League

Glorious Realm
Spectators: 7309 (Terracing: 5483, Seating: 1681, VIP seats: 145) Roland AFC's Aldo Frascuelo 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. Amancio Sugar fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 3rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Bernardino Barros having to interfere. 4 minutes into the match, Yatai AFC's goalkeeper Victorino Salomon had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Amancio Xacintu. When Amancio Xacintu came up free with the goalie in the 6th minute, the Roland 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 Amancio Xacintu couldn't finish the play. With his leg Victorino Salomon managed to avoid a goal in the 8thth minute, when Roland AFC's Amancio Xacintu fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Amancio Xacintus short, quick shot in the 10thth minute got Victorino Salomon to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. Roland AFC's Bernardino Barros played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Daniel Nabar in the 13th minute of play. In the 15thth minute of the game Aldo Frascuelo who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Yatai AFC's Victorino Salomon was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Roland AFC's Bernardino Barros played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Abelardo Toribio in the 16th minute of play. Abelardo Toribio struck a weak shot in the 19th minute. Bernardino Barros didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Yatai AFC. Victorino Salomon made an important save on a dangerous shot by Amancio Xacintu in the 23rd minute. 29 minutes had been played when some careless play by Yatai AFC's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Domingos Beltza was slow to take the kick. During this time Roland AFC's players had a chance to rest. The corner ended in Domingos Beltza almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Yatai AFC's Victorino Salomon did a great save. Amancio Xacintu hit a great freekick 32 minutes into the match. Aldo Frascuelo fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 35th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Victorino Salomon having to interfere. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Amancio Sugar to make the kick off. Aldo Frascuelo sent away a hard shot on goal in the 51st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Aldo Frascuelo fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 54th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Victorino Salomon having to interfere. Victorino Salomon took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Amancio Xacintu, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Daniel Nabar kicked well hit freekick during the 57th minute of the match. In the 58th minute, Aldo Frascuelo 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. After some fancy dribbling in the 59th minute, Amancio Xacintu managed to get in a good position for a shot. Roland AFC's supporters rose to their feet, but Amancio Xacintu was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Victorino Salomon breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Victorino Salomon made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Amancio Xacintu in the 69th minute of play. Yatai AFC's Victorino Salomon played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Aldo Frascuelo in the 73rd minute of play. In the 81st match minute, Roland AFC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Baldomiro Bizi to maneuver through the defense. In the 86th minute Amancio Xacintu shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Victorino Salomon saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 88 minutes of play, Roland AFC's Baldomiro Bizi made it 1-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Victorino Salomon was left in no man's land by his defense there! When the match clock showed 94 minutes, the score became 2-0 when Aldo Frascuelo sped through Yatai AFC's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Victorino Salomon. Roland AFC's supporters were highly satisfied with the result. They cheered their team of the pitch, having watched them win a very even match.