League

Philipps
Spectators: 7162 (Terracing: 5373, Seating: 1647, VIP seats: 142) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Clemente Valentine kicked off to start the match. After a rather tough play, La Naranja Mecanica's Joel Cai got a free kick in the 2nd minute. Justo Gaspard showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Clemente Valentine, who was totally free with the ball in the 4th minute. Clemente Valentine sent away a hard shot on goal in the 5th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After 7 minutes, Qiu Qi Chang made it 0-1 with a short kick to the right side. La Naranja Mecanica's Justo Gaspard tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. After 13 minutes of play, Xeneize Ricota's Clemente Valentine made it 0-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Justo Gaspard was left in no man's land by his defense there! Through an outstanding action, after 16 minutes, Gervasio Michael successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. In the 17th minute Clemente Valentine shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Justo Gaspard saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. If Clemente Valentine had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 19th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Clemente Valentine in the 25th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Justo Gaspard prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 28th minute Qiu Qi Chang shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Justo Gaspard saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 29 minutes into the match, Qiu Qi Chang had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Justo Gaspard. La Naranja Mecanica's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Qiu Qi Chang was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-4. Qiu Qi Chang struck a weak shot in the 33rd minute. Justo Gaspard didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Xeneize Ricota. The audience was convinced that Clemente Valentine's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Justo Gaspard was relentless in the 42nd minute of the game. Qiu Qi Chang sent away a hard shot on goal in the 44th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. An unexpectedly hard shot by Qiu Qi Chang in the 46th minute of play forced La Naranja Mecanica's goalkeeper Justo Gaspard to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-4 lead.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Florencio Donio was the one to do the kick off. When Xeneize Ricota's Clemente Valentine in the 56th minute got a chance for a shot 56th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye La Naranja Mecanica's goalie prevented a goal. In the 58th minute Dante Otoniel shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Gervasio Michael saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Gervasio Michael took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Nestor Amaya, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Gervasio Michael showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Florencio Donio, who was totally free with the ball in the 60th minute. Thanks to some nice moves Qiu Qi Chang could shoot a difficult shot in the 63rd minute, which Justo Gaspard however easily saved by the left post. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Clemente Valentine in the 65th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Justo Gaspard prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Xeneize Ricota's Angelo Sasoin was substituted for Romeo Acuña. An unexpected shot in the 78th minute by Clemente Valentine got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. In a very dangerous position, a player in Xeneize Ricota fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 83rd minute. Penalty! Jacobo Rudolfo shot the penalty kick by force right in the crossbar. No goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Florencio Donio in the 88th minute of play forced Xeneize Ricota's goalkeeper Gervasio Michael to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. La Naranja Mecanica's Justo Gaspard proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 89th minute of the match, managed to save La Naranja Mecanica from getting a goal against them. A collision led to La Naranja Mecanica getting a freekick after 90 minutes play. Arturo Vela hit a great ball. Saul Olivar's late challenge caught a La Naranja Mecanica's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Saul Olivar helped the player get up and apologised. Florencio Donio scored 1-5 in the 98th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Gervasio Michael, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. When the final whistle sounded Xeneize Ricota left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than La Naranja Mecanica.