U23 League

Dionisio Fernanco
Spectators: 145 (Terracing: 110, Seating: 33, VIP seats: 2) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Eduardo Havier got the match started through his kick off. Abelardo Cristofor took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Eduardo Havier, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 6 played minutes Sportivo Ben Hur got a freekick which was hit by Alejandro Igon. Emiliano Santos blasted a shot towards the goal in the 7th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Abelardo Cristofor having to make a save. After 16 played minutes Prensadito Fulbo Clu got a freekick which was hit by Genaro Umea. Domingos Dolcet made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gavino Fagondo in the 21st minute of play. Abelardo Cristofor made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Eduardo Havier in the 26th minute of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Jimeno Lizbeth got free with Domingos Dolcet in the 35th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Marciano Maxin's late challenge caught a Prensadito Fulbo Clu's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Marciano Maxin helped the player get up and apologised. Marciano Maxin hit a great freekick 37 minutes into the match. 39 minutes into the match, Prensadito Fulbo Clu's goalkeeper Domingos Dolcet had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Jimeno Lizbeth. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 0-0 after a close first half.

Prensadito Fulbo Clu's Domingos Dolcet played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gavino Fagondo in the 52nd minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gavino Fagondo in the 54th minute of play forced Prensadito Fulbo Clu's goalkeeper Domingos Dolcet to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Eduardo Havier might have been able to make a better finish in the 56th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Abelardo Cristofor. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Eduardo Havier ran back to his position shaking his head. Abelardo Cristofor showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Eduardo Havier in the 56th minute of the match. 58 minutes into the game, Sportivo Ben Hur's Gavino Fagondo nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Domingos Dolcet made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-0. The referee felt a red card was in order, 66 minutes into the game, when Claudio Mark put in a rough tackle. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 65th minute of the game. One of Sportivo Ben Hur:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Prensadito Fulbo Clu:s goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Marciano Maxin in the 72nd minute of play forced Prensadito Fulbo Clu's goalkeeper Domingos Dolcet to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 80 played minutes Sportivo Ben Hur got a freekick which was hit by Gavino Vela. After a rather tough play, Prensadito Fulbo Clu's Emiliano Santos got a free kick in the 85th minute. The audience was convinced that Jimeno Lizbeth's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Domingos Dolcet was relentless in the 93rd minute of the game. In the 97th minute Eduardo Havier shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Abelardo Cristofor saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Both teams had looked equal from kick-off, and no-one was surprised when the match finally ended in a draw.