League

Estadio del Rio
Spectators: 7227 (Terracing: 5422, Seating: 1662, VIP seats: 143) Albano Fidencio started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. In the 3rd minute, Hermengildo Ireno got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Hermengildo Ireno sent away a hard shot on goal in the 6th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Gaspar Orlandus's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Elvio Florin firmly grabbed it by the left post. After some careless play in the Sporting del Rio defense, Reynaldo Abella kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Florentino Macerio. The Sporting del Rio fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Florentino Macerio should have stopped the shot. Elvio Florin was a little too slow when Jacinto Poncio got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 17th minute. The score was now 1-1. If Albano Fidencio had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 20th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Python's Elvio Florin played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jacinto Poncio in the 22nd minute of play. A collision led to Python getting a freekick after 30 minutes play. Reynaldo Abella hit a great ball. Fernan Madeo's late challenge caught a Python's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Fernan Madeo helped the player get up and apologised. Fernan Madeo hit a great freekick 31 minutes into the match. Reynaldo Abella struck a weak shot in the 36th minute. Florentino Macerio didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Python. In the 42nd minute, Albano Fidencio got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Florentino Macerio showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Albano Fidencio, who was totally free with the ball in the 46th minute. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

The wind increased when Jacinto Poncio made the kick off in the second half. During the 51st minute of the match Fernan Madeo completely mistimed his tackle and brought down his opponent. The referee gave Fernan Madeo a yellow card, his second in the match, which meant he could no longer take part in the game. A collision led to Sporting del Rio getting a freekick after 51 minutes play. Fernan Madeo hit a great ball. Hermengildo Ireno received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Florentino Macerio came out and tried to block the shot, but Hermengildo Ireno slotted it home off the left post making it 1-2 in the 56th minute. A collision led to Sporting del Rio getting a freekick after 62 minutes play. Jacinto Poncio hit a great ball. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 64th minute of the game. One of Sporting del Rio:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Python:s goal. The supporters of Python booed when Sporting del Rio was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 69 match minutes in a wonderful position. Roberto Bazil didn't get a good kick on the ball. A hard shot by Gualterio Stephen from long distance, 70 minutes into the match, got Florentino Macerio's attention. Through a fast twist with his body, he could stop the ball from going in on his right side. Florentino Macerio made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Hermengildo Ireno in the 73rd minute of play. If Gaspar Orlandus had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 74th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After having played for 76 minutes, Albano Fidencio managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Python's supporters crossed their fingers, but Albano Fidencio was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. If Albano Fidencio had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 78th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When Hermengildo Ireno came up free with the goalie in the 79th minute, the Python 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 Hermengildo Ireno couldn't finish the play. In the 83rd minute, Gualterio Stephen got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Albano Fidencio succeeded in the game's 86th minute to shoot an unreachable shot under the crossbar and scored - 1-4. When Hermengildo Ireno came up free with the goalie in the 90th minute, the Python 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 Hermengildo Ireno couldn't finish the play.