Temple of Solomon
Spectators: 627 (Terracing: 471,
Seating: 144, VIP seats: 12) Templars FC's Angelo Piscopo 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. The audience was convinced that Jesús Roman's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Josh Galdes was relentless in the 3rd minute of the game. Selmo Alabern received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 11th minute. Josh Galdes tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. A collision led to Templars FC getting a freekick after 21 minutes play. Tim Hyzler hit a great ball. When Carmelo Olano came up free with the goalie in the 22nd minute, the Parque Europa FC 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 Carmelo Olano couldn't finish the play. Jonathan Tagliaferro charged in rather forcefully in the 24th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Jonathan Tagliaferro the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 25 played minutes Templars FC got a freekick which was hit by Jonathan Tagliaferro. 31 minutes into the match, Jesús Roman notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of Templars FC's Josh Galdes. Josh Galdes was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. 37 minutes into the match, Templars FC's goal looked a bit too open when Jesús Roman came free, but Josh Galdes reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Jonathan Tagliaferro received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Senen Pena came out and tried to block the shot, but Jonathan Tagliaferro slotted it home off the left post making it 1-1 in the 38th minute. In the 42nd minute, Jesús Roman made a precise shot to the right of Josh Galdes. Templars FC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-2. In the 48th minute of the match Parque Europa FC got a corner. Templars FC's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Carmelo Olano ran over to the corner to take the kick. After taking down the ball on Parque Europa FC's corner Carmelo Olano fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Josh Galdes quite easily take care of the ball.
Josh Galdes took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Zabal Salgado, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Zabal Salgado did some fancy footwork in front of goal and succeeded to deceive the defenders so he could slam the ball in 1-3 to the left of a surprised Josh Galdes 52 minutes into the match. In the 55th minute Selmo Alabern shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Josh Galdes saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jesús Roman in the 58th minute of play forced Templars FC's goalkeeper Josh Galdes to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Zabal Salgado could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 60th minute of the match, but Josh Galdes made a huge save. Angelo Piscopo kicked well hit freekick during the 63rd minute of the match. Zabal Salgado could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 64th minute of the match, but Josh Galdes made a huge save. Parque Europa FC made a substitution. Cordairo Torrente replaced Zabal Salgado. After 70 played minutes Parque Europa FC got a freekick which was hit by Selmo Alabern. A collision led to Templars FC getting a freekick after 71 minutes play. Angelo Piscopo hit a great ball. With his leg Josh Galdes managed to avoid a goal in the 73rdth minute, when Parque Europa FC's Cordairo Torrente fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Parque Europa FC's Cordairo Torrente was standing unmarked in front of the goal when he, in the 73rd play minute, got the ball and easily drilled it into the goal. 79 minutes into the match, Templars FC's goal looked a bit too open when Selmo Alabern came free, but Josh Galdes reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 81st minute of the game, Fabricio Valverde landed unfortunately after trying to head the ball, and pulled a muscle in the back, so badly that he had to leave the field. Keith Haber charged in rather forcefully in the 81st minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Keith Haber the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Parque Europa FC's Orti Figueres was substituted for Fabricio Valverde. In the 83rd match minute, Templars FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Peter Degiorgio to maneuver through the defense. Carmelo Olano took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 84th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Josh Galdes. Templars FC's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Josh Galdes showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Valery Cardeñosa in the 86th minute of the match. In the 86th match minute, Templars FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Gabriel Lentini to maneuver through the defense. Josh Galdes stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Valery Cardeñosa's shot from short distance in the 89th minute. The audience was convinced that Valery Cardeñosa's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Josh Galdes was relentless in the 90th minute of the game.
Parque Europa FC played a much better game than Templars FC and deserved their victory. The Templars FC players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.
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