League

Estadio Ichipuca
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) AltamiraFc's Americo Sendoa started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Christer Törnqvist struck a weak shot in the 3rd minute. Blas Mikolas didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Mangrullo AFC. In the 5th minute, Ruben Palben 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. 5 minutes into the game, Elvio Calvet was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. AltamiraFc's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Mangrullo AFC the free kick. Pedro Normando made a fantastic save in the 9th minute, when Amador Bertin sent off a good shot on target. Mangrullo AFC's Pedro Normando played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Americo Sendoa in the 10th minute of play. 12 minutes into the game, Mangrullo AFC's Ruben Palben nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Blas Mikolas made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. After 15 played minutes AltamiraFc got a freekick which was hit by Elvio Calvet. Blas Mikolas made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ruben Palben in the 16th minute of play. In the 22nd minute, Ruben Palben ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Blas Mikolas was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-2. 25 minutes into the game, Amador Bertin was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. AltamiraFc's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Mangrullo AFC the free kick. Amador Bertin kicked well hit freekick during the 25th minute of the match. If Christer Törnqvist had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 30th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When Leon Txilar came up free with the goalie in the 34th minute, the Mangrullo AFC 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 Leon Txilar couldn't finish the play. 37 minutes into the match, Mangrullo AFC's goalkeeper Pedro Normando had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Geronimo Fernanco. Christer Törnqvist fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 38th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Blas Mikolas having to interfere. In the 40th minute, Leon Txilar ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Blas Mikolas was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-3. The audience was convinced that Ruben Palben's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Blas Mikolas was relentless in the 48th minute of the game. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-3 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Leon Txilar made a kick off. Christer Törnqvist sent away a hard shot on goal in the 52nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Ruben Palben received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Blas Mikolas came out and tried to block the shot, but Ruben Palben slotted it home off the left post making it 0-4 in the 56th minute. 67 minutes into the match, AltamiraFc's goal looked a bit too open when Ruben Palben came free, but Blas Mikolas reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Christer Törnqvist sent away a hard shot on goal in the 74th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After some fancy dribbling in the 79th minute, Ernesto Tristan managed to get in a good position for a shot. Mangrullo AFC's supporters rose to their feet, but Ernesto Tristan was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Blas Mikolas breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After having played for 81 minutes, Leon Txilar managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Mangrullo AFC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Leon Txilar was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Blas Mikolas came out of the goal in the 85th minute to try and stop a shot by Mangrullo AFC's Leon Txilar. But to his dismay, Leon Txilar quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-6. Blas Mikolas showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ruben Palben, who was totally free with the ball in the 89th minute. In the 90th match minute, AltamiraFc was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Geronimo Fernanco to maneuver through the defense. Christer Törnqvist received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 92nd minute. Blas Mikolas tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Mangrullo AFC played a much better game than AltamiraFc and deserved their victory. The AltamiraFc players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.