League

Ciudad de Batán
Spectators: 8492 (Terracing: 6370, Seating: 1953, VIP seats: 169) Kip William started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. After 4 minutes of play, La Acade's Kip William made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Ni Le Zheng was left in no man's land by his defense there! 7 minutes into the match, La Acade's goalkeeper Blas Aritza had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Acácio Nogueira. Acácio Nogueira could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 11th minute of the match, but Blas Aritza made a huge save. With a little luck, La Acade's Blas Aritza got control of the ball when Acácio Nogueira tried to sneak it across the goal line. La Acade's David Abaurre quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Lautaro Martinez, made in the 12th minute of the game. Kip William made a great header on La Acade's corner, it was just that AC Batán's Ni Le Zheng managed to reach the ball for a save. After 17 played minutes La Acade got a freekick which was hit by Teófilo Amaro. 19 minutes into the match, La Acade's goalkeeper Blas Aritza had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Acácio Nogueira. Ni Le Zheng showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Kip William in the 22nd minute of the match. Kip William blasted a shot towards the goal in the 24th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Ni Le Zheng having to make a save. Ni Le Zheng took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Kip William, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The AC Batán players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. La Acade were winning 0-1.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Acácio Nogueira made a kick off. In the 50th minute, Lautaro Martinez hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Ni Le Zheng was out of position in the 56 minute of play, and Kip William capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Kip William really showed his touch with that goal: 0-2. In the 63rd minute Acácio Nogueira shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Blas Aritza saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Ni Le Zheng made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Kip William in the 66th minute of play. La Acade were awarded a corner in the 68th minute after AC Batán's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Teófilo Amaro took the corner. A well-hit corner resulted in Prospero Inguma heading the ball towards the goal, but to his dismay he misdirected it and missed the goal completely. In the 72nd minute the ball was on its way in behind AC Batán's goalkeeper Ni Le Zheng, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. AC Batán's Zdzislaw Ledochowski was substituted for Lautaro Martinez. AC Batán made a substitution. Cido Cardozo replaced Acácio Nogueira. AC Batán's Cristoforo Di Ruscio was substituted for José Carlos da Silveira. Felipe Saturnin might have been able to make a better finish in the 79th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Ni Le Zheng. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Felipe Saturnin ran back to his position shaking his head. In the 79th minute Felipe Saturnin shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ni Le Zheng saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. La Acade's attentive David Abaurre managed to snatch the ball when Zdzislaw Ledochowski made a throw-in in the 84th minute of the game. La Acade's Blas Aritza played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Cido Cardozo in the 86th minute of play. 86 minutes into the game, AC Batán's Cido Cardozo nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Blas Aritza made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-2. After 88 played minutes AC Batán got a freekick which was hit by Zdzislaw Ledochowski. Felipe Saturnin blasted a shot towards the goal in the 90th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Ni Le Zheng having to make a save. Felipe Saturnin could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 90th minute of the match, but Ni Le Zheng made a huge save. After 95 minutes of play, AC Batán's Cido Cardozo made it 2-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Blas Aritza was left in no man's land by his defense there! The final whistle blew with the score still tied, and both teams left the pitch thinking about the missed chances that could have given their team the win.