League

Estadio Batea
Spectators: 7197 (Terracing: 5399, Seating: 1655, VIP seats: 143) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Cecilio Pacho made the kick off which started today's match. In the 3rd minute the ball was on its way in behind Batea AFC's goalkeeper Jimmie Henriksson, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Roque Mel in the 5th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Jimmie Henriksson saved Batea AFC from getting behind. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cecilio Pacho in the 6th minute of play forced Batea AFC's goalkeeper Jimmie Henriksson to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A collision led to Batea AFC getting a freekick after 8 minutes play. Bernardo Castulo hit a great ball. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Cecilio Pacho in the 9th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Jimmie Henriksson saved Batea AFC from getting behind. 10 minutes into the match, Batea AFC's goal looked a bit too open when Cecilio Pacho came free, but Jimmie Henriksson reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Batea AFC's Jimmie Henriksson played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Cecilio Pacho in the 11th minute of play. After 13 minutes of play, El Barza FC's Roque Mel made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Jimmie Henriksson was left in no man's land by his defense there! Virgilio Cruz 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. Roque Mel received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 21st minute. Jimmie Henriksson tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 28 minutes into the game, Talat Safer was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Batea AFC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave El Barza FC the free kick. After a rather tough play, Batea AFC's Talat Safer got a free kick in the 28th minute. 37 minutes into the match, Batea AFC's goal looked a bit too open when Roque Mel came free, but Jimmie Henriksson reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 39th minute of the match Gabriel Poncio sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Jimmie Henriksson skillfully saved the ball. In the 44th minute Cecilio Pacho shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jimmie Henriksson saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-2 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The wind increased when Lázaro Oriche made the kick off in the second half. Roque Mel sent away a hard shot on goal in the 53rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Batea AFC's goalkeeper couldn't reach when Cecilio Pacho 57 minutes into the game got a good kick on the ball which found its way into goal just inside left pole. 0-3. If Roque Mel had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 65th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Cecilio Pacho received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 67th minute. Jimmie Henriksson tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Cecilio Pacho received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 70th minute. Jimmie Henriksson tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 75 minutes into the match, Batea AFC's goal looked a bit too open when Cecilio Pacho came free, but Jimmie Henriksson reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Cecilio Pacho sent away a hard shot on goal in the 82nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 84th minute, one of Batea AFC:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Batea AFC. After some careless play in the Batea AFC defense, Luis Pero kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Jimmie Henriksson. The Batea AFC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Jimmie Henriksson should have stopped the shot. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cecilio Pacho in the 89th minute of play forced Batea AFC's goalkeeper Jimmie Henriksson to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 90th minute, Bernardo Castulo got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Oscar Pirmin made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Lázaro Oriche in the 97th minute of play. When the final whistle was heard the away supporters stood up and showed their joy. El Barza FC had managed to secure a win in what was a close match throughout.