League

Trebolares
Spectators: 7086 (Terracing: 5332, Seating: 1634, VIP seats: 120) Justino Seguinus's late challenge caught a Knight's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Justino Seguinus helped the player get up and apologised. The supporters of Knight booed when PACHULA FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 7 match minutes in a wonderful position. Justino Seguinus didn't get a good kick on the ball. Justino Seguinus hit a great freekick 8 minutes into the match. After a defensive mix-up in PACHULA FC's zone, Humberto Mero stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Inocencio Caetano came out of the goal and Humberto Mero tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After a rather tough play, Knight's Serafino Rumaldo got a free kick in the 13th minute. Severiano Belo was out of position in the 16 minute of play, and Carlos Mergildo capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Carlos Mergildo really showed his touch with that goal: 1-0. In the 21stth minute of the game Eloy Arnas who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Knight's Severiano Belo was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. During the 22nd minute of the match Serafino Rumaldo completely mistimed his tackle and brought down his opponent. The referee gave Serafino Rumaldo a yellow card, his second in the match, which meant he could no longer take part in the game. Serafino Rumaldo kicked well hit freekick during the 22nd minute of the match. Eloy Arnas could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 25th minute of the match, but Severiano Belo made a huge save. In the 28th minute, Eloy Arnas got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Eloy Arnas struck a weak shot in the 36th minute. Severiano Belo didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for PACHULA FC. 40 minutes into the game, Cristo Salbatore was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Knight's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave PACHULA FC the free kick. Cristo Salbatore hit a great freekick 40 minutes into the match. If Eloy Arnas had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 47th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 1-0 at half-time.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Eloy Arnas to make the kick off. A collision led to Knight getting a freekick after 53 minutes play. Damian Libertad hit a great ball. In the 54th match minute, PACHULA FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Justino Seguinus to maneuver through the defense. 56 minutes into the match, PACHULA FC's goalkeeper Inocencio Caetano had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Angelino Ramone. When Carlos Mergildo came up free with the goalie in the 58th minute, the PACHULA 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 Carlos Mergildo couldn't finish the play. Eloy Arnas received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 59th minute. Severiano Belo tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Carlos Mergildo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 64th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Roman Ekain might have been able to make a better finish in the 67th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Inocencio Caetano. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Roman Ekain ran back to his position shaking his head. A collision led to Knight getting a freekick after 76 minutes play. Damian Libertad hit a great ball. Eloy Arnas sent away a hard shot on goal in the 83rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Severiano Belo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Eloy Arnas, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. If Angelino Ramone had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 92nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. PACHULA FC's supporters were delighted with their team's performance and swarmed onto the pitch at the end of the match to celebrate the victory with the players.