League

Adan Lucian
Spectators: 7079 (Terracing: 5311, Seating: 1628, VIP seats: 140) Fbc melgar's Efrain Orlanda 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. After 7 minutes of play, Fbc melgar's Casimiro Kelemen made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Arnulfo George was left in no man's land by his defense there! Antofalla's Arnulfo George played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Efrain Orlanda in the 10th minute of play. Marcelino Bladi kicked well hit freekick during the 13th minute of the match. In the 18th minute, Ivan Valentine made a precise shot to the right of Arnulfo George. Antofalla's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-2. Adriana Kelemen was a little too slow when Isidro Isadore got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 22nd minute. The score was now 1-2. An unexpectedly hard shot by Isidro Isadore in the 25th minute of play forced Fbc melgar's goalkeeper Adriana Kelemen to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 27th minute, Amado Nesto left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Fbc melgar fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-3. Antofalla's Arnulfo George played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Efrain Orlanda in the 32nd minute of play. Ivan Valentine sent away a hard shot on goal in the 33rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After some careless play in the Antofalla defense, Efrain Orlanda kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Arnulfo George. The Antofalla fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Arnulfo George should have stopped the shot. 43 minutes into the game, Marcelino Bladi was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Antofalla's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Fbc melgar the free kick. Marcelino Bladi kicked well hit freekick during the 43rd minute of the match. In the 44th minute, Bernabe Ioritz hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 46th minute, Bruno Nafarroa hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Isidro Isadore stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. After a rather tough play, Fbc melgar's Amado Nesto got a free kick in the 53rd minute. If Epifanio Cordarrol had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 56th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Ivan Valentine fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 66th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Arnulfo George having to interfere. In the 68th minute Efrain Orlanda shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Arnulfo George saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After a rather tough play, Fbc melgar's Adriana Astrada got a free kick in the 70th minute. Efrain Orlanda was really disappointed when he shot the ball just outside the right post instead of scoring a goal in the 75th minute. Fbc melgar's manager could be seen on the sidelines shaking his head and muttering to himself as his team had just wasted another chance. After having played for 76 minutes, Casimiro Kelemen managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Fbc melgar's supporters crossed their fingers, but Casimiro Kelemen was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Bernabe Ioritz kicked well hit freekick during the 76th minute of the match. Arnulfo George didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Ivan Valentine went, in the 77th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-5 was the resulting score. Isidro Isadore charged in rather forcefully in the 80th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Isidro Isadore the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to Antofalla getting a freekick after 80 minutes play. Isidro Isadore hit a great ball. Arnulfo George made an important save on a dangerous shot by Ivan Valentine in the 82nd minute. A collision led to Fbc melgar getting a freekick after 84 minutes play. Amado Nesto hit a great ball. 88 minutes into the match, Antofalla's goalkeeper Arnulfo George had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Ivan Valentine. Fbc melgar's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.