League

Ciudad de R. Mejia
Spectators: 7220 (Terracing: 5416, Seating: 1661, VIP seats: 143) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Ovidio Lopez started the match with the kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ovidio Lopez in the 3rd minute of play forced Sarasa AFC's goalkeeper Marcelino Gagriel to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 5th minute, Epifanio Abastas made a precise shot to the right of Eleuterio Lorencio. Mataleao FC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. In the 10th minute Ovidio Lopez shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Marcelino Gagriel saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Sarasa AFC's Marcelino Gagriel played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ovidio Lopez in the 11th minute of play. In the 17thth minute of the game Ovidio Lopez who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Sarasa AFC's Marcelino Gagriel was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. 18 minutes into the match, Sarasa AFC's goal looked a bit too open when Benjamin Solustiano came free, but Marcelino Gagriel reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Joaquin Lauro kicked well hit freekick during the 27th minute of the match. In the 29th minute Gilberto Goiz shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Marcelino Gagriel saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Marcelino Gagriel showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Benjamin Solustiano, who was totally free with the ball in the 33rd minute. After 34 minutes Sarasa AFC's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Arnoldo Cordarell who took care of the corner kick. In the 36th match minute, Mataleao FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Catarino Coelho to maneuver through the defense. Sarasa AFC's Marcelino Gagriel played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ovidio Lopez in the 40th minute of play. 41 minutes into the game, Mataleao FC's Arsenio Gregory nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Marcelino Gagriel made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 3-1. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 3-1 at half-time.

The wind increased when Joaquin Lauro made the kick off in the second half. Marcelino Gagriel made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Arsenio Gregory in the 51st minute of play. Gilberto Goiz kicked well hit freekick during the 54th minute of the match. Eleuterio Lorencio showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Asen Stanilov in the 59th minute of the match. In the 60th minute, Gilberto Goiz hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Sarasa AFC's Marcelino Gagriel played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Arsenio Gregory in the 64th minute of play. In the 65th minute, Joaquin Lauro hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Epifanio Abastas kicked well hit freekick during the 68th minute of the match. After 69 played minutes Sarasa AFC got a freekick which was hit by Epifanio Abastas. Joaquin Lauro's late challenge caught a Mataleao FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Joaquin Lauro helped the player get up and apologised. The supporters of Mataleao FC booed when Sarasa AFC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 70 match minutes in a wonderful position. Joaquin Lauro didn't get a good kick on the ball. Marcelino Gagriel made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Arnoldo Cordarell in the 74th minute of play. Marcelino Gagriel made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Arsenio Gregory in the 78th minute of play. 84 minutes into the match, Sarasa AFC's goal looked a bit too open when Arnoldo Cordarell came free, but Marcelino Gagriel reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 90th minute, Benjamin Solustiano made a precise shot to the right of Marcelino Gagriel. Sarasa AFC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 4-1. When Arnoldo Cordarell came up free with the goalie in the 93rd minute, the Mataleao 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 Arnoldo Cordarell couldn't finish the play. Asen Stanilov's late challenge caught a Mataleao FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Asen Stanilov helped the player get up and apologised. The supporters of Mataleao FC booed when Sarasa AFC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 96 match minutes in a wonderful position. Asen Stanilov didn't get a good kick on the ball. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. Mataleao FC had won after a very even match.