League

Juan Pablo Varsky
Spectators: 7289 (Terracing: 5469, Seating: 1676, VIP seats: 144) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Leopoldo Estevez took the kick off in the first half of the match. 14 minutes into the match, Natural Mystic's goal looked a bit too open when Gaston Fernendo came free, but Severo Galo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Severo Galo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gaston Fernendo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Natural Mystic's Severo Galo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gaston Fernendo in the 20th minute of play. 22 minutes into the match, FC Ryukyu's goal looked a bit too open when Leopoldo Estevez came free, but Ambrosio Alfonso reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. FC Ryukyu's Ambrosio Alfonso played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Leopoldo Estevez in the 23rd minute of play. In the 25th minute, Leopoldo Estevez ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Ambrosio Alfonso was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. When Leopoldo Estevez came up free with the goalie in the 27th minute, the Natural Mystic 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 Leopoldo Estevez couldn't finish the play. After 29 played minutes FC Ryukyu got a freekick which was hit by Jimeno Brais. In the 32nd minute Gaston Fernendo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Severo Galo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After a defensive mix-up in FC Ryukyu's zone, Leopoldo Estevez stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Ambrosio Alfonso came out of the goal and Leopoldo Estevez tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Ambrosio Alfonso stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Leopoldo Estevez's shot from short distance in the 38th minute. After a rather tough play, FC Ryukyu's Augusto Cedro got a free kick in the 42nd minute. A nice corner shot did that Alejandro Remigio got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Ambrosio Alfonso quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. Natural Mystic's Severo Galo proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 45th minute of the match, managed to save Natural Mystic from getting a goal against them. The audience thought a goal was coming when Rogelio Galindo got free with Severo Galo in the 48th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-1 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Gaston Fernendo to make the kick off. 53 minutes into the match, Gaston Fernendo had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Severo Galo. Natural Mystic's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Gaston Fernendo was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-1. Felix Blasi kicked well hit freekick during the 57th minute of the match. After having played for 59 minutes, Gaston Fernendo managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. FC Ryukyu's supporters crossed their fingers, but Gaston Fernendo was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. If Narciso Quinton had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 63rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Rogelio Galindo in the 72nd minute of play forced Natural Mystic's goalkeeper Severo Galo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A collision led to Natural Mystic getting a freekick after 73 minutes play. Efrain Maore hit a great ball. Severo Galo stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Rogelio Galindo's shot from short distance in the 76th minute. In the 80th minute, Gaston Fernendo ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Severo Galo was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-1. In the 87th minute, Leopoldo Estevez reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Ambrosio Alfonso. The goal made the score 2-2. Rogelio Galindo took the ball and in the 92 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Severo Galo. Severo Galo dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 3-2. In the 97th minute of the match Saturnino Asier sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Severo Galo skillfully saved the ball. Natural Mystic's supporters were dissatisfied at the end of the match because FC Ryukyu had won, even though Natural Mystic had held more of the ball.