League

Feliciano Gambarte
Spectators: 7303 (Terracing: 5478, Seating: 1680, VIP seats: 145) Tellier FC's Anselmo Distiratsu 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. Anselmo Distiratsu fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 6th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Justino Orland having to interfere. Delmar Roano fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 19th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Cory Honeycutt having to interfere. The audience was convinced that Anselmo Distiratsu's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Justino Orland was relentless in the 22nd minute of the game. After a defensive mix-up in Glorioso Expreso's zone, Fermin Abaurre stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Justino Orland came out of the goal and Fermin Abaurre tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Cory Honeycutt was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Delmar Roano showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-0 in the 32 minute of play. 40 minutes into the match, Ahmet Ali Rasi dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Cory Honeycutt, 2-0. Placido Palben hit a great freekick 44 minutes into the match. Tellier FC's Anselmo Distiratsu got a good chance for a goal in the 47th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. 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 2-0.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Delmar Roano to make the kick off. With a little luck, Glorioso Expreso's Justino Orland got control of the ball when Fermin Abaurre tried to sneak it across the goal line. After a rather tough play, Glorioso Expreso's Placido Palben got a free kick in the 54th minute. Delmar Roano struck a weak shot in the 56th minute. Cory Honeycutt didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Glorioso Expreso. When Anselmo Distiratsu came up free with the goalie in the 60th minute, the Tellier 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 Anselmo Distiratsu couldn't finish the play. When Ahmet Ali Rasi came up free with the goalie in the 63rd minute, the Glorioso Expreso 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 Ahmet Ali Rasi couldn't finish the play. After 66 played minutes Glorioso Expreso got a freekick which was hit by Placido Palben. When Rafael Abeijon fell near the penalty area in the 78th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Glorioso Expreso's protests and gave Rafael Abeijon a yellow card for diving instead. Rafael Abeijon hit a great freekick 79 minutes into the match. Anselmo Distiratsu might have been able to make a better finish in the 81st minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Justino Orland. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Anselmo Distiratsu ran back to his position shaking his head. When Victoriano Argider fell near the penalty area in the 81st minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Glorioso Expreso's protests and gave Victoriano Argider a yellow card for diving instead. Jacobo Loren kicked well hit freekick during the 85th minute of the match. Vincent Pedersson received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 88th minute. Cory Honeycutt tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After 89 played minutes Tellier FC got a freekick which was hit by Nicolas Garin. When the referee ended the match the Glorioso Expreso players were able to celebrate. They had won a fair victory and recieved the ovations of their fans.