U23 League

Mancini Arena
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. Elian Benedicto started the match with the kick off. When John Garate came up free with the goalie in the 2nd minute, the Villawalter City 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 John Garate couldn't finish the play. After 6 played minutes U.D. Mancini got a freekick which was hit by Dame Hierbas. Elvis Ribeiro took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Victorio Prats, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Romeo Rienda recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 12th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. The audience was convinced that Elian Benedicto's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Elvis Ribeiro was relentless in the 15th minute of the game. Elvis Ribeiro stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Elian Benedicto's shot from short distance in the 15th minute. In the 17th minute, Romeo Rienda ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Abundio Bastida was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-0. In the 20th match minute, Villawalter City was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Bernabel Lama to maneuver through the defense. Victorio Prats scored 1-1 in the 29th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Elvis Ribeiro, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Elvis Ribeiro stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Elian Benedicto's shot from short distance in the 33rd minute. When Cugat Incera fell near the penalty area in the 34th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Villawalter City's protests and gave Cugat Incera a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to Villawalter City getting a freekick after 34 minutes play. Cugat Incera hit a great ball. The supporters of Villawalter City booed when U.D. Mancini was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 35 match minutes in a wonderful position. Tello Calvo didn't get a good kick on the ball. Elvis Ribeiro made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from John Garate in the 36th minute of play. Romeo Rienda received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Abundio Bastida came out and tried to block the shot, but Romeo Rienda slotted it home off the left post making it 2-1 in the 38th minute. In the 40th match minute, U.D. Mancini was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Tello Calvo to maneuver through the defense. Falo Saboya hit a great freekick 41 minutes into the match. In the 43rd minute of the match Gudesteo Elias shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Elvis Ribeiro showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. Elvis Ribeiro made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Elian Benedicto in the 44th minute of play. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 2-1 at half-time.

The wind increased when Romeo Rienda made the kick off in the second half. The supporters of Villawalter City booed when U.D. Mancini was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 51 match minutes in a wonderful position. Dagoberto Escobar didn't get a good kick on the ball. U.D. Mancini's Elvis Ribeiro proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 54th minute of the match, managed to save U.D. Mancini from getting a goal against them. A nice corner shot did that Gudesteo Elias got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Elvis Ribeiro quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. If Tello Calvo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 59th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Elvis Ribeiro made a fantastic save in the 60th minute, when Elian Benedicto sent off a good shot on target. 63 minutes into the match, Villawalter City's goal looked a bit too open when Tello Calvo came free, but Abundio Bastida reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. U.D. Mancini made a substitution. Abelardo Alacuart replaced Ebardo Acha. Baraxil Macías kicked well hit freekick during the 69th minute of the match. The supporters of Villawalter City booed when U.D. Mancini was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 72 match minutes in a wonderful position. Cugat Riells didn't get a good kick on the ball. Elvis Ribeiro made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from John Garate in the 76th minute of play. The audience was convinced that Baraxil Macías's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Elvis Ribeiro was relentless in the 78th minute of the game. In the 79th minute Villawalter City were awarded a corner. Gudesteo Elias went to the cornerflag to take it. Abundio Bastida took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Tello Calvo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Villawalter City's Abundio Bastida played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Tello Calvo in the 81st minute of play. 83 minutes into the game, Bernabel Lama was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Villawalter City's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave U.D. Mancini the free kick. In the 83rd minute, Bernabel Lama hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Romeo Rienda struck a weak shot in the 85th minute. Abundio Bastida didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for U.D. Mancini. Romeo Rienda succeeded in the game's 88th minute to shoot an unreachable shot under the crossbar and scored - 3-1. Abelardo Alacuart hit a great freekick 90 minutes into the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Elian Benedicto in the 92nd minute of play forced U.D. Mancini's goalkeeper Elvis Ribeiro to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 94th minute of the match, John Garate tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Elvis Ribeiro saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. U.D. Mancini were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of Villawalter City for a fine match.