League

El Gigante del Sur
Spectators: 7263 (Terracing: 5449, Seating: 1670, VIP seats: 144) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Froilan Iban took the kick off in the first half of the match. After a defensive mix-up in Jedamericano FC's zone, Zeledon Abechuco stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Gualterio Galtero came out of the goal and Zeledon Abechuco tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 8 minutes into the match, Bocha FC's Zeledon Abechuco sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Gualterio Galtero narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Jedamericano FC's Gualterio Galtero played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Froilan Iban in the 9th minute of play. The supporters of Bocha FC booed when Jedamericano FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 12 match minutes in a wonderful position. Honorato Maju didn't get a good kick on the ball. After a defensive mix-up in Jedamericano FC's zone, Froilan Iban stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Gualterio Galtero came out of the goal and Froilan Iban tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The audience was convinced that Froilan Iban's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Gualterio Galtero was relentless in the 22nd minute of the game. Luciano Tercero kicked well hit freekick during the 28th minute of the match. Roman Gaitan's late challenge caught a Bocha FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Roman Gaitan helped the player get up and apologised. Roman Gaitan hit a great freekick 30 minutes into the match. Froilan Iban received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 35th minute. Gualterio Galtero tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The referee felt a red card was in order, 37 minutes into the game, when Honorato Maju put in a rough tackle. Gualterio Galtero went to the wrong direction when Aquiles Leoncio was taking care of the penalty kick which however missed the goal. Froilan Iban sent away a hard shot on goal in the 44th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Cristo Bernebe to make the kick off. If Zeledon Abechuco had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 55th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Horacio Firme during the 56th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. When Bocha FC's Froilan Iban in the 57th minute got a chance for a shot 57th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Jedamericano FC's goalie prevented a goal. Luciano Tercero kicked well hit freekick during the 59th minute of the match. In the 60th minute Zeledon Abechuco shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Gualterio Galtero saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When Bocha FC's Froilan Iban in the 67th minute got a chance for a shot 67th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Jedamericano FC's goalie prevented a goal. 72 minutes into the match, Froilan Iban notched a goal, 2-0, to the right of Jedamericano FC's Gualterio Galtero. Gualterio Galtero was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. The supporters of Jedamericano FC booed when Bocha FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 77 match minutes in a wonderful position. Aquiles Leoncio didn't get a good kick on the ball. 78 minutes into the match, Jedamericano FC's Braulio Lopes sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Bernardo Koldobika narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Gualterio Galtero took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Zeledon Abechuco, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Froilan Iban received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 87th minute. Gualterio Galtero tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Zeledon Abechuco in the 93rd minute of play forced Jedamericano FC's goalkeeper Gualterio Galtero to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Bernardo Koldobika didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Cristo Bernebe went, in the 94th minute, to the upper right corner, 2-1 was the resulting score. Bocha FC's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.