League

El Jardín
Spectators: 7298 (Terracing: 5475, Seating: 1678, VIP seats: 145) Jacobo Normando made the kick off and thus started the match. After 3 minutes of play, Epicúreos del Jardín's Desiderio Mattin made it 1-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Santiago Mark was left in no man's land by his defense there! After 8 minutes of play, Espinillo AFC's Jacobo Normando made it 1-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Daniel Mateo was left in no man's land by his defense there! Desiderio Mattin might have been able to make a better finish in the 12th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Santiago Mark. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Desiderio Mattin ran back to his position shaking his head. 15 minutes into the match, Epicúreos del Jardín's goal looked a bit too open when Jonathan Hever came free, but Daniel Mateo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Desiderio Mattin received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 21st minute. Santiago Mark tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Santiago Mark showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Amador Leheren in the 25th minute of the match. Jacobo Normando sent away a hard shot on goal in the 30th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Epicúreos del Jardín's Daniel Mateo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jonathan Hever in the 34th minute of play. In the 37th minute of the match Guaberto Bidari sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Daniel Mateo skillfully saved the ball. Marcelo Bikendi charged in rather forcefully in the 41st minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Marcelo Bikendi the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 41st minute, Marcelo Bikendi hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Disappointed in the 2-3 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Amador Leheren stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. In the 52nd minute, Jacobo Normando left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Espinillo AFC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-4. If Jacobo Normando had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 61st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Espinillo AFC's Albano Foro got a good chance for a goal in the 65th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Jacobo Normando fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 67th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Daniel Mateo having to interfere. Amador Leheren succeeded in the game's 71st minute to shoot an unreachable shot under the crossbar and scored - 3-4. Daniel Mateo made an important save on a dangerous shot by Jonathan Hever in the 77th minute. 79 minutes into the match, Espinillo AFC's goal looked a bit too open when Amador Leheren came free, but Santiago Mark reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Daniel Mateo made an important save on a dangerous shot by Jonathan Hever in the 86th minute. After a rather tough play, Espinillo AFC's Eustacio Rozarius got a free kick in the 89th minute. The Espinillo AFC supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Espinillo AFC would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.