League

Eric Miao Stadium
Spectators: 7198 (Terracing: 5400, Seating: 1655, VIP seats: 143) Elvio Abadie started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Isidoro Stanislao sent away a hard shot on goal in the 8th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Anier Rius made an important save on a dangerous shot by Isidoro Stanislao in the 14th minute. 15 minutes into the match, ALBERDI's goal looked a bit too open when Benicio Arano came free, but Anier Rius reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When ALBERDI's Emanuel Tano in the 17th minute got a chance for a shot 17th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Taipei City FC's goalie prevented a goal. A collision led to Taipei City FC getting a freekick after 20 minutes play. Angelo Pello hit a great ball. In the 22nd minute, Taipei City FC's Benicio Arano dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 1-0. An unexpectedly hard shot by Elvio Abadie in the 27th minute of play forced Taipei City FC's goalkeeper Fernando Caton to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Esteve Nesto charged in rather forcefully in the 29th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Esteve Nesto the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. 31 minutes into the match, ALBERDI's Emanuel Tano sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Fernando Caton narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Emanuel Tano sent away a hard shot on goal in the 38th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Fernando Caton showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Emanuel Tano, who was totally free with the ball in the 41st minute. Benicio Arano 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. After a rather tough play, ALBERDI's Isaac Ugutz got a free kick in the 46th minute. 48 minutes in the game, Isidoro Stanislao fired away an excellent shot, which passed to the side of the right post without Anier Rius having to interfere. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 1-0 at half-time.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Benicio Arano to make the kick off. Anier Rius took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Benicio Arano, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. A collision led to Taipei City FC getting a freekick after 55 minutes play. Benicio Arano hit a great ball. Anier Rius showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Isidoro Stanislao, who was totally free with the ball in the 61st minute. 70 minutes into the match, Taipei City FC's goalkeeper Fernando Caton had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Emanuel Tano. Isidoro Stanislao's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Anier Rius read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 73rd minute of play. Taipei City FC's goalkeeper couldn't reach when Elvio Abadie 77 minutes into the game got a good kick on the ball which found its way into goal just inside left pole. 1-1. Fernando Caton didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Emanuel Tano went, in the 81st minute, to the upper right corner, 1-2 was the resulting score. If Isidoro Stanislao had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 86th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Taipei City FC's Fernando Caton proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 90th minute of the match, managed to save Taipei City FC from getting a goal against them. An unexpected shot in the 92nd minute by Elvio Abadie got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. After some fancy dribbling in the 95th minute, Emanuel Tano managed to get in a good position for a shot. ALBERDI's supporters rose to their feet, but Emanuel Tano was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Fernando Caton breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Elvio Abadie was really disappointed when he shot the ball just outside the right post instead of scoring a goal in the 96th minute. ALBERDI's manager could be seen on the sidelines shaking his head and muttering to himself as his team had just wasted another chance. The Taipei City FC supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching ALBERDI's performance. The match ended with a win for ALBERDI.