League

La Palina
Spectators: 5010 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 10) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Israel Saturnin started the match with the kick off. Jeronimo Marcones struck a weak shot in the 3rd minute. Arnoldo Brais didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Paulina FC. Gilberto Iyan received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 6th minute. Tomas Matei tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Arnoldo Brais was a little too slow when Israel Saturnin got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 8th minute. The score was now 1-0. When Jeronimo Marcones fell near the penalty area in the 14th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Paulina FC's protests and gave Jeronimo Marcones a yellow card for diving instead. The supporters of C.A. Independiente FC booed when Paulina FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 14 match minutes in a wonderful position. Jeronimo Marcones didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 18th minute, Gilberto Iyan left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The C.A. Independiente FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-1. Cosme Romero struck a weak shot in the 21st minute. Tomas Matei didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for C.A. Independiente FC. If Israel Saturnin had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 28th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. If Jeronimo Marcones had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 33rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Israel Saturnin received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Arnoldo Brais came out and tried to block the shot, but Israel Saturnin slotted it home off the left post making it 2-1 in the 36th minute. Cosme Romero kicked well hit freekick during the 38th minute of the match. After 39 minutes of play Paulina FC's Jeronimo Marcones was too eager in his attempt to stop his opponent and brought him down. With that he got his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. After 45 minutes, Israel Saturnin mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Paulina FC and the C.A. Independiente FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 47th match minute, Paulina FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Domingos Santiago to maneuver through the defense.

After a defensive mix-up in Paulina FC's zone, Cosme Romero stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Tomas Matei came out of the goal and Cosme Romero tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Tomas Matei showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cosme Romero in the 54th minute of the match. 55 minutes into the match, Paulina FC's goalkeeper Tomas Matei had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Gilberto Iyan. In the 62nd match minute, C.A. Independiente FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Romeo Cerilo to maneuver through the defense. If Cosme Romero had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 66th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Tomas Matei showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Cosme Romero, who was totally free with the ball in the 73rd minute. Paulina FC's defense didn't have a chance, in the 74th minute, when Gilberto Iyan scored to the left of an out of position Tomas Matei, making the score, 2-2. In the 82nd minute, Cosme Romero reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Tomas Matei. The goal made the score 2-3. Israel Saturnin recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 85th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Gilberto Iyan received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 90th minute. Tomas Matei tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Through an outstanding action, after 92 minutes, Tomas Matei successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. When Israel Saturnin was, once again, overly rough in his play he received his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. 93 minutes had been played. After a rather tough play, Paulina FC's Israel Saturnin got a free kick in the 94th minute. The Paulina FC supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching C.A. Independiente FC's performance. The match ended with a win for C.A. Independiente FC.