League

Lower Stondon Park
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Hector Cabrera started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. In the 3rd minute the ball was on its way in behind Lower Stondon's goalkeeper Danilo Sifon, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Manuel Cetino kicked well hit freekick during the 8th minute of the match. When Hector Cabrera came up free with the goalie in the 11th minute, the Ingatestone 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 Hector Cabrera couldn't finish the play. The Ingatestone fans' excitement grew in the 15th match minute when Ingatestone's Hector Cabrera looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 0-1 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Nicolás Mayen 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. Mariano Castaneda came out of the goal in the 21st minute to try and stop a shot by Lower Stondon's Leonel Pacheco. But to his dismay, Leonel Pacheco quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-1. Lower Stondon's Danilo Sifon played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Manuel Cetino in the 28th minute of play. After 30 minutes, Nicolás Mayen made it 1-2 with a short kick to the right side. Lower Stondon's Danilo Sifon tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. 34 minutes into the match, Lower Stondon's goal looked a bit too open when Hector Cabrera came free, but Danilo Sifon reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. A collision led to Lower Stondon getting a freekick after 37 minutes play. Rene Talia hit a great ball. If Hector Cabrera had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 40th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When Hector Cabrera came up free with the goalie in the 42nd minute, the Ingatestone 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 Hector Cabrera couldn't finish the play. Danilo Sifon showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Manuel Cetino in the 44th minute of the match. When Yasir Verdugo came up free with the goalie in the 46th minute, the Lower Stondon 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 Yasir Verdugo couldn't finish the play. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 1-2.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Leonel Pacheco made a kick off. With his leg Danilo Sifon managed to avoid a goal in the 52ndth minute, when Ingatestone's Nicolás Mayen fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. After some fancy dribbling in the 55th minute, Leonel Pacheco managed to get in a good position for a shot. Lower Stondon's supporters rose to their feet, but Leonel Pacheco was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Mariano Castaneda breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Nicolás Mayen sent away a hard shot on goal in the 57th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. With a little luck, Lower Stondon's Danilo Sifon got control of the ball when Hector Cabrera tried to sneak it across the goal line. Yasir Verdugo fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 63rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Mariano Castaneda having to interfere. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Nicolás Mayen in the 65th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Danilo Sifon saved Lower Stondon from getting behind. Ingatestone's Mariano Castaneda played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Leonel Pacheco in the 69th minute of play. When the match had gone on for 72 minutes, Nicolás Mayen put it in 1-3 from a short distance just to the right of Danilo Sifon. When %teams%'s Nicolás Mayen was free in front of goal, he didn't hesitate to shoot 1-4 just inside the left pole, 76 minutes into the game. Danilo Sifon was annoyed at himself for letting in the shot. When the match clock showed 85 minutes, the score became 1-5 when Hector Cabrera sped through Lower Stondon's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Danilo Sifon. Hector Cabrera did some fancy footwork in front of goal and succeeded to deceive the defenders so he could slam the ball in 1-6 to the left of a surprised Danilo Sifon 89 minutes into the match. After 93 played minutes Lower Stondon got a freekick which was hit by Libardo Moreno. 97 minutes into the game, Libardo Moreno was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Lower Stondon's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Ingatestone the free kick. 97 minutes into the game, one of Lower Stondon:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty.