U23 League

ARENA SANTA INES
Spectators: 152 (Terracing: 114, Seating: 35, VIP seats: 3) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Lucio Jose María Cáceres made the kick off which started today's match. After 11 played minutes ORIZABA F.C. got a freekick which was hit by Hugo Gines. A collision led to PELOTEROS 8°B 2003 FC getting a freekick after 14 minutes play. Jonathan Brotfeld hit a great ball. In the 20th minute, Clemente Gabon got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. In the 31st minute Denis Soin shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Christian Baquedano saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lucio Jose María Cáceres in the 33rd minute of play forced ORIZABA F.C.'s goalkeeper Uriel Larpe to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a rather tough play, ORIZABA F.C.'s Clemente Gabon got a free kick in the 33rd minute. ORIZABA F.C.'s Uriel Larpe proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 38th minute of the match, managed to save ORIZABA F.C. from getting a goal against them. After a rather tough play, PELOTEROS 8°B 2003 FC's Sebastiano Codina got a free kick in the 38th minute. Miguel Renner kicked well hit freekick during the 40th minute of the match. In the 42nd match minute, ORIZABA F.C. was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Gervasio Sazon to maneuver through the defense. Christian Baquedano showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Clemente Gabon, who was totally free with the ball in the 45th minute. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-1 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Clemente Gabon was the one to do the kick off. In the 53rd minute Clemente Gabon shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Christian Baquedano saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After some careless play in the PELOTEROS 8°B 2003 FC defense, Denis Soin kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Christian Baquedano. The PELOTEROS 8°B 2003 FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Christian Baquedano should have stopped the shot. 58 minutes into the game, Clemente Gabon cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-3. Christian Baquedano was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. In the 67th minute, Juan Ochagavia made a precise shot to the right of Uriel Larpe. ORIZABA F.C.'s defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-3. After 79 minutes of play, PELOTEROS 8°B 2003 FC's Juan Ochagavia made it 2-3 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Uriel Larpe was left in no man's land by his defense there! After some fancy dribbling in the 82nd minute, Clemente Gabon managed to get in a good position for a shot. ORIZABA F.C.'s supporters rose to their feet, but Clemente Gabon was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Christian Baquedano breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 86th minute, Lucio Jose María Cáceres hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Pinone Deves hit a great freekick 89 minutes into the match. 91 minutes into the game, ORIZABA F.C.'s Denis Soin nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Christian Baquedano made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-4. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Clemente Gabon in the 94th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Christian Baquedano saved PELOTEROS 8°B 2003 FC from getting behind. The ORIZABA F.C. supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing ORIZABA F.C. would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.