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Alkas FC
Spectators: 7000 (Terracing: 5500, Seating: 1500, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Hipolito Maria made the kick off which started today's match. Andres Niguel showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Zeledon Balasi, who was totally free with the ball in the 7th minute. 12 minutes into the match, Torpedos AFC's Atilano Estebe sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Tibet Ruçhan narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 13th match minute, Alkapon3 AFC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Zeledon Balasi to maneuver through the defense. Hipolito Maria took the ball and in the 14 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Tibet Ruçhan. Tibet Ruçhan dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-1. After 17 minutes of play, Torpedos AFC's Hipolito Maria made it 0-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Tibet Ruçhan was left in no man's land by his defense there! A collision led to Torpedos AFC getting a freekick after 22 minutes play. Hipolito Maria hit a great ball. In the 31st minute Hipolito Maria shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Tibet Ruçhan saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Tibet Ruçhan didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Eustaquio Roldan went, in the 32nd minute, to the upper right corner, 0-3 was the resulting score. Nicky Heath blasted a shot towards the goal in the 35th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Andres Niguel having to make a save. After a defensive mix-up in Torpedos AFC's zone, Cipriano Osmundo stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Andres Niguel came out of the goal and Cipriano Osmundo tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Nicky Heath got free with Andres Niguel in the 38th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Hipolito Maria hit a great freekick 45 minutes into the match. Disappointed in the 1-3 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The wind increased when Nicky Heath made the kick off in the second half. An unexpectedly hard shot by Eustaquio Roldan in the 50th minute of play forced Alkapon3 AFC's goalkeeper Tibet Ruçhan to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 53rd minute, Eustaquio Roldan left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Torpedos AFC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-4. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Nicky Heath in the 61st managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Andres Niguel saved Torpedos AFC from getting behind. Atilano Estebe received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Tibet Ruçhan came out and tried to block the shot, but Atilano Estebe slotted it home off the left post making it 1-5 in the 62nd minute. A collision led to Torpedos AFC getting a freekick after 65 minutes play. Atilano Estebe hit a great ball. In the 67thth minute of the game Nicky Heath who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Torpedos AFC's Andres Niguel was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. When the match had gone on for 69 minutes, Nicky Heath put it in 2-5 from a short distance just to the right of Andres Niguel. After a rather tough play, Torpedos AFC's Edelmiro Socorro got a free kick in the 78th minute. Victorio Raymundo hit a great freekick 81 minutes into the match. Andres Niguel showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Zeledon Balasi, who was totally free with the ball in the 82nd minute. 85 minutes into the match, Torpedos AFC's goal looked a bit too open when Zeledon Balasi came free, but Andres Niguel reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Torpedos AFC's Andres Niguel played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Nicky Heath in the 93rd minute of play. Although Alkapon3 AFC had been in control for most of the match, Torpedos AFC still came away with the win.