League

Maciel
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Alberto Maore made the kick off which started today's match. Hermengildo Romero showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Lorenzo Gomez in the 3rd minute of the match. In the 4th minute, Primitivo Enetz hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Hermengildo Romero made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Alberto Maore in the 5th minute of play. 11 minutes into the game, Alberto Maore cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Hermengildo Romero was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. PoRtUgAl hOcKeY's Hermengildo Romero played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Fidel Bide in the 15th minute of play. 18 minutes into the match, Alberto Maore notched a goal, 0-2, to the right of PoRtUgAl hOcKeY's Hermengildo Romero. Hermengildo Romero was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. In the 24th minute Fidel Bide shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Hermengildo Romero saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 28th minute, Alberto Maore made a precise shot to the right of Hermengildo Romero. PoRtUgAl hOcKeY's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-3. PoRtUgAl hOcKeY's Hermengildo Romero played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Fidel Bide in the 30th minute of play. Hermengildo Romero made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Alberto Maore in the 32nd minute of play. After some careless play in the PoRtUgAl hOcKeY defense, Lorenzo Gomez kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Hermengildo Romero. The PoRtUgAl hOcKeY fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Hermengildo Romero should have stopped the shot. A collision led to Columbus Crew getting a freekick after 37 minutes play. Fidel Bide hit a great ball. Fidel Bide sent away a hard shot on goal in the 41st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Ceferino Quirce hit a great freekick 42 minutes into the match. PoRtUgAl hOcKeY's Hermengildo Romero played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Lorenzo Gomez in the 45th minute of play. Hermengildo Romero showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Alberto Maore, who was totally free with the ball in the 46th minute. After the first half Columbus Crew were leading 0-4. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

Hermengildo Romero made an important save on a dangerous shot by Alberto Maore in the 51st minute. Alberto Maore scored 0-5 in the 51st match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Hermengildo Romero, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Hermengildo Romero made an important save on a dangerous shot by Alberto Maore in the 54th minute. Alberto Maore received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 60th minute. Hermengildo Romero tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 64th minute Fidel Bide shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Hermengildo Romero saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Cristian Iraido sent away a hard shot on goal in the 73rd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. In the 75th match minute, PoRtUgAl hOcKeY was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ceferino Quirce to maneuver through the defense. Lorenzo Gomez scored 1-6 in the 76th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Hermengildo Romero, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 81st minute, Bernardino Min reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Hermengildo Romero. The goal made the score 1-7. Ceferino Quirce hit a great freekick 90 minutes into the match. Hermengildo Romero took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Alberto Maore, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Lorenzo Gomez sent away a hard shot on goal in the 93rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Hermengildo Romero made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Bernardino Min in the 95th minute of play. The PoRtUgAl hOcKeY fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. Columbus Crew were clearly better and deserved to take the win.