League

Willenhall
Spectators: 6770 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1770, VIP seats: 0) PORTUGAL's Miguel Benavides 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. Nicolás Orozco fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 3rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Fidel Guerrero having to interfere. Miguel Benavides struck a weak shot in the 12th minute. Leopoldo Bautista didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for PORTUGAL. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Efren Amaya during the 14th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The referee gave PORTUGAL a penalty, 16 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Salvador Figueroa, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of Willenhall's Leopoldo Bautista. 0-1. Miguel Benavides fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 20th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Leopoldo Bautista having to interfere. The supporters of PORTUGAL booed when Willenhall was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 21 match minutes in a wonderful position. Primitivo Ramirez didn't get a good kick on the ball. Miguel Benavides received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 22nd minute. Leopoldo Bautista tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When the match had gone on for 24 minutes, Miguel Benavides put it in 0-2 from a short distance just to the right of Leopoldo Bautista. In the 32nd minute Nicolás Orozco shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Fidel Guerrero saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Nicolás Orozco in the 33rd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Fidel Guerrero prevented the ball from getting in the gole. The audience was convinced that Nicolás Orozco's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Fidel Guerrero was relentless in the 35th minute of the game. In the 40th minute Marvin Gallardo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Leopoldo Bautista saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 43rd minute Nicolás Orozco shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Fidel Guerrero saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 46th minute the ball was on its way in behind PORTUGAL's goalkeeper Fidel Guerrero, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. After the first half PORTUGAL were leading 0-2. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Nicolás Orozco was the one to do the kick off. PORTUGAL's Fidel Guerrero played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Carlos Flores in the 55th minute of play. Fidel Guerrero took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Nicolás Orozco, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 69 minutes into the game, Willenhall's Carlos Flores nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Fidel Guerrero made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-2. Giovani Vinosis received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 75th minute. Leopoldo Bautista tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Fidel Guerrero showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Nicolás Orozco in the 77th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Nicolás Orozco in the 79th minute of play forced PORTUGAL's goalkeeper Fidel Guerrero to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. PORTUGAL's Miguel Benavides got a good chance for a goal in the 81st minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. When Nicolás Orozco came up free with the goalie in the 84th minute, the Willenhall 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 Nicolás Orozco couldn't finish the play. Willenhall's Nicolás Orozco got a good chance for a goal in the 85th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Willenhall's Carlos Flores got a good chance for a goal in the 87th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Fidel Guerrero showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Nicolás Orozco in the 89th minute of the match. After 90 minutes of play, Willenhall's Carlos Flores made it 3-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Fidel Guerrero was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 94th play minute Giovani Vinosis came free and shot an unsuspected shot which went into goal from the right pole behind a surprised Leopoldo Bautista. 3-3.