maximino Romero came up free with the goalie in the 71st minute, the Tio Cosme FC fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Maximino Romero couldn't finish the play. Club Floresta Manda's Roman Matai played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Silvano Quirce in the 74th minute of play. Roman Matai showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Maximino Romero in the 75th minute of the match. Alberto Isidor's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Agustin Irusta firmly grabbed it by the left post. Maximino Romero received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 95th minute. Roman Matai tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched Club Floresta Manda eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.