League

Rungrado 1st of May
Spectators: 8452 (Terracing: 6340, Seating: 1943, VIP seats: 169) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Laffitte Sanes took the kick off in the first half of the match. Sergio Romero showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Loren Roca in the 5th minute of the match. 5 minutes into the match, Loren Roca had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Sergio Romero. April 25 SC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Loren Roca was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. In the 9th minute Laffitte Sanes shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Sergio Romero saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Ren Xi Chen sent away a hard shot on goal in the 11th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. With a little luck, AC Guadalajara's Lastur Murcia got control of the ball when Ren Xi Chen tried to sneak it across the goal line. Lastur Murcia was a little too slow when Ren Xi Chen got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 13th minute. The score was now 1-1. AC Guadalajara's Lastur Murcia played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ramiro James in the 15th minute of play. April 25 SC's Sergio Romero played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Laffitte Sanes in the 17th minute of play. Mieszko Trac sent away a hard shot on goal in the 18th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Sergio Romero showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Normando Palencia in the 20th minute of the match. In the 26thth minute of the game Ren Xi Chen who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but AC Guadalajara's Lastur Murcia was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. When the match clock showed 26 minutes, the score became 2-1 when Ren Xi Chen sped through AC Guadalajara's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Lastur Murcia. April 25 SC were awarded a corner in the 33th minute after AC Guadalajara's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Ren Xi Chen took the corner. April 25 SC's Ren Xi Chen was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Lastur Murcia in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. Evarado Taules tried in the game's 34th match minute to clear up in front of his own goal but it went so bad that he put the ball into the goal to the left of an unhappy Lastur Murcia. An annoying self made goal, 3-1. Gottfrid Duset's late challenge caught a April 25 SC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Gottfrid Duset helped the player get up and apologised. The supporters of April 25 SC booed when AC Guadalajara was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 36 match minutes in a wonderful position. Gottfrid Duset didn't get a good kick on the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jaakoppi Fahlgren in the 40th minute of play forced April 25 SC's goalkeeper Sergio Romero to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Ren Xi Chen blasted a shot towards the goal in the 43rd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Lastur Murcia having to make a save. Ren Xi Chens short, quick shot in the 45thth minute got Lastur Murcia to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. After having played for 47 minutes, Ren Xi Chen managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. April 25 SC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Ren Xi Chen was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Ramiro James stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. With a little luck, April 25 SC's Sergio Romero got control of the ball when Laffitte Sanes tried to sneak it across the goal line. After a defensive mix-up in AC Guadalajara's zone, Ren Xi Chen stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Lastur Murcia came out of the goal and Ren Xi Chen tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. AC Guadalajara made a substitution. Jesús Abellan replaced Evarado Taules. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Ramiro James in the 62nd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Lastur Murcia saved AC Guadalajara from getting behind. Laffitte Sanes sent away a hard shot on goal in the 67th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. April 25 SC made a substitution. Michel Platini replaced Antoni Augustyn. An unexpectedly hard shot by Loren Roca in the 70th minute of play forced April 25 SC's goalkeeper Sergio Romero to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Sergio Romero took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Loren Roca, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. AC Guadalajara's Boris Alvarado was substituted for Kaiet Checa. 89 minutes into the match, AC Guadalajara's goal looked a bit too open when Ren Xi Chen came free, but Lastur Murcia reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Lastur Murcia made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ramiro James in the 91st minute of play. Benito Marques hit a great freekick 93 minutes into the match. The April 25 SC support was delighted with a win in a match that could easily have ended differently.