League

Estadio Manquimillu
Spectators: 6716 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1716, VIP seats: 0) El Eterno Campeon's Shen Zhan Lin 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. Niceto Argomedo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Shen Zhan Lin, who was totally free with the ball in the 3rd minute. After some fancy dribbling in the 4th minute, Poulus Robinson managed to get in a good position for a shot. El Eterno Campeon's supporters rose to their feet, but Poulus Robinson was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Niceto Argomedo breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 6th minute, Poulus Robinson left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The El Eterno Campeon fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. Heliodoro Granic fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 9th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Niceto Argomedo having to interfere. After 14 played minutes Manquimillu got a freekick which was hit by Ricardo Latuz. Hernán Justicia made an important save on a dangerous shot by Jon-Ander Pardow in the 25th minute. In the 26thth minute of the game Jon-Ander Pardow who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but El Eterno Campeon's Hernán Justicia was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 28th minute, Shen Zhan Lin ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Niceto Argomedo was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-3. Niceto Argomedo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Poulus Robinson in the 33rd minute of play. 35 minutes into the game, El Eterno Campeon's Shen Zhan Lin nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Niceto Argomedo made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-4. Poulus Robinson fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 40th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Niceto Argomedo having to interfere. If Shen Zhan Lin had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 42nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. After 42 minutes of play, El Eterno Campeon's Poulus Robinson made it 0-5 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Niceto Argomedo was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 46th minute, Poulus Robinson made a precise shot to the right of Niceto Argomedo. Manquimillu's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-6.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Jon-Ander Pardow made a kick off. After a defensive mix-up in Manquimillu's zone, Shen Zhan Lin stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Niceto Argomedo came out of the goal and Shen Zhan Lin tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After some fancy dribbling in the 57th minute, Poulus Robinson managed to get in a good position for a shot. El Eterno Campeon's supporters rose to their feet, but Poulus Robinson was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Niceto Argomedo breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Poulus Robinson sent away a hard shot on goal in the 62nd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. In the 63rd match minute, Manquimillu was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Isadoro Aguacero to maneuver through the defense. Poulus Robinson recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 70th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. If Shen Zhan Lin had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 71st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The crowd rose to their feet as El Eterno Campeon's Shen Zhan Lin slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Niceto Argomedo. That made the score 0-8 after 74 minutes of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Shen Zhan Lin in the 80th minute of play forced Manquimillu's goalkeeper Niceto Argomedo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Poulus Robinson fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 84th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Niceto Argomedo having to interfere. 87 minutes into the match, El Eterno Campeon's goal looked a bit too open when Anastasio Vidal came free, but Hernán Justicia reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Niceto Argomedo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Juan María Maliňák in the 89th minute of play. Shen Zhan Lin received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Niceto Argomedo came out and tried to block the shot, but Shen Zhan Lin slotted it home off the left post making it 0-9 in the 92nd minute. A collision led to El Eterno Campeon getting a freekick after 95 minutes play. Bartolo Sansone hit a great ball. 97 minutes into the match, Jon-Ander Pardow had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Hernán Justicia. El Eterno Campeon's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Jon-Ander Pardow was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-9. The Manquimillu fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. El Eterno Campeon were clearly better and deserved to take the win.