League

Simon Radowitzki
Spectators: 7419 (Terracing: 5565, Seating: 1706, VIP seats: 148) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Nuno Fontoya started the match with the kick off. 5 minutes into the match, Chap Guisasola notched a goal, 1-0, to the right of Porvenir AFC's Mannie Bultes. Mannie Bultes was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. In the 7th match minute, Republica del Barro F.C was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Baltasar Fernandes to maneuver through the defense. Balasi Respaldiza sent away a hard shot on goal in the 11th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Balasi Respaldiza received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 13th minute. Paulino Arria tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After a rather tough play, Republica del Barro F.C's Baltasar Fernandes got a free kick in the 14th minute. Chap Guisasola recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 18th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. The supporters of Republica del Barro F.C booed when Porvenir AFC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 19 match minutes in a wonderful position. Gelacio Forcadas didn't get a good kick on the ball. 22 minutes into the match, Republica del Barro F.C's goal looked a bit too open when Balasi Respaldiza came free, but Paulino Arria reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Ulises Bricianos in the 23rd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Paulino Arria prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Mannie Bultes made a fantastic save in the 26th minute, when Chap Guisasola sent off a good shot on target. Paulino Arria showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Balasi Respaldiza, who was totally free with the ball in the 31st minute. Paulino Arria took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ulises Bricianos, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Paulino Arria stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Ulises Bricianos's shot from short distance in the 35th minute. A collision led to Porvenir AFC getting a freekick after 37 minutes play. Filipe Gamiz hit a great ball. Ulises Bricianos fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 43rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Paulino Arria having to interfere. With a little luck, Porvenir AFC's Mannie Bultes got control of the ball when Chap Guisasola tried to sneak it across the goal line.

In the 52nd match minute, Republica del Barro F.C was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Santikurtz Jove to maneuver through the defense. Paulino Arria showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ulises Bricianos, who was totally free with the ball in the 55th minute. In the 56th minute the ball was on its way in behind Porvenir AFC's goalkeeper Mannie Bultes, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. When Baltasar Fernandes fell near the penalty area in the 58th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Republica del Barro F.C's protests and gave Baltasar Fernandes a yellow card for diving instead. Ulises Bricianos received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 65th minute. Paulino Arria tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 67 minutes into the match, Porvenir AFC's Ulises Bricianos sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Paulino Arria narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Mannie Bultes showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Nuno Fontoya, who was totally free with the ball in the 69th minute. 72 minutes into the game, Balasi Respaldiza cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-1. Paulino Arria was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. In the 82nd minute, Nuno Fontoya left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Republica del Barro F.C fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-1. Mannie Bultes stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Nuno Fontoya's shot from short distance in the 88th minute. Paulino Arria made an important save on a dangerous shot by Balasi Respaldiza in the 89th minute. Porvenir AFC's Balasi Respaldiza got a good chance for a goal in the 91st minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. During the 94th minute of the match Baltasar Fernandes completely mistimed his tackle and brought down his opponent. The referee gave Baltasar Fernandes a yellow card, his second in the match, which meant he could no longer take part in the game. Baltasar Fernandes kicked well hit freekick during the 95th minute of the match. Paulino Arria showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ulises Bricianos in the 96th minute of the match. Republica del Barro F.C's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.