League

Estadio Meridiano
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Isidro Cucao made the kick off which started today's match. Luisito Lapurdi didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Cristo Abastas went, in the 3rd minute, to the upper right corner, 1-0 was the resulting score. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ubaldo Tino in the 9th minute of play forced SVC Group's goalkeeper Pastor Loren to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. SVC Group's Pastor Loren played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Braulio Efraim in the 11th minute of play. After 15 played minutes C.A Deportivo Alianza got a freekick which was hit by Ubaldo Tino. After a defensive mix-up in C.A Deportivo Alianza's zone, Israel Illan stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Luisito Lapurdi came out of the goal and Israel Illan tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 24 minutes into the match, Braulio Efraim notched a goal, 1-2, to the right of SVC Group's Pastor Loren. Pastor Loren was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. If Israel Illan had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 28th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The supporters of SVC Group booed when C.A Deportivo Alianza was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 29 match minutes in a wonderful position. Cecilio Rito didn't get a good kick on the ball. Luisito Lapurdi made an important save on a dangerous shot by Israel Illan in the 31st minute. Luisito Lapurdi made a fantastic save in the 32nd minute, when Israel Illan sent off a good shot on target. Valentin Orzaize fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 36th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Luisito Lapurdi having to interfere. SVC Group's Pastor Loren played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Braulio Efraim in the 38th minute of play. If Israel Illan had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 44th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Cristo Abastas scored 2-2 in the 45th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Luisito Lapurdi, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot.

The wind increased when Cristo Abastas made the kick off in the second half. In the 53rd match minute, SVC Group was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Valentin Orzaize to maneuver through the defense. When Florentino Emmanuel came up free with the goalie in the 54th minute, the C.A Deportivo Alianza 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 Florentino Emmanuel couldn't finish the play. After having played for 57 minutes, Israel Illan managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. SVC Group's supporters crossed their fingers, but Israel Illan was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Israel Illan blasted a shot towards the goal in the 59th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Luisito Lapurdi having to make a save. After 64 minutes, Jacobo Mendiko mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the SVC Group and the C.A Deportivo Alianza players grew even worse after the yellow card. Jacobo Mendiko hit a great freekick 64 minutes into the match. Jacobo Mendiko received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 67th minute. Luisito Lapurdi tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Israel Illan sent away a hard shot on goal in the 74th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Israel Illan received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 85th minute. Luisito Lapurdi tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. SVC Group's Cristo Abastas got a good chance for a goal in the 89th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Luisito Lapurdi made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cristo Abastas in the 90th minute of play. After 92 minutes of play, SVC Group's Israel Illan made it 4-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Luisito Lapurdi was left in no man's land by his defense there! SVC Group's supporters were delighted with their team's performance and swarmed onto the pitch at the end of the match to celebrate the victory with the players.