League

Avalon
Spectators: 6662 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1662, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Bernardo Cedro got the match started through his kick off. Rafael Calisto struck a weak shot in the 7th minute. Rafael Mergildo didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Saber F.C. An unexpectedly hard shot by Luisito Gaskon in the 10th minute of play forced Ragnarsson AC's goalkeeper Rafael Mergildo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a rather tough play, Ragnarsson AC's Arturo Quintyn got a free kick in the 11th minute. Rafael Calisto fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 14th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Rafael Mergildo having to interfere. Luisito Gaskon fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 16th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Rafael Mergildo having to interfere. Ernesto Erdiano showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Angel Mateus in the 18th minute of the match. Rafael Calisto in the 19thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Rafael Mergildo, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. Rafael Calisto who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 21stth minute tested the skills of Rafael Mergildo when he managed to save the team from getting behind. Antonio Maria took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 23rd minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Rafael Mergildo. Ragnarsson AC's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Ernesto Erdiano made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Arturo Quintyn in the 33rd minute of play. Ernesto Erdiano showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Zacarias Bermudo, who was totally free with the ball in the 40th minute. After a rather tough play, Saber F.C's Antonio Maria got a free kick in the 42nd minute. After some fancy dribbling in the 43rd minute, Cleto Txema managed to get in a good position for a shot. Ragnarsson AC's supporters rose to their feet, but Cleto Txema was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Ernesto Erdiano breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Ernesto Erdiano made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Zacarias Bermudo in the 45th minute of play. After 47 minutes of play, Ragnarsson AC's Zacarias Bermudo made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Ernesto Erdiano was left in no man's land by his defense there! Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-1 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

After 53 minutes of play, Saber F.C's Rafael Calisto made it 1-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Rafael Mergildo was left in no man's land by his defense there! When the match clock showed 57 minutes, the score became 2-1 when Rafael Calisto sped through Ragnarsson AC's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Rafael Mergildo. Thanks to some nice moves Zacarias Bermudo could shoot a difficult shot in the 64th minute, which Ernesto Erdiano however easily saved by the left post. Rafael Mergildo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Rafael Calisto in the 67th minute of play. The supporters of Saber F.C booed when Ragnarsson AC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 68 match minutes in a wonderful position. Arturo Quintyn didn't get a good kick on the ball. After having played for 71 minutes, Rafael Calisto managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Saber F.C's supporters crossed their fingers, but Rafael Calisto was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. If Luisito Gaskon had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 73rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. After 78 minutes, Simon Silbestre mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Saber F.C and the Ragnarsson AC players grew even worse after the yellow card. The audience was convinced that Rafael Calisto's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Rafael Mergildo was relentless in the 83rd minute of the game. Ragnarsson AC's Rafael Mergildo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Rafael Calisto in the 86th minute of play. In the 89th minute of the match Ramón Queiroz sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Rafael Mergildo skillfully saved the ball. Zacarias Bermudo came free with the goalkeeper in the 95th minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Ernesto Erdiano could save by the left post. Ernesto Erdiano showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Angel Mateus, who was totally free with the ball in the 96th minute. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. Saber F.C had won after a very even match.