League

San Clemente Arena
Spectators: 8755 (Terracing: 6458, Seating: 2114, VIP seats: 183) Quinito Merodo started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Geofredo Ascarza made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Quinito Merodo in the 5th minute of play. After 7 minutes AC VICTOR's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Martin Petrov who took care of the corner kick. Flying Dutchman's Svetlan Lazarov managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Nechifor Ţintă in the 10 minute of the game. Quinito Merodo's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Geofredo Ascarza read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 15th minute of play. 15 minutes into the match, Quinito Merodo had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Geofredo Ascarza. AC VICTOR's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Quinito Merodo was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. In the 19th minute of the match AC VICTOR got a corner. Flying Dutchman's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Hector Castel ran over to the corner to take the kick. The corner led AC VICTOR's 邓凌奕 to a score. 1-1 in the 20th minute. In the 23rd minute Martin Petrov shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Geofredo Ascarza saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Geofredo Ascarza showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Quinito Merodo in the 24th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Quinito Merodo in the 26th minute of play forced AC VICTOR's goalkeeper Geofredo Ascarza to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Flying Dutchman's Martin Petrov was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Geofredo Ascarza in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. Through an outstanding action, after 30 minutes, Todor Slaveev successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. Zeng Bing Bin succeeded to score despite a near miss that spronge from right pole into the goal to 2-1 in the 31st playminute. Todor Slaveev made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Zeng Bing Bin in the 35th minute of play. In the 36th minute, 彭军云 hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Zeng Bing Bin stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Zeng Bing Bin might have been able to make a better finish in the 54th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Todor Slaveev. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Zeng Bing Bin ran back to his position shaking his head. Flying Dutchman's Todor Slaveev played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Zeng Bing Bin in the 54th minute of play. 彭军云 kicked well hit freekick during the 57th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Svetlin Vasilkov in the 63rd minute of play forced Flying Dutchman's goalkeeper Todor Slaveev to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With a little luck, AC VICTOR's Geofredo Ascarza got control of the ball when Quinito Merodo tried to sneak it across the goal line. The audience thought a goal was coming when Artur Shelby got free with Geofredo Ascarza in the 66th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Albert Melinte charged in rather forcefully in the 68th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Albert Melinte the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. With a little luck, AC VICTOR's Geofredo Ascarza got control of the ball when Quinito Merodo tried to sneak it across the goal line. Svetlin Vasilkov's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Todor Slaveev read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 78th minute of play. In the 81st minute Svetlin Vasilkov shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Todor Slaveev saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Svetlin Vasilkov struck a weak shot in the 83rd minute. Todor Slaveev didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for AC VICTOR. After some careless play in the AC VICTOR defense, Quinito Merodo kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Geofredo Ascarza. The AC VICTOR fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Geofredo Ascarza should have stopped the shot. Todor Slaveev took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Svetlin Vasilkov, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 91st match minute, Flying Dutchman was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Martin Petrov to maneuver through the defense. In the 92nd minute, Svetlin Vasilkov made a precise shot to the right of Todor Slaveev. Flying Dutchman's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 3-4. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. Flying Dutchman walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.