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Match Report
Espora
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25,
Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Victorio Reno started the match with the kick off. Romeo Orlan made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Victorio Reno in the 4th minute of play. Anier Argider lost his temper 9 minutes into the game and shoved another player to the ground. He was immediately shown a red card. In the 11th minute of the match Lorenzo Asteri sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Romeo Orlan skillfully saved the ball. Florentino's Romeo Orlan played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Victorio Reno in the 15th minute of play. Adrian Magdaleno kicked well hit freekick during the 26th minute of the match. In the 28th minute, Baldomero Joanes 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. 32 minutes into the match, Florentino's goal looked a bit too open when Victorio Reno came free, but Romeo Orlan reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 33 minutes into the match, Florentino's goal looked a bit too open when Baldomero Joanes came free, but Romeo Orlan reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. If Melquiades Servando had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 34th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 36th minute Victorio Reno shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Romeo Orlan saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 38 minutes into the game, Florentino's Melquiades Servando nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Ulises Manny made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. When Melquiades Servando came up free with the goalie in the 42nd minute, the Florentino 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 Melquiades Servando couldn't finish the play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Victorio Reno in the 44th minute of play forced Florentino's goalkeeper Romeo Orlan to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Romeo Orlan showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Victorio Reno in the 46th minute of the match. After a rather tough play, Espora's Fidel Urdin got a free kick in the 47th minute. 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 Melquiades Servando made a kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Baldomero Joanes in the 56th minute of play forced Florentino's goalkeeper Romeo Orlan to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 63rd minute Conrado Enaut shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Romeo Orlan saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 64 minutes into the match, Florentino's goal looked a bit too open when Baldomero Joanes came free, but Romeo Orlan reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Simon Gotzon fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 69th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ulises Manny having to interfere. The audience thought a goal was coming when Melquiades Servando got free with Ulises Manny in the 72nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 75 minutes into the match, Melquiades Servando notched a goal, 1-2, to the right of Espora's Ulises Manny. Ulises Manny was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. 84 minutes into the match, Florentino's goal looked a bit too open when Victorio Reno came free, but Romeo Orlan reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 85th minute, Conrado Enaut ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Romeo Orlan was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-2. Romeo Orlan took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Victorio Reno, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Florentino's Romeo Orlan played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Pedro Osmundo in the 91st minute of play. In the 94th minute, Pedro Osmundo left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Espora fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 3-2. There was no doubt that Espora were the better team. Espora's players enjoyed the ovations of the crowd after the victory.
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