League

Telsen Park
Spectators: 7500 (Terracing: 5626, Seating: 1725, VIP seats: 149) Cabinda FC's Silvio Aritza 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. Virgilio Senen took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Victorio Alfonso, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Victorio Alfonso in the 5th minute of play forced Nueva Orleans FC's goalkeeper Virgilio Senen to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Victorio Alfonso in the 8th minute of play forced Nueva Orleans FC's goalkeeper Virgilio Senen to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 8th minute, Victorio Alfonso left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Cabinda FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. A collision led to Cabinda FC getting a freekick after 10 minutes play. Arnulfo Maurin hit a great ball. Cabinda FC's Camilo Isauro played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gabriel Merexildo in the 11th minute of play. Leonides Iruinea hit a great freekick 15 minutes into the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 19th minute, Elpidio Galeno managed to get in a good position for a shot. Nueva Orleans FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Elpidio Galeno was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Camilo Isauro breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Marco Millan's late challenge caught a Nueva Orleans FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Marco Millan helped the player get up and apologised. After a rather tough play, Cabinda FC's Silvio Aritza got a free kick in the 28th minute. The audience thought a goal was coming when Gabriel Merexildo got free with Camilo Isauro in the 32nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 33rd minute Epifanio Ted suffered a thigh injury and had to be helped off the field. Leopoldo Senin charged in rather forcefully in the 33rd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Leopoldo Senin the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Nueva Orleans FC's Domingos Gutierrez was substituted for Epifanio Ted. Leopoldo Senin hit a great freekick 35 minutes into the match. The crowd rose to their feet as Nueva Orleans FC's Gabriel Merexildo slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Camilo Isauro. That made the score 1-1 after 41 minutes of play. In the 45th minute, Leonides Iruinea hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Silvio Aritza in the 47th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Virgilio Senen prevented the ball from getting in the gole. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

The wind increased when Gabriel Merexildo made the kick off in the second half. Marco Millan kicked well hit freekick during the 53rd minute of the match. In the 55th minute Elpidio Galeno shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Camilo Isauro saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Gabriel Merexildo fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 57th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Camilo Isauro having to interfere. Victorio Alfonso scored 1-2 in the 61st match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Virgilio Senen, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Camilo Isauro made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gabriel Merexildo in the 66th minute of play. In the 67th minute Nueva Orleans FC were awarded a corner. Gabriel Merexildo went to the cornerflag to take it. It was a well-played corner which Eusebio Sugoi managed to volley towards the net. Unfortunately, he didn't get a great hit on the ball and it went out into the grandstand. When Nueva Orleans FC's Gabriel Merexildo in the 72nd minute got a chance for a shot 72nd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Cabinda FC's goalie prevented a goal. Camilo Isauro showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gabriel Merexildo, who was totally free with the ball in the 74th minute. In the 82nd match minute, Nueva Orleans FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Elpidio Galeno to maneuver through the defense. An unexpectedly hard shot by Arnulfo Maurin in the 83rd minute of play forced Nueva Orleans FC's goalkeeper Virgilio Senen to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Pepito Tarnovskiy hit a great freekick 88 minutes into the match. In the 89th minute of the match Gabriel Merexildo sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Camilo Isauro skillfully saved the ball. 91 minutes into the game, Victorio Alfonso lined in a short shot 1-3 behind a frustrated Virgilio Senen. With a little luck, Nueva Orleans FC's Virgilio Senen got control of the ball when Silvio Aritza tried to sneak it across the goal line.