League

Libertadores x7
Spectators: 10801 (Terracing: 8102, Seating: 2484, VIP seats: 215) Sidney Forbes started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Kerry Sellers struck a weak shot in the 2nd minute. Arvin Hökkvist didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for C. A. Independiente. If Kerry Sellers had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 5th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. American Airlines's Arvin Hökkvist played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Kerry Sellers in the 10th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Bennvar Nobel in the 19th minute of play forced C. A. Independiente's goalkeeper Farid Mondragón to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 20th minute the ball was on its way in behind American Airlines's goalkeeper Arvin Hökkvist, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 24th minute the ball was on its way in behind American Airlines's goalkeeper Arvin Hökkvist, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Kerry Sellers blasted a shot towards the goal in the 34th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Arvin Hökkvist having to make a save. The audience was convinced that Anoush Khalatbari's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Farid Mondragón was relentless in the 35th minute of the game. In the 36th minute, Adrian Trevino hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 38 minutes had been played when some careless play by American Airlines's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Eric Snowden was slow to take the kick. During this time C. A. Independiente's players had a chance to rest. Farid Mondragón showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Anoush Khalatbari, who was totally free with the ball in the 41st minute. If Bennvar Nobel had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 42nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. After a rather tough play, C. A. Independiente's Melvin Ruffin got a free kick in the 43rd minute. Farid Mondragón showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Anoush Khalatbari, who was totally free with the ball in the 44th minute. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

54 minutes into the match, Kerry Sellers notched a goal, 3-1, to the right of American Airlines's Arvin Hökkvist. Arvin Hökkvist was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. In the 57thth minute of the game Kerry Sellers who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but American Airlines's Arvin Hökkvist was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. C. A. Independiente made a substitution. Pan Jing Qi replaced Ryszard Prusinowski. The supporters of C. A. Independiente booed when American Airlines was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 64 match minutes in a wonderful position. Anoush Khalatbari didn't get a good kick on the ball. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Sidney Forbes in the 65th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Arvin Hökkvist prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Kerry Sellers might have been able to make a better finish in the 70th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Arvin Hökkvist. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Kerry Sellers ran back to his position shaking his head. In the 70th minute Kerry Sellers shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Arvin Hökkvist saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Kerry Sellers might have been able to make a better finish in the 73rd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Arvin Hökkvist. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Kerry Sellers ran back to his position shaking his head. Arvin Hökkvist made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Kerry Sellers in the 73rd minute of play. Farid Mondragón made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Bennvar Nobel in the 76th minute of play. 78 minutes into the game, C. A. Independiente's Kerry Sellers nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Arvin Hökkvist made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 4-1. American Airlines made a substitution. Jonah Ryan replaced Bennvar Nobel. American Airlines's Carlo Trujillo was substituted for Gabriel Rossi. After some careless play in the American Airlines defense, Kerry Sellers kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Arvin Hökkvist. The American Airlines fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Arvin Hökkvist should have stopped the shot. After a rather tough play, C. A. Independiente's Melvin Ruffin got a free kick in the 85th minute. American Airlines's Arvin Hökkvist played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Sid Chadwick in the 88th minute of play. In the 90th minute the ball was on its way in behind American Airlines's goalkeeper Arvin Hökkvist, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Farid Mondragón made a fantastic save in the 92nd minute, when Darnell Metcalf sent off a good shot on target. In the 93rd minute, Eric Snowden hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After some fancy dribbling in the 94th minute, Darnell Metcalf managed to get in a good position for a shot. American Airlines's supporters rose to their feet, but Darnell Metcalf was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Farid Mondragón breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After 95 minutes, Erberk Müftüoğlu mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the C. A. Independiente and the American Airlines players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to C. A. Independiente getting a freekick after 96 minutes play. Erberk Müftüoğlu hit a great ball. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. C. A. Independiente had won after a very even match.