Mamba Mentality
Spectators: 150 (Terracing: 113,
Seating: 34, VIP seats: 3) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Henry Bergvall got the match started through his kick off. In the 7th match minute, Maravilla was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Paulus Van Poucke to maneuver through the defense. Maravilla's Jeronimo Gines played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Henry Bergvall in the 8th minute of play. Henry Bergvall could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 8th minute of the match, but Jeronimo Gines made a huge save. Roberto Mouzo kicked well hit freekick during the 13th minute of the match. In the 20th minute Maravilla were awarded a corner. César de Senna went to the cornerflag to take it. The corner led Maravilla's César de Senna to fire away a dangerous shot which Hipolito Rico despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. Maravilla's Jeronimo Gines played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Angelino Abecia in the 22nd minute of play. Jeronimo Gines showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Henry Bergvall in the 24th minute of the match. 26 minutes into the game, Henry Bergvall lined in a short shot 1-0 behind a frustrated Jeronimo Gines. Cruz Credo took the ball and in the 30 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Hipolito Rico. Hipolito Rico dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-1. Jeronimo Gines showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Verne Everett in the 37th minute of the match. In the 38th minute Henry Bergvall shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jeronimo Gines saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Paulus Van Poucke hit a great freekick 39 minutes into the match. Maravilla's Jeronimo Gines proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 40th minute of the match, managed to save Maravilla from getting a goal against them. Henry Bergvall could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 42nd minute of the match, but Jeronimo Gines made a huge save. In the 45th minute, Cruz Credo 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. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Hampus Lönn during the 46th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 46th minute, Hampus Lönn hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.
Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Cruz Credo to make the kick off. Jeronimo Gines took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Verne Everett, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When Alex Qvalfeldt came up free with the goalie in the 55th minute, the Black Mamba 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 Alex Qvalfeldt couldn't finish the play. Jeronimo Gines made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Angelino Abecia in the 56th minute of play. In the 57th minute of the match Black Mamba got a corner. Maravilla's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Danilo Lizer ran over to the corner to take the kick. The corner led Black Mamba's Danilo Lizer to fire away a dangerous shot which Jeronimo Gines despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. A collision led to Maravilla getting a freekick after 61 minutes play. Nemanja Vidić hit a great ball. Jeronimo Gines stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Angelino Abecia's shot from short distance in the 62nd minute. In the 63rd minute the ball was on its way in behind Black Mamba's goalkeeper Hipolito Rico, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 64th minute, Maravilla's Cruz Credo dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 1-2. 67 minutes into the match, Maravilla's goal looked a bit too open when Henry Bergvall came free, but Jeronimo Gines reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When the match had gone on for 71 minutes, Angelino Abecia put it in 2-2 from a short distance just to the right of Jeronimo Gines. Hipolito Rico made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cruz Credo in the 75th minute of play. César de Senna made a great header on Maravilla's corner, it was just that Black Mamba's Hipolito Rico managed to reach the ball for a save. Cruz Credo sent away a hard shot on goal in the 79th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 81 minutes into the match, Cruz Credo dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Hipolito Rico, 2-3. Maravilla made a substitution. Esteve Ariando replaced César de Senna. In the 85th minute Henry Bergvall shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jeronimo Gines saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 86th minute, Henrique Laguna hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. An unexpected shot in the 87th minute by Cruz Credo got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. In the 88th minute Henry Bergvall shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jeronimo Gines saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 92nd minute, Maravilla's Elias Figueroa seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Elias Figueroa the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of Maravilla protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and Elias Figueroa had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. In a very dangerous position, a player in Maravilla fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 91st minute. Penalty! In the 94th minute there was a penalty for Black Mamba. Danilo Lizer stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Jeronimo Gines. 3-3. 97 minutes into the match, Maravilla's goal looked a bit too open when Henry Bergvall came free, but Jeronimo Gines reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Both teams had looked equal from kick-off, and no-one was surprised when the match finally ended in a draw.
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