League

Melo
Spectators: 7147 (Terracing: 5361, Seating: 1644, VIP seats: 142) Melo AFC's Enzo Beturian started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Athletich Espinillos's Marco Ibañez played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Enzo Beturian in the 6th minute of play. Marco Ibañez was out of position in the 8 minute of play, and Enzo Beturian capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Enzo Beturian really showed his touch with that goal: 1-0. After 11 minutes of play, Athletich Espinillos's Rogelio Montrel made it 1-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Timoteo Roldan was left in no man's land by his defense there! Delmar Bizi took the ball and in the 20 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Timoteo Roldan. Timoteo Roldan dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-2. Timoteo Roldan showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Emiliano Hanot, who was totally free with the ball in the 23rd minute. In the 26th minute Emiliano Hanot shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Timoteo Roldan saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Timoteo Roldan didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Delmar Bizi went, in the 28th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-3 was the resulting score. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Leo Sustrai during the 31st minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 36thth minute of the game Enzo Beturian who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Athletich Espinillos's Marco Ibañez was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Enzo Beturian received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 38th minute. Marco Ibañez tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Timoteo Roldan made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Rogelio Montrel in the 41st minute of play. Marco Ibañez showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Enzo Beturian, who was totally free with the ball in the 44th minute. Athletich Espinillos's Marco Ibañez proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 45th minute of the match, managed to save Athletich Espinillos from getting a goal against them. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 1-3 lead.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Rogelio Montrel stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. The supporters of Athletich Espinillos booed when Melo AFC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 53 match minutes in a wonderful position. Cayetano Barbosa didn't get a good kick on the ball. Marco Ibañez came out of the goal in the 57th minute to try and stop a shot by Melo AFC's Enzo Beturian. But to his dismay, Enzo Beturian quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 2-3. 64 minutes into the match, Melo AFC's goal looked a bit too open when Rogelio Montrel came free, but Timoteo Roldan reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 67th minute, Enzo Beturian made a precise shot to the right of Marco Ibañez. Athletich Espinillos's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 3-4. After some fancy dribbling in the 74th minute, Enzo Beturian managed to get in a good position for a shot. Melo AFC's supporters rose to their feet, but Enzo Beturian was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Marco Ibañez breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Marco Ibañez stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Enzo Beturian's shot from short distance in the 84th minute. If Enzo Beturian had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 91st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Enzo Beturian received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 93rd minute. Marco Ibañez tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Chants of Athletich Espinillos echoed around the stadium as the match drew to a close. Supporters and players were both delighted with the win, as Melo AFC had held the ball for most of the match.