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Horfield Park
Spectators: 6794 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1794, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Efrain Aguilar made the kick off which started today's match. Rene Guerrero recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 4th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Rony Nunes took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Efrain Aguilar, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Rony Nunes made an important save on a dangerous shot by Rene Guerrero in the 16th minute. After 17 played minutes Maidstone City got a freekick which was hit by Jose Alvarez. Rene Guerrero fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 19th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Rony Nunes having to interfere. The audience thought a goal was coming when Rene Guerrero got free with Rony Nunes in the 22nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. The referee felt a red card was in order, 25 minutes into the game, when Misael Zelaya put in a rough tackle. In the 24th minute, one of Horfield FC:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Horfield FC. Wilber Meza placed the ball on the penalty spot and got himself ready to shoot. Post out! After having played for 35 minutes, Rene Guerrero managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Horfield FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Rene Guerrero was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Ismael Meza sent away a hard shot on goal in the 36th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Diego Noyola sent away a hard shot on goal in the 38th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Antonio Boianelli in the 41st minute of play forced Maidstone City's goalkeeper Rony Nunes to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 47 minutes, Ismael Meza mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Horfield FC and the Maidstone City players grew even worse after the yellow card. After 48 played minutes Horfield FC got a freekick which was hit by Ismael Meza. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-1.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Salvador Prado made a kick off. Juan Najarro hit a great freekick 55 minutes into the match. Maidstone City's Rony Nunes played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Rene Guerrero in the 58th minute of play. A collision led to Maidstone City getting a freekick after 58 minutes play. Jonathan Guzman hit a great ball. The supporters of Horfield FC booed when Maidstone City was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 60 match minutes in a wonderful position. Diego Noyola didn't get a good kick on the ball. Rony Nunes showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Rene Guerrero in the 62nd minute of the match. After 63 minutes, Efrain Aguilar mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Horfield FC and the Maidstone City players grew even worse after the yellow card. Salvador Prado sent away a hard shot on goal in the 73rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The audience thought a goal was coming when Salvador Prado got free with Richard Asad in the 81st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 82nd minute, Jose Alvarez 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 Diego Noyola had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 89th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 104 minutes in the game Wilber Meza after having made a beautiful turn got a great opportunity to score and fired away a shot that went just to the left past a relieved Richard Asad. A very good opportunity. When the match was over Maidstone City could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than Horfield FC throughout the match.