League

Estadio Ñirihuau
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Lucho Valdez started the match with the kick off. Conrado Rey fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 3rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Honorato Sayvion having to interfere. Hipolito Iliana hit a great freekick 11 minutes into the match. After 18 played minutes Casting Road got a freekick which was hit by Arkadiusz Gdaniec. In the 23rd minute of the match Mercedes AFC got a corner. Casting Road's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Hipolito Iliana ran over to the corner to take the kick. A nice corner shot did that Hipolito Iliana got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Honorato Sayvion quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. Mercedes AFC's Cayetano Gauargi played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Arkadiusz Gdaniec in the 25th minute of play. Cayetano Gauargi took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Damian Argider, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Cayetano Gauargi was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Arkadiusz Gdaniec showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-0 in the 30 minute of play. After having played for 33 minutes, Conrado Rey managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Mercedes AFC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Conrado Rey was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 34 minutes into the game, Arkadiusz Gdaniec was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Casting Road's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Mercedes AFC the free kick. If Lucho Valdez had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 36th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Casting Road's Honorato Sayvion played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Conrado Rey in the 38th minute of play. When Mercedes AFC's Lucho Valdez in the 39th minute got a chance for a shot 39th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Casting Road's goalie prevented a goal. In the 41st minute Mercedes AFC were awarded a corner. Hipolito Iliana went to the cornerflag to take it. Hipolito Iliana made a great header on Mercedes AFC's corner, it was just that Casting Road's Honorato Sayvion managed to reach the ball for a save. Celso Naldo received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 44th minute. Honorato Sayvion tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Benedicto Tartalo during the 45th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 45th match minute, Casting Road was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Benedicto Tartalo to maneuver through the defense. Lucho Valdez sent away a hard shot on goal in the 48th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 1-0.

When the match had gone on for 53 minutes, Arkadiusz Gdaniec put it in 2-0 from a short distance just to the right of Cayetano Gauargi. Lucho Valdez's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 57thth minute, Honorato Sayvion skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. When the match clock showed 58 minutes, the score became 2-1 when Lucho Valdez sped through Casting Road's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Honorato Sayvion. Lucho Valdez could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 62nd minute of the match, but Honorato Sayvion made a huge save. In the 64thth minute of the game Lucho Valdez who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Casting Road's Honorato Sayvion was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 67th minute, Celso Naldo hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Lucho Valdez scored 2-2 in the 71st match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Honorato Sayvion, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 74th minute, Aureliano Kismi hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The referee felt a red card was in order, 76 minutes into the game, when Ubaldo Dei put in a rough tackle. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 76th minute of the game. One of Casting Road:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Mercedes AFC:s goal. The goalkeeper, Honorato Sayvion, was totally fooled by Mercedes AFC's Hipolito Iliana, who 79 minutes into the game made a penalty shot that went in on the goalkeeper's left side. A collision led to Casting Road getting a freekick after 82 minutes play. Damian Argider hit a great ball. After 84 played minutes Casting Road got a freekick which was hit by Gustavo Cordeal. The audience was convinced that Lucho Valdez's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Honorato Sayvion was relentless in the 88th minute of the game. When Mercedes AFC's Lucho Valdez in the 89th minute got a chance for a shot 89th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Casting Road's goalie prevented a goal. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. Mercedes AFC walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.