League

Estadio Huncal
Spectators: 7311 (Terracing: 5542, Seating: 1699, VIP seats: 70) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Norberto Azibar took the kick off in the first half of the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Teodoro Ugutz got free with Roman Ler in the 7th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. An unexpectedly hard shot by Norberto Azibar in the 20th minute of play forced Hydra's goalkeeper Cristobal Lorenz to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 26th match minute, Hydra was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Alonzo Taurino to maneuver through the defense. Mercedes AFC's Benedicto Frans got a good chance for a goal in the 27th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Roman Ler came out of the goal in the 30th minute to try and stop a shot by Hydra's Freddy Rubio. But to his dismay, Freddy Rubio quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-0. 32 minutes into the game, Vicente Rik was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Mercedes AFC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Hydra the free kick. Vicente Rik hit a great freekick 32 minutes into the match. After some careless play in the Mercedes AFC defense, Freddy Rubio kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Roman Ler. The Mercedes AFC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Roman Ler should have stopped the shot. Roman Ler stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Freddy Rubio's shot from short distance in the 40th minute. Roman Ler showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Teodoro Ugutz, who was totally free with the ball in the 42nd minute. 43 minutes into the match, Mercedes AFC's goalkeeper Roman Ler had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Freddy Rubio. Teodoro Ugutz fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 44th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Roman Ler having to interfere. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 2-0 at half-time.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Freddy Rubio to make the kick off. Hydra's Cristobal Lorenz proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 51st minute of the match, managed to save Hydra from getting a goal against them. Mercedes AFC's Roman Ler played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Freddy Rubio in the 53rd minute of play. The supporters of Hydra booed when Mercedes AFC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 55 match minutes in a wonderful position. Nemesio Micael didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 56 played minutes, Hydra's Victorio Barros shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Roman Ler 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 Hydra reached it. Roman Ler didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Freddy Rubio went, in the 68th minute, to the upper right corner, 3-0 was the resulting score. With a little luck, Hydra's Cristobal Lorenz got control of the ball when Erubiel Raymundo tried to sneak it across the goal line. Ambrosio Iztal blasted a shot towards the goal in the 76th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Cristobal Lorenz having to make a save. In the 77th minute, Santiago Jerrald hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Mercedes AFC's Vicente Rik got his second yellow card of the match in the 79th minute. The referee ordered Vicente Rik off the ground. The supporters of Hydra booed when Mercedes AFC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 80 match minutes in a wonderful position. Vicente Rik didn't get a good kick on the ball. Ismael Polentzi kicked well hit freekick during the 84th minute of the match. Cristobal Lorenz was a little too slow when Ambrosio Iztal got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 85th minute. The score was now 3-1. With 89 minutes on the clock, Alonzo Taurino commited a dangerous tackle. The referee had no choice but to show him the red card. In a very dangerous position, a player in Hydra fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 89th minute. Penalty! Benedicto Frans placed the ball on the penalty spot and got himself ready to shoot. Post out! The supporters of Hydra booed when Mercedes AFC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 92 match minutes in a wonderful position. Santiago Jerrald didn't get a good kick on the ball. Roman Ler stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Freddy Rubio's shot from short distance in the 93rd minute. In the 95th minute, Froilan Naelio hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 98 minutes in the game, Ambrosio Iztal fired away an excellent shot, which passed to the side of the right post without Cristobal Lorenz having to interfere. Hydra were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of Mercedes AFC for a fine match.