League

Brea
Spectators: 5215 (Terracing: 4013, Seating: 1055, VIP seats: 147) An unexpectedly hard shot by Ildefonso Maju in the 4th minute of play forced Brea's goalkeeper Ciro Burutzagi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Angel Cai fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 19th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Joel Balendin having to interfere. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Angelino Padro during the 21st minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After 21 played minutes Brea got a freekick which was hit by Angelino Padro. After 26 minutes of play, Brea's Edelmiro Chinto made it 2-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Joel Balendin was left in no man's land by his defense there! Norberto Min sent away a hard shot on goal in the 32nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 37th minute, one of Brea:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Brea. Joel Balendin made an important save on a dangerous shot by Edelmiro Chinto in the 44th minute. Brea's Edelmiro Chinto got a good chance for a goal in the 46th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. With an all-out effort, Brea's Joel Balendin threw himself towards the right post 48 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Angel Cai, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 2-1.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Angel Cai was the one to do the kick off. Joel Balendin showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Angel Cai, who was totally free with the ball in the 53rd minute. Edelmiro Chinto succeeded in the game's 57th minute to shoot an unreachable shot under the crossbar and scored - 3-1. When Edelmiro Chinto came up free with the goalie in the 62nd minute, the Brea 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 Edelmiro Chinto couldn't finish the play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Angel Cai in the 74th minute of play forced La Banda FC's goalkeeper Joel Balendin to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Joel Balendin showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Edelmiro Chinto, who was totally free with the ball in the 75th minute. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Angel Cai in the 84th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Joel Balendin saved La Banda FC from getting behind. After having played for 85 minutes, Edelmiro Chinto managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Brea's supporters crossed their fingers, but Edelmiro Chinto was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Brea's Angel Cai got a good chance for a goal in the 87th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Edelmiro Chinto fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 92nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Joel Balendin having to interfere. Edelmiro Chinto sent away a hard shot on goal in the 97th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Brea's supporters were delighted with their team's performance and swarmed onto the pitch at the end of the match to celebrate the victory with the players.