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Rochford
Spectators: 6777 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1777, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Misael Najarro kicked off to start the match. In the 4th minute Rolando Arellano shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Edwin Espindola saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 6th minute, Rony Pimentel got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. If Rolando Arellano had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 9th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Malton United's Edwin Espindola played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Rolando Arellano in the 12th minute of play. After a rather tough play, Malton United's Danilo Osorio got a free kick in the 13th minute. In the 15th minute, Rochford's Misael Berrueta seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Misael Berrueta the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of Rochford protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and Misael Berrueta had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. In a very dangerous position, a player in Rochford fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 15th minute. Penalty! Pablo Lozano showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Carmelo Viscarra in the 22nd minute of the match. Malton United's Orlando Rivas got a good chance for a goal in the 23rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. If Misael Najarro had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 27th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Misael Najarro fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 29th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Pablo Lozano having to interfere. In the 37thth minute of the game Misael Najarro who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Rochford's Pablo Lozano was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Rony Pimentel received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 41st minute. Edwin Espindola tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Rony Pimentel recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 45th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-1 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Rony Pimentel to make the kick off. After having played for 53 minutes, Rony Pimentel managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Rochford's supporters crossed their fingers, but Rony Pimentel was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Orlando Rivas received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 57th minute. Pablo Lozano tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Agustin Talia hit a great freekick 58 minutes into the match. Rolando Arellano kicked well hit freekick during the 61st minute of the match. With a little luck, Rochford's Pablo Lozano got control of the ball when Orlando Rivas tried to sneak it across the goal line. Misael Najarro received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 70th minute. Pablo Lozano tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Pablo Lozano was out of position in the 72 minute of play, and Misael Najarro capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Misael Najarro really showed his touch with that goal: 0-2. When the match clock showed 81 minutes, the score became 0-3 when Orlando Rivas sped through Rochford's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Pablo Lozano. Orlando Rivas could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 85th minute of the match, but Pablo Lozano made a huge save. A collision led to Rochford getting a freekick after 86 minutes play. Ramon Escobar hit a great ball. Rochford's Pablo Lozano proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 87th minute of the match, managed to save Rochford from getting a goal against them. The crowd rose to their feet as Malton United's Misael Najarro slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Pablo Lozano. That made the score 0-4 after 88 minutes of play. The Rochford supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching Malton United's performance. The match ended with a win for Malton United.