League

Las 3 Marías
Spectators: 7254 (Terracing: 5442, Seating: 1668, VIP seats: 144) Abuela Gela's Damaso Bartuelo started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. When Silvestre Guillelmo fell near the penalty area in the 7th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Abuela Gela's protests and gave Silvestre Guillelmo a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to Abuela Gela getting a freekick after 7 minutes play. Silvestre Guillelmo hit a great ball. The supporters of Puntilla AFC booed when Abuela Gela was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 9 match minutes in a wonderful position. Prospero Leocadio didn't get a good kick on the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Luis Mateus in the 12th minute of play forced Abuela Gela's goalkeeper Venancio Ferdinand to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Aquiles Mikolas hit a great freekick 15 minutes into the match. Joaquin Nel charged in rather forcefully in the 20th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Joaquin Nel the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 20th match minute, Puntilla AFC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Joaquin Nel to maneuver through the defense. Cristobal Asur sent away a hard shot on goal in the 21st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After a defensive mix-up in Abuela Gela's zone, Luis Mateus stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Venancio Ferdinand came out of the goal and Luis Mateus tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Venancio Ferdinand made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Luis Mateus in the 32nd minute of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Cristobal Asur got free with Isidoro Naike in the 34th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 35th minute, Cristobal Asur 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. In the 38th minute, Aquiles Mikolas reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Isidoro Naike. The goal made the score 1-0. Camilo Huly struck a weak shot in the 47th minute. Venancio Ferdinand didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Puntilla AFC. Af the end of the first half the score was 1-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

After 52 minutes, Aquiles Mikolas mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Abuela Gela and the Puntilla AFC players grew even worse after the yellow card. The supporters of Puntilla AFC booed when Abuela Gela was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 52 match minutes in a wonderful position. Aquiles Mikolas didn't get a good kick on the ball. The audience was convinced that Damaso Bartuelo's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Isidoro Naike was relentless in the 55th minute of the game. In the 57th minute, Puntilla AFC's Amado Tadzio ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Venancio Ferdinand. Venancio Ferdinand yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 1-1. A collision led to Puntilla AFC getting a freekick after 59 minutes play. Camilo Huly hit a great ball. In a very dangerous position, a player in Puntilla AFC fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 64th minute. Penalty! In the 69th minute, Damaso Bartuelo left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Abuela Gela fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 3-1. Damaso Bartuelo fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 79th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Isidoro Naike having to interfere. If Amado Tadzio had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 80th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 83rdth minute of the game Amado Tadzio who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Abuela Gela's Venancio Ferdinand was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Luis Mateus struck a weak shot in the 84th minute. Venancio Ferdinand didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Puntilla AFC. If Amado Tadzio had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 87th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Luis Mateus might have been able to make a better finish in the 93rd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Venancio Ferdinand. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Luis Mateus ran back to his position shaking his head. When Luis Mateus came up free with the goalie in the 97th minute, the Puntilla AFC 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 Luis Mateus couldn't finish the play. Abuela Gela's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.