League

Vancouver Arena
Spectators: 7500 (Terracing: 5625, Seating: 1725, VIP seats: 150) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Raymond Fortea got the match started through his kick off. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Florian Bustio during the 4th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The supporters of Vancouver FC booed when Rocha FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 4 match minutes in a wonderful position. Florian Bustio didn't get a good kick on the ball. Ciriaco Izquierdo could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 5th minute of the match, but Valentim Izaga made a huge save. Simao Cadiñanos's late challenge caught a Vancouver FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Simao Cadiñanos helped the player get up and apologised. Simao Cadiñanos hit a great freekick 6 minutes into the match. Ciriaco Izquierdos short, quick shot in the 8thth minute got Valentim Izaga to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. Ciriaco Izquierdo sent away a hard shot on goal in the 12th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 15 minutes into the match, Rocha FC's goalkeeper Valentim Izaga had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Ciriaco Izquierdo. With a little luck, Rocha FC's Valentim Izaga got control of the ball when Ciriaco Izquierdo tried to sneak it across the goal line. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Modestio Martines during the 17th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Modestio Martines hit a great freekick 18 minutes into the match. Cesaro Cascallana stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Raymond Fortea's shot from short distance in the 22nd minute. With a little luck, Rocha FC's Valentim Izaga got control of the ball when Ciriaco Izquierdo tried to sneak it across the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Teodoro Vitoria in the 25th minute of play forced Rocha FC's goalkeeper Valentim Izaga to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Valentim Izaga showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Rolado Pita in the 27th minute of the match. Valentim Izaga took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Bahiano Terrazos, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After some careless play in the Rocha FC defense, Ciriaco Izquierdo kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Valentim Izaga. The Rocha FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Valentim Izaga should have stopped the shot. Rocha FC's goalkeeper couldn't reach when Teodoro Vitoria 39 minutes into the game got a good kick on the ball which found its way into goal just inside left pole. 3-0. In the 42nd minute of the match Marcelino Juarbe shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Valentim Izaga showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. Valentim Izaga made a fantastic save in the 46th minute, when Ciriaco Izquierdo sent off a good shot on target. Valentim Izaga took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Teodoro Vitoria, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 3-0 at half-time.

Rocha FC's Valentim Izaga played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ciriaco Izquierdo in the 52nd minute of play. Valentim Izaga showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Modestio Martines, who was totally free with the ball in the 53rd minute. In the 54th minute of the match, Louis Agustino tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Cesaro Cascallana saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. The crowd rose to their feet as Louis Agustino kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Cesaro Cascallana. That made the score 4-1 in the 63 minute of play. 66 minutes into the match, Rocha FC's goal looked a bit too open when Ciriaco Izquierdo came free, but Valentim Izaga reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 68 minutes into the match, Rocha FC's goal looked a bit too open when Ciriaco Izquierdo came free, but Valentim Izaga reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. A collision led to Rocha FC getting a freekick after 71 minutes play. Mero Atencio hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Teodoro Vitoria in the 72nd minute of play forced Rocha FC's goalkeeper Valentim Izaga to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Valentim Izaga didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Ciriaco Izquierdo went, in the 77th minute, to the upper right corner, 5-1 was the resulting score. Ciriaco Izquierdo succeeded in the game's 82nd minute to shoot an unreachable shot under the crossbar and scored - 6-1. Rocha FC's Valentim Izaga played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ciriaco Izquierdo in the 85th minute of play. 86 minutes into the match, Rocha FC's goal looked a bit too open when Modestio Martines came free, but Valentim Izaga reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Rocha FC's Valentim Izaga played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ciriaco Izquierdo in the 87th minute of play. Valentim Izaga took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ciriaco Izquierdo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ciriaco Izquierdo in the 92nd minute of play forced Rocha FC's goalkeeper Valentim Izaga to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When Ciriaco Izquierdo came up free with the goalie in the 95th minute, the Vancouver 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 Ciriaco Izquierdo couldn't finish the play. A collision led to Rocha FC getting a freekick after 96 minutes play. Simao Cadiñanos hit a great ball. Sandaili Acebero took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 97th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Valentim Izaga. Rocha FC's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. There were very few away supporters still in the ground by the end of the match. Most of them had left early, disgusted by the way their team had been torn apart. Vancouver FC fully deserved thier win.