League

REPUBLICA DE LIBERIA
Spectators: 7721 (Terracing: 5792, Seating: 1775, VIP seats: 154) Supay Puka Huasi FC's Milton Melgar 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. Anselmo Toro received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 2nd minute. Gilmar Coelho tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Mei Zhi Jian blasted a shot towards the goal in the 5th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Gilmar Coelho having to make a save. Perrando Martínez Lamas took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Niceto Ferdinand, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 9th minute, Niceto Ferdinand ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Perrando Martínez Lamas was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. After 11 minutes of play, Supay Puka Huasi FC's Milton Melgar made it 0-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Perrando Martínez Lamas was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 20th minute Milton Melgar shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Perrando Martínez Lamas saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Perrando Martínez Lamas made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Milton Melgar in the 21st minute of play. 21 minutes into the match, LiBeRiA F.C.'s goal looked a bit too open when Milton Melgar came free, but Perrando Martínez Lamas reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 22 minutes into the match, Supay Puka Huasi FC's goalkeeper Gilmar Coelho had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Mei Zhi Jian. Perrando Martínez Lamas made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Niceto Ferdinand in the 25th minute of play. 26 minutes into the match, LiBeRiA F.C.'s goal looked a bit too open when Aristides Gaspard came free, but Perrando Martínez Lamas reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 38 minutes LiBeRiA F.C.'s defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Aristides Gaspard who took care of the corner kick. Talat Böke made a great header on Supay Puka Huasi FC's corner, it was just that LiBeRiA F.C.'s Perrando Martínez Lamas managed to reach the ball for a save. Anselmo Toro could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 46th minute of the match, but Gilmar Coelho made a huge save. Disappointed in the 0-3 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Mei Zhi Jian made a kick off. Gilmar Coelho showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Mei Zhi Jian in the 56th minute of the match. Anselmo Toro sent away a hard shot on goal in the 63rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Gilmar Coelho showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Anselmo Toro in the 68th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mei Zhi Jian in the 83rd minute of play forced Supay Puka Huasi FC's goalkeeper Gilmar Coelho to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 92nd minute Niceto Ferdinand shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Perrando Martínez Lamas saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The Supay Puka Huasi FC supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Supay Puka Huasi FC would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.