League

Cebra Field
Spectators: 7397 (Terracing: 5647, Seating: 1600, VIP seats: 150) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Everardo Mergildo made the kick off which started today's match. 4 minutes into the match, Black Star's Everardo Mergildo sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Armindo Gonçalves narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Exequiel Zeballos hit a great freekick 6 minutes into the match. If Victorio Nesto had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 8th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 13th play minute Everardo Mergildo came free and shot an unsuspected shot which went into goal from the right pole behind a surprised Armindo Gonçalves. 1-0. Enzo Montrelle recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 19th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Maximo Otsoa's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Armindo Gonçalves read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 25th minute of play. A collision led to Romeo FC getting a freekick after 28 minutes play. Ezequiel Estevon hit a great ball. If Everardo Mergildo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 35th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. In the 39th minute, Everardo Mergildo left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Black Star fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-0. When Enzo Montrelle came up free with the goalie in the 42nd minute, the Black Star 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 Enzo Montrelle couldn't finish the play. Fotis Papadamoulis showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Victorio Nesto in the 45th minute of the match. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Saul Maxin stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. In the 52nd match minute, Romeo FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Saturnino Blanco to maneuver through the defense. Enzo Montrelle sent away a hard shot on goal in the 57th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Fotis Papadamoulis made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Victorio Nesto in the 61st minute of play. Armindo Gonçalves took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Maximo Otsoa, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Maximo Otsoa sent away a hard shot on goal in the 64th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. When Nicolas Ermano fell near the penalty area in the 67th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Romeo FC's protests and gave Nicolas Ermano a yellow card for diving instead. In the 72nd minute Everardo Mergildo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Armindo Gonçalves saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 79th minute, Enzo Montrelle made a precise shot to the right of Armindo Gonçalves. Romeo FC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 3-0. In the 82ndth minute of the game Everardo Mergildo who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Romeo FC's Armindo Gonçalves was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Thanks to some nice moves Saul Maxin could shoot a difficult shot in the 84th minute, which Fotis Papadamoulis however easily saved by the left post. In the 84th match minute, Black Star was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Exequiel Zeballos to maneuver through the defense. Fotis Papadamoulis showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Victorio Nesto, who was totally free with the ball in the 89th minute. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Aldo Pe during the 91st minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. It was no surprise that this one had ended in a win for the home team. Black Star had played much better football throughout.