U23 League

Lionel Messi
Spectators: 174 (Terracing: 131, Seating: 40, VIP seats: 3) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Honorio Bilintx started the match with the kick off. 4 minutes had been played when some careless play by Zuberbühler FC's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Norberto Joseph was slow to take the kick. During this time ARedonditos de Ricota CFK's players had a chance to rest. Mariano Olayo kicked well hit freekick during the 6th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Federico Laurentzi in the 9th minute of play forced Zuberbühler FC's goalkeeper Ubaldo Matildo Abbondanzieri to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 10 minutes into the match, ARedonditos de Ricota CFK's goal looked a bit too open when Albino Belo came free, but Nicasio Benino reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Ubaldo Matildo Abbondanzieri was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Haroldo Solustiano showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-0 in the 17 minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jonathan Iruinea in the 19th minute of play forced ARedonditos de Ricota CFK's goalkeeper Nicasio Benino to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Albino Belo scored 1-1 in the 21st match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Nicasio Benino, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. ARedonditos de Ricota CFK's Nicasio Benino played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Serafin Ishmael in the 24th minute of play. After having played for 29 minutes, Federico Laurentzi managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. ARedonditos de Ricota CFK's supporters crossed their fingers, but Federico Laurentzi was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 34th minute, Albino Belo ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Nicasio Benino was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-2. In the 37thth minute of the game Jonathan Iruinea who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but ARedonditos de Ricota CFK's Nicasio Benino was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. The supporters of ARedonditos de Ricota CFK booed when Zuberbühler FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 38 match minutes in a wonderful position. Jacinto Loramendi didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 42nd minute Albino Belo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Nicasio Benino saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. ARedonditos de Ricota CFK's Nicasio Benino played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Albino Belo in the 42nd minute of play. The supporters of ARedonditos de Ricota CFK booed when Zuberbühler FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 42 match minutes in a wonderful position. Alfredo Berdoi didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 45th minute Jonathan Iruinea shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Nicasio Benino saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpected shot in the 47th minute by Federico Laurentzi got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 1-2 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Albino Belo to make the kick off. Federico Laurentzi might have been able to make a better finish in the 51st minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Ubaldo Matildo Abbondanzieri. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Federico Laurentzi ran back to his position shaking his head. Zuberbühler FC's Ubaldo Matildo Abbondanzieri played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Federico Laurentzi in the 51st minute of play. In the 53rd minute Salvador Gauargi shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Nicasio Benino saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. If Salvador Gauargi had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 56th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. ARedonditos de Ricota CFK made a substitution. Alejandro Baristo replaced Federico Laurentzi. Zuberbühler FC's Cristobal Markel was substituted for Albino Belo. Nicasio Benino made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cristobal Markel in the 59th minute of play. Zuberbühler FC made a substitution. Casimiro Romero replaced Salvador Gauargi. Nicasio Benino showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cristobal Markel in the 62nd minute of the match. Ubaldo Matildo Abbondanzieri made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Haroldo Solustiano in the 65th minute of play. Hernan Estevon kicked well hit freekick during the 66th minute of the match. ARedonditos de Ricota CFK made a substitution. Nunez Matthew replaced Saturnino Jusepe. In the 67th match minute, Zuberbühler FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Hernan Estevon to maneuver through the defense. After having played for 68 minutes, Norberto Joseph managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. ARedonditos de Ricota CFK's supporters crossed their fingers, but Norberto Joseph was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Nicasio Benino showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jonathan Iruinea, who was totally free with the ball in the 71st minute. Nicasio Benino showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Cristobal Markel, who was totally free with the ball in the 74th minute. Zuberbühler FC made a substitution. Cecilio Ireno replaced Amadeo Mark. 81 minutes into the match, Jonathan Iruinea dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Nicasio Benino, 1-4. After some careless play in the ARedonditos de Ricota CFK defense, Casimiro Romero kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Nicasio Benino. The ARedonditos de Ricota CFK fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Nicasio Benino should have stopped the shot. The audience thought a goal was coming when Serafin Ishmael got free with Nicasio Benino in the 91st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 93rd minute of the game. One of Zuberbühler FC:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of ARedonditos de Ricota CFK:s goal.