League

Madison Park
Spectators: 7737 (Terracing: 5807, Seating: 1780, VIP seats: 150) INDEPENDIENTE F.C.'s Cornelio Inge 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. After 6 minutes INDEPENDIENTE F.C.'s defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Cristobal Chumo who took care of the corner kick. Cristobal Chumo made a great header on Madison's corner, it was just that INDEPENDIENTE F.C.'s Marcial Estavan managed to reach the ball for a save. 13 minutes into the match, INDEPENDIENTE F.C.'s goal looked a bit too open when Mete Gol came free, but Marcial Estavan reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Cornelio Inge received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 14th minute. Ernesto Emmanuel tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Madison's Ernesto Emmanuel played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Cornelio Inge in the 17th minute of play. 17 minutes into the match, Madison's goal looked a bit too open when Cornelio Inge came free, but Ernesto Emmanuel reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 23rd minute, Madison's Mete Gol ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Marcial Estavan. Marcial Estavan yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 1-0. Marcial Estavan showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ás Ronaldo, who was totally free with the ball in the 26th minute. Ás Ronaldo who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 28thth minute tested the skills of Marcial Estavan when he managed to save the team from getting behind. In the 28th minute, Mete Gol left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Madison fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-0. Madison's Cristobal Chumo was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Marcial Estavan in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. With a little luck, INDEPENDIENTE F.C.'s Marcial Estavan got control of the ball when Ás Ronaldo tried to sneak it across the goal line. Marcial Estavan made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ás Ronaldo in the 45th minute of play. Af the end of the first half the score was 2-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Ás Ronaldo was the one to do the kick off. After a defensive mix-up in INDEPENDIENTE F.C.'s zone, Ás Ronaldo stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Marcial Estavan came out of the goal and Ás Ronaldo tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 52nd minute of the match Vítor Esparteiro sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Marcial Estavan skillfully saved the ball. Marcial Estavan took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ás Ronaldo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Cornelio Inge's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 55thth minute, Ernesto Emmanuel skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. With a little luck, Madison's Ernesto Emmanuel got control of the ball when Herminio Iratze tried to sneak it across the goal line. Ernesto Emmanuel took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cornelio Inge, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When Mete Gol came up free with the goalie in the 60th minute, the Madison 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 Mete Gol couldn't finish the play. After 66 played minutes INDEPENDIENTE F.C.'s Domenico Rosato stole the ball from his opponents and shot the ball towards the upper left corner, but Ernesto Emmanuel stretched himself as far as he could, and stopped the ball from passing the line. robbing Madison of the goal. Hugo Llin kicked well hit freekick during the 69th minute of the match. When Panda Moerdani came up free with the goalie in the 70th minute, the INDEPENDIENTE F.C. 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 Panda Moerdani couldn't finish the play. Ás Ronaldo might have been able to make a better finish in the 72nd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Marcial Estavan. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Ás Ronaldo ran back to his position shaking his head. Marcial Estavan showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ás Ronaldo in the 72nd minute of the match. Domingo Vedillo kicked well hit freekick during the 73rd minute of the match. After 76 played minutes Madison got a freekick which was hit by Brahim Boutabout. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Cornelio Inge in the 77th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Ernesto Emmanuel prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Henri Ladva kicked well hit freekick during the 78th minute of the match. A hard shot by Panda Moerdani from long distance, 79 minutes into the match, got Ernesto Emmanuel's attention. Through a fast twist with his body, he could stop the ball from going in on his right side. Ás Ronaldo might have been able to make a better finish in the 80th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Marcial Estavan. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Ás Ronaldo ran back to his position shaking his head. Marcial Estavan took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ás Ronaldo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 81st minute of the match, Ignacio Warnes tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Ernesto Emmanuel saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. The audience was convinced that Ás Ronaldo's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Marcial Estavan was relentless in the 83rd minute of the game. After 83 minutes, Ás Ronaldo made it 3-0 with a short kick to the right side. INDEPENDIENTE F.C.'s Marcial Estavan tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. Madison's defense didn't have a chance, in the 88th minute, when Herminio Iratze scored to the left of an out of position Ernesto Emmanuel, making the score, 3-1. 93 minutes into the match, Ignacio Warnes dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Ernesto Emmanuel, 3-2. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The Madison fans cheered their team off the field, for while INDEPENDIENTE F.C. had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.