League

1979 STADIUM
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Zoel Pedriza got the match started through his kick off. Munroe Brooks came out of the goal in the 4th minute to try and stop a shot by Couto Mixto F.C.'s Romano Morales. But to his dismay, Romano Morales quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-1. In the 7th minute, Nereo Tobia ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Munroe Brooks was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-2. The Couto Mixto F.C. fans' excitement grew in the 12th match minute when Couto Mixto F.C.'s Nereo Tobia looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 0-3 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. 16 minutes into the match, Arthur Blain notched a goal, 0-4, to the right of Marcelo´s FC's Munroe Brooks. Munroe Brooks was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. In the 20th minute Arthur Blain shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Munroe Brooks saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 22 minutes into the match, Marcelo´s FC's goal looked a bit too open when Arthur Blain came free, but Munroe Brooks reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Munroe Brooks took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Eduino Cordoba, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Marcelo´s FC's Munroe Brooks played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Romano Morales in the 25th minute of play. A collision led to Marcelo´s FC getting a freekick after 29 minutes play. Dolfo Abancens hit a great ball. After 30 played minutes, Couto Mixto F.C.'s Nereo Tobia shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Munroe Brooks came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Couto Mixto F.C. reached it. In the 33rd minute Nereo Tobia shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Munroe Brooks saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Munroe Brooks made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Perfecto Rodríguez in the 36th minute of play. Nereo Tobia received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 38th minute. Munroe Brooks tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Munroe Brooks didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Eduino Cordoba went, in the 40th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-6 was the resulting score. 44 minutes into the match, Marcelo´s FC's goal looked a bit too open when Nereo Tobia came free, but Munroe Brooks reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Marcelo´s FC's Munroe Brooks played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Eduino Cordoba in the 48th minute of play. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-6 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Eduino Cordoba was the one to do the kick off. Couto Mixto F.C.'s Eduino Cordoba got a good chance for a goal in the 52nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Marcelo´s FC's Munroe Brooks proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 53rd minute of the match, managed to save Marcelo´s FC from getting a goal against them. An unexpectedly hard shot by Romano Morales in the 55th minute of play forced Marcelo´s FC's goalkeeper Munroe Brooks to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 59 minutes into the game, Romano Morales cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-7. Munroe Brooks was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. 62 minutes into the match, Marcelo´s FC's goal looked a bit too open when Romano Morales came free, but Munroe Brooks reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Munroe Brooks showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Perfecto Rodríguez, who was totally free with the ball in the 63rd minute. Romano Morales succeeded to score despite a near miss that spronge from right pole into the goal to 0-8 in the 64th playminute. After some careless play in the Marcelo´s FC defense, Romano Morales kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Munroe Brooks. The Marcelo´s FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Munroe Brooks should have stopped the shot. Romano Morales took the ball and in the 78 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Munroe Brooks. Munroe Brooks dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-11. With a little luck, Marcelo´s FC's Munroe Brooks got control of the ball when Arthur Blain tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 83rd minute, Lano Balboa hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After a rather tough play, Couto Mixto F.C.'s Felix Morales got a free kick in the 87th minute. Munroe Brooks made an important save on a dangerous shot by Felix Morales in the 89th minute. When the match had gone on for 90 minutes, Eduino Cordoba took a quick shot and it went in 0-12 without a chance for Munroe Brooks to make any attempt to save it. When Romano Morales came up free with the goalie in the 93rd minute, the Couto Mixto F.C. 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 Romano Morales couldn't finish the play. In the 95th minute, Peru Casals made a precise shot to the right of Munroe Brooks. Marcelo´s FC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-13. When the match was over Couto Mixto F.C. could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than Marcelo´s FC throughout the match.