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Match Report
Chihot
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27,
Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Pijaos FC's Aaron Balensuela 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. Xian Estades showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cortez Montesinos in the 5th minute of the match. If Aaron Balensuela had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 7th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Ximenez Mulas came out of the goal in the 11th minute to try and stop a shot by Pijaos FC's Danel Magadan. But to his dismay, Danel Magadan quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-1. When Cortez Montesinos came up free with the goalie in the 17th minute, the Chihot 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 Cortez Montesinos couldn't finish the play. 21 minutes into the match, Danel Magadan had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Ximenez Mulas. Chihot's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Danel Magadan was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-2. Danel Magadan fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 35th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ximenez Mulas having to interfere. If Aaron Balensuela had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 38th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 42 minutes of play, Pijaos FC's Danel Magadan made it 0-3 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Ximenez Mulas was left in no man's land by his defense there! After a rather tough play, Pijaos FC's Marcial Descapa got a free kick in the 44th minute. Danel Magadan kicked well hit freekick during the 46th minute of the match. With a little luck, Pijaos FC's Xian Estades got control of the ball when Paquito Ucieda tried to sneak it across the goal line. After the first half Pijaos FC were leading 0-3. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.
When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Cortez Montesinos made a kick off. Ximenez Mulas showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Aaron Balensuela, who was totally free with the ball in the 51st minute. When Tadeo Gauna fell near the penalty area in the 52nd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Pijaos FC's protests and gave Tadeo Gauna a yellow card for diving instead. After a rather tough play, Pijaos FC's Tadeo Gauna got a free kick in the 53rd minute. Chihot's Ximenez Mulas played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Aaron Balensuela in the 60th minute of play. After a rather tough play, Chihot's Nalo Galan got a free kick in the 60th minute. In the 61st minute, Pijaos FC's Danel Magadan dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 0-4. Pijaos FC's Archibaldo Odoardo shoveled away a really nice long shot in the 64th minute of play. The shot was stopped by Ximenez Mulas but with some difficulty. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cortez Montesinos in the 65th minute of play forced Pijaos FC's goalkeeper Xian Estades to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Xian Estades showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cortez Montesinos in the 68th minute of the match. In the 70th minute, Obano Argudo hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 71st minute of the match, Aaron Balensuela tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Ximenez Mulas saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. Xian Estades showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Cortez Montesinos, who was totally free with the ball in the 77th minute. Pijaos FC's Xian Estades played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Paquito Ucieda in the 81st minute of play. Marcial Descapa hit a great freekick 82 minutes into the match. Chihot's goalkeeper couldn't reach when Aaron Balensuela 93 minutes into the game got a good kick on the ball which found its way into goal just inside left pole. 1-5. The Chihot supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching Pijaos FC's performance. The match ended with a win for Pijaos FC.
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