League

Estadio Imperio Jrs
Spectators: 7310 (Terracing: 5484, Seating: 1681, VIP seats: 145) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Sergio Gonsalvo got the match started through his kick off. In the 8th minute the ball was on its way in behind Imperio's goalkeeper Delmar Criston, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 9th minute, Jairo Quexal hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Leon Tajo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Sergio Gonsalvo, who was totally free with the ball in the 23rd minute. Delmar Criston showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Silvano Norino, who was totally free with the ball in the 25th minute. Sergio Gonsalvo sent away a hard shot on goal in the 26th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 30th minute, Silvano Norino made a precise shot to the right of Delmar Criston. Imperio's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. Anastasio Tauro's late challenge caught a Imperio's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Anastasio Tauro helped the player get up and apologised. Anastasio Tauro might have been able to make a better finish in the 37th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Delmar Criston. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Anastasio Tauro ran back to his position shaking his head. Delmar Criston showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Silvano Norino, who was totally free with the ball in the 40th minute. Delmar Criston showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Silvano Norino, who was totally free with the ball in the 47th minute. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-1.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Silvano Norino made a kick off. If Sergio Gonsalvo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 52nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Sergio Gonsalvo in the 57th minute of play forced Once Dead FC's goalkeeper Leon Tajo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 62 minutes of play, Once Dead FC's Anastasio Tauro made it 0-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Delmar Criston was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 68th minute of the match, Silvano Norino tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Delmar Criston saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. When Silvano Norino came up free with the goalie in the 71st minute, the Once Dead FC 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 Silvano Norino couldn't finish the play. In the 74th minute, Abelardo Ramirez ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Leon Tajo was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-2. In the 84th minute, Prudencio Gaueko hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After some fancy dribbling in the 90th minute, Silvano Norino managed to get in a good position for a shot. Once Dead FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Silvano Norino was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Delmar Criston breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Anastasio Tauro fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 94th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Delmar Criston having to interfere. Once Dead FC's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.