U23 League

Marco van Basten
Spectators: 150 (Terracing: 113, Seating: 34, VIP seats: 3) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Pablo Kusko kicked off to start the match. After 3 minutes of play, Punk Fiction's Celestino Urbasa made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Juan Bingen was left in no man's land by his defense there! Pablo Kusko's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Juan Bingen read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 8th minute of play. After some careless play in the Cepicó FC defense, Celestino Urbasa kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Juan Bingen. The Cepicó FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Juan Bingen should have stopped the shot. Punk Fiction's goalkeeper couldn't reach when Fabio Salamon 15 minutes into the game got a good kick on the ball which found its way into goal just inside left pole. 1-2. When the match had gone on for 21 minutes, Pablo Kusko put it in 1-3 from a short distance just to the right of Juan Bingen. The throw-in from Tobias Abalos in the 24th minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by Punk Fiction's Salvador Giraldo. After 28 minutes of play, Punk Fiction's Pablo Kusko made it 1-4 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Juan Bingen was left in no man's land by his defense there! 30 minutes into the game, Pablo Kusko cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-5. Juan Bingen was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Romulo Urbasa hit a great freekick 33 minutes into the match. Punk Fiction's attentive Romulo Urbasa managed to snatch the ball when Delmiro Gonza made a throw-in in the 37th minute of the game. Eusebio Huly hit a great freekick 38 minutes into the match. In the 40th minute of the game Melchor Librado made a throw-in which Delmiro Gonza played forward. Pablo Kusko's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Juan Bingen read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 42nd minute of play. After a rather tough play, Punk Fiction's Celestino Urbasa got a free kick in the 43rd minute. The supporters of Cepicó FC booed when Punk Fiction was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 45 match minutes in a wonderful position. Pablo Kusko didn't get a good kick on the ball. Pablo Kusko scored 1-6 in the 47th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Juan Bingen, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 1-6.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Mariano Asur to make the kick off. 53 minutes into the match, Punk Fiction's Pablo Kusko sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Juan Bingen narrowly saved just below the crossbar. After 53 played minutes Cepicó FC got a freekick which was hit by Tobias Abalos. Punk Fiction's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Salvador Giraldo in the 56th minute. After some careless play in the Cepicó FC defense, Pablo Kusko kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Juan Bingen. The Cepicó FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Juan Bingen should have stopped the shot. After 60 minutes, Jonathan Pepillo mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Cepicó FC and the Punk Fiction players grew even worse after the yellow card. After a rather tough play, Cepicó FC's Jonathan Pepillo got a free kick in the 61st minute. Juan Bingen showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Pablo Kusko, who was totally free with the ball in the 65th minute. If Pablo Kusko had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 67th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Juan Bingen showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Pablo Kusko, who was totally free with the ball in the 68th minute. The supporters of Punk Fiction booed when Cepicó FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 68 match minutes in a wonderful position. Amadeo Cruz didn't get a good kick on the ball. 70 minutes into the game, Mariano Asur was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Cepicó FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Punk Fiction the free kick. In the 70th match minute, Cepicó FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Mariano Asur to maneuver through the defense. The crowd rose to their feet as Pablo Kusko kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Juan Bingen. That made the score 1-8 in the 70 minute of play. An unexpected shot in the 73rd minute by Celestino Urbasa got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. With a little luck, Cepicó FC's Juan Bingen got control of the ball when Pablo Kusko tried to sneak it across the goal line. 80 minutes into the game, Celestino Urbasa recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Juan Bingen. Celestino Urbasa showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 1-9. Pablo Kusko received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Juan Bingen came out and tried to block the shot, but Pablo Kusko slotted it home off the left post making it 1-10 in the 85th minute. In the 90th minute of the match Punk Fiction got a corner. Cepicó FC's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Salvador Giraldo ran over to the corner to take the kick. An unexpectedly hard shot by Pablo Kusko in the 91st minute of play forced Cepicó FC's goalkeeper Juan Bingen to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Punk Fiction's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.