U23 League

San Pablo de Occo
Spectators: 152 (Terracing: 114, Seating: 35, VIP seats: 3) An unexpectedly hard shot by Felton Rubio in the 5th minute of play forced RAMBO FC's goalkeeper Oscar-Alfredo Ibanez to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Reggie Preston sent away a hard shot on goal in the 12th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. A collision led to RAMBO FC getting a freekick after 16 minutes play. Erasto Cobo hit a great ball. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Felton Rubio in the 19th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Oscar-Alfredo Ibanez prevented the ball from getting in the gole. After 20 minutes, Iraunkor Reimundez mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the RAMBO FC and the PUKOHAS FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. RAMBO FC's Oscar-Alfredo Ibanez played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Vincent Hinton in the 21st minute of play. A collision led to RAMBO FC getting a freekick after 24 minutes play. Erasto Cobo hit a great ball. Anastasio Severino sent away a hard shot on goal in the 26th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After 27 minutes of play, RAMBO FC's Erasto Cobo made it 1-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Corentin Hairston was left in no man's land by his defense there! Felton Rubio sent away a hard shot on goal in the 32nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 34th minute Reggie Preston suffered a foot injury and had to be helped off the field. In the 34th minute, Lauren Foronda hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Corentin Hairston made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Tello Picado in the 43rd minute of play. Anastasio Severino's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Corentin Hairston read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 44th minute of play. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 1-0 at half-time.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Tello Picado to strike the kick off in the second half. In the 51st minute, Lauren Foronda hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Corentin Hairston made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Tello Picado in the 56th minute of play. The supporters of RAMBO FC booed when PUKOHAS FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 63 match minutes in a wonderful position. Vincent Hinton didn't get a good kick on the ball. Keith Rogers's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Oscar-Alfredo Ibanez read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 67th minute of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Keith Rogers got free with Oscar-Alfredo Ibanez in the 75th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 80th minute, Lauren Foronda 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. The supporters of RAMBO FC booed when PUKOHAS FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 81 match minutes in a wonderful position. Darnell Allison didn't get a good kick on the ball. When Keith Rogers came up free with the goalie in the 84th minute, the PUKOHAS 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 Keith Rogers couldn't finish the play. Anastasio Severino hit a great freekick 87 minutes into the match. Tello Picado's late challenge caught a PUKOHAS FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Tello Picado helped the player get up and apologised. The supporters of PUKOHAS FC booed when RAMBO FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 88 match minutes in a wonderful position. Tello Picado didn't get a good kick on the ball. The RAMBO FC players were eager to celebrate when the final whistle sounded. They had somehow managed to win, even though the away team had held the majority of the possession.