League

El Palacio
Spectators: 6811 (Terracing: 5461, Seating: 1325, VIP seats: 25) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Roman Remigio started the match with the kick off. 5 minutes into the match, TKM CF's goal looked a bit too open when Gustavo Kimetz came free, but Robustiano Mercurio reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. A collision led to TKM CF getting a freekick after 18 minutes play. Benigno Berart hit a great ball. Gustavo Kimetz fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 32nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Robustiano Mercurio having to interfere. Benigno Berart charged in rather forcefully in the 34th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Benigno Berart the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Benigno Berart kicked well hit freekick during the 35th minute of the match. Erubiel Nevada took the ball and in the 37 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Aurelio Ricart. Aurelio Ricart dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-0. Erubiel Nevada sent away a hard shot on goal in the 42nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. It seemed to be an obvious goal in the 45th minute, but Aurelio Ricart got his fingers on the ball or the save, leaving Palmarcito hanging dry this time. Roman Remigio sent away a hard shot on goal in the 47th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Hernan Lordi to make the kick off. Aurelio Ricart made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Erubiel Nevada in the 55th minute of play. Aurelio Ricart showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ezequiel Sasoin in the 58th minute of the match. 59 minutes into the match, Palmarcito's goal looked a bit too open when Erubiel Nevada came free, but Aurelio Ricart reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. If Erubiel Nevada had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 62nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Benigno Berart sent away a hard shot on goal in the 63rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After 71 minutes, Inocencio Montrelle mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Palmarcito and the TKM CF players grew even worse after the yellow card. After a defensive mix-up in Palmarcito's zone, Roman Remigio stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Aurelio Ricart came out of the goal and Roman Remigio tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Erubiel Nevada sent away a hard shot on goal in the 84th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Prudencio Eli received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 86th minute. Aurelio Ricart tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When Erubiel Nevada came up free with the goalie in the 94th minute, the TKM CF 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 Erubiel Nevada couldn't finish the play.