League

Oriente
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Atilano Bartoleme got the match started through his kick off. 4 minutes into the match, Balsa AFC's goalkeeper Placido Orlandus had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Freddy Tolino. If Atilano Bartoleme had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 5th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Leonardo Valente's late challenge caught a Oriente FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Leonardo Valente helped the player get up and apologised. Leonardo Valente hit a great freekick 6 minutes into the match. In the 7th match minute, Balsa AFC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Aldo Gentza to maneuver through the defense. Placido Orlandus made an important save on a dangerous shot by Freddy Tolino in the 8th minute. After some fancy dribbling in the 10th minute, Atilano Bartoleme managed to get in a good position for a shot. Oriente FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Atilano Bartoleme was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Placido Orlandus breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. With an all-out effort, Oriente FC's Placido Orlandus threw himself towards the right post 13 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Atilano Bartoleme, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jacinto Ignado in the 25th minute of play forced Oriente FC's goalkeeper Gaspar Ignado to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 26th match minute, Oriente FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Saverio Derwin to maneuver through the defense. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Atilano Bartoleme in the 31st minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Placido Orlandus prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Atilano Bartoleme fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 33rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Placido Orlandus having to interfere. Aldo Gentza kicked well hit freekick during the 34th minute of the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 35th minute, Freddy Tolino managed to get in a good position for a shot. Oriente FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Freddy Tolino was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Placido Orlandus breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. When Aldo Gentza fell near the penalty area in the 36th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Balsa AFC's protests and gave Aldo Gentza a yellow card for diving instead. In the 39th minute Desiderio Nayely shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Gaspar Ignado saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Desiderio Nayely sent away a hard shot on goal in the 45th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The score stood at 0-0 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Jacinto Ignado to make the kick off. 52 minutes into the match, Freddy Tolino had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Placido Orlandus. Balsa AFC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Freddy Tolino was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-0. If Atilano Bartoleme had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 58th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When Oriente FC's Atilano Bartoleme in the 60th minute got a chance for a shot 60th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Balsa AFC's goalie prevented a goal. Placido Orlandus showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Atilano Bartoleme in the 66th minute of the match. Freddy Tolino fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 69th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Placido Orlandus having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Atilano Bartoleme in the 70th minute of play forced Balsa AFC's goalkeeper Placido Orlandus to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 72 minutes of play, Oriente FC's Atilano Bartoleme made it 2-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Placido Orlandus was left in no man's land by his defense there! Desiderio Nayely could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 77th minute of the match, but Gaspar Ignado made a huge save. Jacinto Ignado sent away a hard shot on goal in the 78th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Placido Orlandus took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Freddy Tolino, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 86th match minute, Balsa AFC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Leonardo Valente to maneuver through the defense. Placido Orlandus showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Atilano Bartoleme in the 87th minute of the match. Freddy Tolino sent away a hard shot on goal in the 88th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Dalmacio Peyo's late challenge caught a Oriente FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Dalmacio Peyo helped the player get up and apologised. 92 minutes into the game, one of Balsa AFC:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. Oriente FC had won after a very even match.