League

Estadio Hugo Gatti
Spectators: 7222 (Terracing: 5452, Seating: 1650, VIP seats: 120) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Jairo Markel made the kick off which started today's match. If Jairo Markel had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 3rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. If Alejandro Oihan had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 6th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 8thth minute of the game Jairo Markel who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Thames's Samuel Macerio was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. After some careless play in the Thames defense, Constantino Isaio kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Samuel Macerio. The Thames fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Samuel Macerio should have stopped the shot. Aive AFC's Jairo Markel got a good chance for a goal in the 15th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. When Baltasar Garaile came up free with the goalie in the 17th minute, the Aive AFC 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 Baltasar Garaile couldn't finish the play. After 19 minutes, Edgardo Enol mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Thames and the Aive AFC players grew even worse after the yellow card. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 18th minute of the game. One of Thames:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Aive AFC:s goal. In the 20th minute there was a penalty for Aive AFC. Bonifacio Cedro stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Samuel Macerio. 0-2. Samuel Macerio didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Baltasar Garaile went, in the 24th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-3 was the resulting score. Constantino Isaio sent away a hard shot on goal in the 27th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 29 minutes into the game, Rene Garin was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Thames's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Aive AFC the free kick. In the 29th minute, Rene Garin hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After some careless play in the Thames defense, Jairo Markel kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Samuel Macerio. The Thames fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Samuel Macerio should have stopped the shot. Constantino Isaio sent away a hard shot on goal in the 36th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Baltasar Garaile received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 37th minute. Samuel Macerio tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 39thth minute of the game Jairo Markel who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Thames's Samuel Macerio was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Samuel Macerio made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Constantino Isaio in the 45th minute of play. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-4 lead.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Fidel Montay was the one to do the kick off. Jairo Markel fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 53rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Samuel Macerio having to interfere. A collision led to Aive AFC getting a freekick after 54 minutes play. Baltasar Garaile hit a great ball. When the match had gone on for 56 minutes, Fidel Montay put it in 1-4 from a short distance just to the right of Garland Sampson. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Jairo Markel in the 62nd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Samuel Macerio saved Thames from getting behind. After a defensive mix-up in Thames's zone, Leon Crispo stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Samuel Macerio came out of the goal and Leon Crispo tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After a defensive mix-up in Thames's zone, Leon Crispo stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Samuel Macerio came out of the goal and Leon Crispo tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Aive AFC's Garland Sampson played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Fidel Montay in the 78th minute of play. The crowd rose to their feet as Leon Crispo kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Samuel Macerio. That made the score 1-6 in the 80 minute of play. In the 84th minute, Leon Crispo left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Aive AFC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-7. The audience thought a goal was coming when Constantino Isaio got free with Samuel Macerio in the 92nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 93rd minute, Leon Crispo 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. In the 96th match minute, Aive AFC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Cristo Guerau to maneuver through the defense. Aive AFC's fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.