League

Birmingham
Spectators: 6790 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1790, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Pablo Barragan started the match with the kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Roberto Canales in the 3rd minute of play forced Cheshunt's goalkeeper Victor Menjivar to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 8th minute of the match, Roberto Canales tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Victor Menjivar saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. When Leopoldo Molina came up free with the goalie in the 13th minute, the Cheshunt 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 Leopoldo Molina couldn't finish the play. If Leopoldo Molina had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 19th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Allan Pedrozo charged in rather forcefully in the 21st minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Allan Pedrozo the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to Birmingham getting a freekick after 21 minutes play. Allan Pedrozo hit a great ball. Julio Escalante was probably a little too eager to shoot when he, in the 22nd played minute, shot the ball from way out. The shot was hard, but the ball flew wide of the goal. Abraham Braun showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Leopoldo Molina, who was totally free with the ball in the 23rd minute. Victor Menjivar made a fantastic save in the 26th minute, when Odir Talia sent off a good shot on target. The crowd rose to their feet as Roberto Canales kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Victor Menjivar. That made the score 1-0 in the 27 minute of play. Roberto Canales sent away a hard shot on goal in the 34th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Abraham Braun showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Leopoldo Molina in the 36th minute of the match. If Pablo Barragan had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 38th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Odir Talia fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 46th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Victor Menjivar having to interfere. 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.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Roberto Canales to make the kick off. In the 52nd minute Roberto Canales shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Victor Menjivar saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Sarbelio Renderos kicked well hit freekick during the 52nd minute of the match. Abraham Braun showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Pablo Barragan in the 59th minute of the match. If Odir Talia had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 60th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Roberto Canales sent away a hard shot on goal in the 63rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Leopoldo Molina could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 66th minute of the match, but Abraham Braun made a huge save. Leopoldo Molina could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 69th minute of the match, but Abraham Braun made a huge save. In the 73rd minute Pablo Barragan shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Abraham Braun saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 74th minute Roberto Canales shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Victor Menjivar saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Cheshunt's Joselito Boianelli got a good chance for a goal in the 76th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Abraham Braun made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Pablo Barragan in the 78th minute of play. 83 minutes into the match, Cheshunt's goal looked a bit too open when Odir Talia came free, but Victor Menjivar reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Victor Menjivar showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Odir Talia in the 85th minute of the match. If Roberto Canales had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 86th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Roberto Canales struck a weak shot in the 90th minute. Victor Menjivar didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Birmingham. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The Birmingham fans cheered their team off the field, for while Cheshunt had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.