League

The Pacific Lions
Spectators: 7777 (Terracing: 5833, Seating: 1789, VIP seats: 155) Franklin Berrueta received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 8th minute. Alonso Tobar tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Gabriel Villarreal sent away a hard shot on goal in the 11th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. After 13 minutes, Christian Ayala mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Slough and the Samoa United players grew even worse after the yellow card. Christian Ayala kicked well hit freekick during the 13th minute of the match. After 22 minutes, Hector Guerrero mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Samoa United and the Slough players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to Samoa United getting a freekick after 22 minutes play. Hector Guerrero hit a great ball. Christian Ayala took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 23rd minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Efrain Uranga. Samoa United's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. After having played for 26 minutes, Orlando Tobar managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Samoa United's supporters crossed their fingers, but Orlando Tobar was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. The audience thought a goal was coming when Orlando Tobar got free with Alonso Tobar in the 31st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Orlando Tobar received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 32nd minute. Alonso Tobar tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Edgardo Baptista kicked well hit freekick during the 35th minute of the match. After 37 minutes of play, Slough's Gabriel Villarreal made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Efrain Uranga was left in no man's land by his defense there! Orlando Tobar fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 42nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Alonso Tobar having to interfere. The first half was very even, with the score at 1-1 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Gabriel Villarreal made a kick off. After a defensive mix-up in Samoa United's zone, Gabriel Villarreal stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Efrain Uranga came out of the goal and Gabriel Villarreal tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 58th minute of the match Amilcar Viscarra sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Alonso Tobar skillfully saved the ball. If Gabriel Villarreal had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 64th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Orlando Tobar in the 68th minute of play forced Slough's goalkeeper Alonso Tobar to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Orlando Tobar sent away a hard shot on goal in the 69th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Franklin Berrueta received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 70th minute. Alonso Tobar tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After a defensive mix-up in Samoa United's zone, Alejandro Morales stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Efrain Uranga came out of the goal and Alejandro Morales tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Gabriel Villarreal received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 84th minute. Efrain Uranga tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gabriel Villarreal in the 92nd minute of play forced Samoa United's goalkeeper Efrain Uranga to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Salvador Portillo during the 95th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 95th minute, one of Slough: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 Slough. In the 98th minute there was a penalty for Samoa United. Wilber Nunes stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Alonso Tobar. 3-1. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The Samoa United fans cheered their team off the field, for while Slough had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.