League

King Arena
Spectators: 7328 (Terracing: 5609, Seating: 1719, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when George Lemus took the kick off in the first half of the match. A collision led to Ánimas FC getting a freekick after 6 minutes play. Eleuterio Lizer hit a great ball. If George Lemus had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 12th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 14 minutes into the game, Eleuterio Lizer cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Osman Nuri Sezai was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. When George Lemus came up free with the goalie in the 20th minute, the Sparco 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 George Lemus couldn't finish the play. With a little luck, Ánimas FC's Ramiro Ongile got control of the ball when George Lemus tried to sneak it across the goal line. 29 minutes into the match, Esteban Estevez had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Osman Nuri Sezai. Sparco F.C's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Esteban Estevez was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-2. In the 36th minute Esteban Estevez shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Osman Nuri Sezai saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Esteban Estevez received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 39th minute. Osman Nuri Sezai tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After a defensive mix-up in Ánimas FC's zone, George Lemus stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Ramiro Ongile came out of the goal and George Lemus tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The Sparco F.C players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Ánimas FC were winning 0-2.

In the 52nd minute of the match, Damian Macias got a very nice opportunity to score, but Osman Nuri Sezai was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. An unexpectedly hard shot by Aquilino Bonadona in the 54th minute of play forced Sparco F.C's goalkeeper Osman Nuri Sezai to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 61 minutes into the match, Esteban Estevez dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Osman Nuri Sezai, 0-3. Aquilino Bonadona's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Osman Nuri Sezai read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 65th minute of play. In the 66th minute of the match Ánimas FC got a corner. Sparco F.C's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Damian Macias ran over to the corner to take the kick. George Lemus might have been able to make a better finish in the 69th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Ramiro Ongile. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. George Lemus ran back to his position shaking his head. 69 minutes into the match, Leopoldo Salvadore notched a goal, 1-3, to the right of Ánimas FC's Ramiro Ongile. Ramiro Ongile was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. After a defensive mix-up in Sparco F.C's zone, Cecilio Fernado stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Osman Nuri Sezai came out of the goal and Cecilio Fernado tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Through an outstanding action, after 75 minutes, Osman Nuri Sezai successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. George Lemus received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 78th minute. Ramiro Ongile tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Ramiro Ongile showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from George Lemus in the 81st minute of the match. Ramiro Ongile made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Bahri Çağa in the 84th minute of play. George Lemus fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 85th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ramiro Ongile having to interfere. If Aquilino Bonadona had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 90th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead.