League

Estadio El Escorpión
Spectators: 8418 (Terracing: 6314, Seating: 1936, VIP seats: 168) Sun Yuan Qian started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Torpedos AFC's Andres Niguel proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 17th minute of the match, managed to save Torpedos AFC from getting a goal against them. After 20 played minutes Escorpius FC got a freekick which was hit by Severo Ceandro. 21 minutes into the game, Torpedos AFC's Hipolito Maria nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Nestor Dolfos made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. Victorio Raymundo charged in rather forcefully in the 26th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Victorio Raymundo the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After a rather tough play, Torpedos AFC's Victorio Raymundo got a free kick in the 26th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Albert Tano in the 29th minute of play forced Torpedos AFC's goalkeeper Andres Niguel to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a defensive mix-up in Escorpius FC's zone, Atilano Estebe stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Nestor Dolfos came out of the goal and Atilano Estebe tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After a rather tough play, Torpedos AFC's Ivan Enaut got a free kick in the 37th minute. The long shot by Xinto Leston in the 38th minute really tested Andres Niguel's skills. The ball was on its way into the goal to the left of him when he managed to stretch himself and save the shot and avoid a goal. Andres Niguel made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Albert Tano in the 42nd minute of play. Hipolito Maria sent away a hard shot on goal in the 44th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After the first half Torpedos AFC were leading 0-1. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Hipolito Maria stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Andres Niguel made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Sun Yuan Qian in the 52nd minute of play. Torpedos AFC's Andres Niguel played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Fernan Ourente in the 53rd minute of play. Andres Niguel took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Albert Tano, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The supporters of Escorpius FC booed when Torpedos AFC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 59 match minutes in a wonderful position. Atilano Estebe didn't get a good kick on the ball. 60 minutes into the match, Torpedos AFC's goal looked a bit too open when Albert Tano came free, but Andres Niguel reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. With 63 minutes on the clock, Edelmiro Socorro commited a dangerous tackle. The referee had no choice but to show him the red card. 62 minutes into the game, one of Torpedos AFC:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. 66 minutes into the match, Torpedos AFC's goal looked a bit too open when Sun Yuan Qian came free, but Andres Niguel reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Hipolito Maria in the 70th minute of play forced Escorpius FC's goalkeeper Nestor Dolfos to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 70 minutes into the game, Torpedos AFC's Hipolito Maria nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Nestor Dolfos made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-2. An unexpectedly hard shot by Sun Yuan Qian in the 73rd minute of play forced Torpedos AFC's goalkeeper Andres Niguel to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Fernan Ourente in the 78th minute of play forced Torpedos AFC's goalkeeper Andres Niguel to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 81 minutes into the game, Romulo Bibiano was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Escorpius FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Torpedos AFC the free kick. A collision led to Escorpius FC getting a freekick after 81 minutes play. Romulo Bibiano hit a great ball. Andres Niguel took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Albert Tano, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Andres Niguel made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Sun Yuan Qian in the 89th minute of play. In the 95th minute, Atilano Estebe 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. Fernan Ourente recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 97th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. The Escorpius FC manager could be seen shouting at his players as they walked down the tunnel after the match. He was clearly angry that they had squandered their superior possession, allowing Torpedos AFC to win.