League

El Coloso de Mardel
Spectators: 8012 (Terracing: 6011, Seating: 1842, VIP seats: 159) Independiente's Eriberto Truylos 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. Independiente's Ciriaco Maule got a good chance for a goal in the 5th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Qiu Yuan Jun's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Bartolo Idacio read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 11th minute of play. Knight Of Dawn's Klement Belko managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Flavio Tanio in the 15 minute of the game. Bartolo Idacio made an important save on a dangerous shot by Qiu Yuan Jun in the 16th minute. The audience was convinced that Eriberto Truylos's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Denis Urtats was relentless in the 18th minute of the game. A collision led to Knight Of Dawn getting a freekick after 20 minutes play. Qiu Yuan Jun hit a great ball. Denis Urtats showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Martin Suy, who was totally free with the ball in the 27th minute. Qiu Yuan Jun could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 35th minute of the match, but Bartolo Idacio made a huge save. If Qiu Yuan Jun had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 37th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. The audience thought a goal was coming when Qiu Yuan Jun got free with Bartolo Idacio in the 37th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. If Qiu Yuan Jun had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 43rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. In the 43rd minute of the match, Qiu Yuan Jun got a very nice opportunity to score, but Bartolo Idacio was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. Denis Urtats took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Eriberto Truylos, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The first half was very even, with the score at 0-0 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Qiu Yuan Jun to strike the kick off in the second half. Bartolo Idacio showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Qiu Yuan Jun in the 56th minute of the match. The Independiente fans' excitement grew in the 57th match minute when Independiente's Eriberto Truylos 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 0-1 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Knight Of Dawn made a substitution. Gregorio Caton replaced Bruno Norino. Xu Wei Kun hit a great freekick 62 minutes into the match. Flavio Tanio kicked well hit freekick during the 68th minute of the match. After a rather tough play, Independiente's Eriberto Truylos got a free kick in the 80th minute. Knight Of Dawn's Franco Baresi managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Lučano Lapotne in the 84 minute of the game. Teta Grande blasted a shot towards the goal in the 85th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Bartolo Idacio having to make a save. In the 95th minute, Franco Baresi hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The long shot by Maikel Jol in the 95th minute really tested Denis Urtats's skills. The ball was on its way into the goal to the left of him when he managed to stretch himself and save the shot and avoid a goal.