League

1ro de Agosto
Spectators: 7500 (Terracing: 5625, Seating: 1725, VIP seats: 150) In the 6th match minute, Esperanza Fútbol Club was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Paolo Gartzi to maneuver through the defense. Elvio Dunixi hit a great freekick 11 minutes into the match. In the 18th minute, Elvio Dunixi left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Sinchyteam fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. When Paolo Gartzi fell near the penalty area in the 22nd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Esperanza Fútbol Club's protests and gave Paolo Gartzi a yellow card for diving instead. If Luciano Piearres had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 24th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Nihat Mesut took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Elvio Dunixi, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Esperanza Fútbol Club's Nihat Mesut played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Fabio Lehior in the 30th minute of play. 34 minutes into the match, Sinchyteam's goalkeeper Nuno de Alcântara had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Marios Prekkas. After 34 played minutes Sinchyteam got a freekick which was hit by Elvio Dunixi. Marios Prekkas could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 35th minute of the match, but Nuno de Alcântara made a huge save. An unexpectedly hard shot by Igor Monø in the 36th minute of play forced Sinchyteam's goalkeeper Nuno de Alcântara to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 37th match minute, Sinchyteam was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Elvio Dunixi to maneuver through the defense. The audience thought a goal was coming when Marios Prekkas got free with Nuno de Alcântara in the 37th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After some fancy dribbling in the 39th minute, Igor Monø managed to get in a good position for a shot. Esperanza Fútbol Club's supporters rose to their feet, but Igor Monø was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Nuno de Alcântara breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Vrasidas Banellis during the 41st minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 41st minute, Vrasidas Banellis hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After some careless play in the Sinchyteam defense, Marios Prekkas kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Nuno de Alcântara. The Sinchyteam fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Nuno de Alcântara should have stopped the shot. With a little luck, Sinchyteam's Nuno de Alcântara got control of the ball when Marios Prekkas tried to sneak it across the goal line. The score stood at 1-1 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

The wind increased when Fabio Lehior made the kick off in the second half. In the 54th minute the ball was on its way in behind Sinchyteam's goalkeeper Nuno de Alcântara, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. After some fancy dribbling in the 55th minute, Igor Monø managed to get in a good position for a shot. Esperanza Fútbol Club's supporters rose to their feet, but Igor Monø was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Nuno de Alcântara breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Nuno de Alcântara showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Igor Monø in the 57th minute of the match. A collision led to Esperanza Fútbol Club getting a freekick after 58 minutes play. Justo Eguerdi hit a great ball. Luciano Piearres fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 59th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Nihat Mesut having to interfere. A collision led to Esperanza Fútbol Club getting a freekick after 60 minutes play. Paolo Gartzi hit a great ball. After 63 played minutes Sinchyteam got a freekick which was hit by Fabio Lehior. Esperanza Fútbol Club's Marios Prekkas got a good chance for a goal in the 63rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. 66 minutes into the match, Sinchyteam's goal looked a bit too open when Igor Monø came free, but Nuno de Alcântara reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 67 minutes had been played when some careless play by Sinchyteam's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Godofredo Firmin was slow to take the kick. During this time Esperanza Fútbol Club's players had a chance to rest. In the 68th minute, Gabriel Harriet made a precise shot to the right of Nuno de Alcântara. Sinchyteam's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-1. When Elvio Dunixi came up free with the goalie in the 73rd minute, the Sinchyteam 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 Elvio Dunixi couldn't finish the play. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Igor Monø in the 79th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Nuno de Alcântara prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Nihat Mesut took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Elvio Dunixi, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Sinchyteam were awarded a corner in the 82th minute after Esperanza Fútbol Club's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Fabio Lehior took the corner. Ambrosio Dacio's late challenge caught a Esperanza Fútbol Club's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Ambrosio Dacio helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to Sinchyteam getting a freekick after 83 minutes play. Ambrosio Dacio hit a great ball. In the 84th match minute, Sinchyteam was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ambrosio Dacio to maneuver through the defense. Godofredo Firmin hit a great freekick 86 minutes into the match. Fabio Lehior blasted a shot towards the goal in the 87th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Nihat Mesut having to make a save. Zenon Dresik took the ball and in the 94 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Nuno de Alcântara. Nuno de Alcântara dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 3-1. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. Esperanza Fútbol Club had won after a very even match.