League

Estadio Yanda
Spectators: 7198 (Terracing: 5400, Seating: 1655, VIP seats: 143) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Celedonio Orlanda kicked off to start the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Elvio Paio got free with Carolo Teyo in the 3rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After a defensive mix-up in Franklin's zone, Elvio Paio stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Carolo Teyo came out of the goal and Elvio Paio tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 10thth minute of the game Marcial Emesto who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Yanda FC's Jacobo Batista was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Elvio Paio received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 17th minute. Carolo Teyo tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 19 minutes into the match, Franklin's goal looked a bit too open when Tomas Venceslao came free, but Carolo Teyo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 20 minutes into the match, Franklin's goalkeeper Carolo Teyo had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Elvio Paio. Carolo Teyo was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Elvio Paio showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-0 in the 20 minute of play. In the 24th match minute, Franklin was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Arsenio Peio to maneuver through the defense. Carolo Teyo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Tomas Venceslao, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 35th minute, Celedonio Orlanda 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. Jacobo Batista came out of the goal in the 39th minute to try and stop a shot by Franklin's Marcial Emesto. But to his dismay, Marcial Emesto quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-1. A collision led to Yanda FC getting a freekick after 45 minutes play. Blas Guter hit a great ball. Marcial Emesto sent away a hard shot on goal in the 46th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Tomas Venceslao to make the kick off. A collision led to Yanda FC getting a freekick after 56 minutes play. Wilfredo Rito hit a great ball. If Celedonio Orlanda had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 58th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Celedonio Orlanda sent away a hard shot on goal in the 60th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Arturo Pagomari hit a great freekick 65 minutes into the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Tomas Venceslao in the 77th minute of play forced Franklin's goalkeeper Carolo Teyo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 79th minute, Elvio Paio left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Yanda FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-1. Yanda FC's Tomas Venceslao got a good chance for a goal in the 82nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. 91 minutes into the game, Franklin's Marcial Emesto nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Jacobo Batista made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-2. The supporters of Franklin booed when Yanda FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 95 match minutes in a wonderful position. Blas Guter didn't get a good kick on the ball. After a rather tough play, Franklin's Dionisio Mon got a free kick in the 97th minute. The teams fought very hard right up to the final whistle. Both sets of players were happy to go away with a draw.