League

Complejo La Romana
Spectators: 7618 (Terracing: 5350, Seating: 2118, VIP seats: 150) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Miguel Ángel Trujillo got the match started through his kick off. In the 6th minute Anthony Matheus shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Gregory Allende saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After some fancy dribbling in the 9th minute, Huberto Canal managed to get in a good position for a shot. Delfines del Este F.C's supporters rose to their feet, but Huberto Canal was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Eladio Vinicio breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 18th minute, Marcelo Padilla made a precise shot to the right of Eladio Vinicio. Mao CP's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-0. Anthony Matheus charged in rather forcefully in the 22nd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Anthony Matheus the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The supporters of Delfines del Este F.C booed when Mao CP was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 22 match minutes in a wonderful position. Anthony Matheus didn't get a good kick on the ball. Eladio Vinicio took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Miguel Ángel Trujillo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 30th match minute, Mao CP was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Lucio Armas to maneuver through the defense. When Anthony Matheus came up free with the goalie in the 34th minute, the Mao CP 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 Anthony Matheus couldn't finish the play. 42 minutes into the match, Mao CP's goalkeeper Eladio Vinicio had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Marcelo Padilla. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Fidel Molinos during the 46th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After a rather tough play, Delfines del Este F.C's Fidel Molinos got a free kick in the 46th minute. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 1-0.

The wind increased when Anthony Matheus made the kick off in the second half. A collision led to Delfines del Este F.C getting a freekick after 52 minutes play. Fidel Molinos hit a great ball. An unexpected shot in the 53rd minute by Anthony Matheus got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. 61 minutes into the match, Delfines del Este F.C's goalkeeper Gregory Allende had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Anthony Matheus. Germán Lemos hit a great freekick 71 minutes into the match. Anthony Matheus could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 75th minute of the match, but Gregory Allende made a huge save. When Germán Lemos fell near the penalty area in the 79th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Mao CP's protests and gave Germán Lemos a yellow card for diving instead. After 79 played minutes Mao CP got a freekick which was hit by Germán Lemos. After having played for 81 minutes, Eder Villalba managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Mao CP's supporters crossed their fingers, but Eder Villalba was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After a defensive mix-up in Delfines del Este F.C's zone, Anthony Matheus stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Gregory Allende came out of the goal and Anthony Matheus tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Anthony Matheus fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 90th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Gregory Allende having to interfere. Eder Villalba received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 92nd minute. Gregory Allende tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. A collision led to Delfines del Este F.C getting a freekick after 93 minutes play. Nelson Mercedes hit a great ball. Anthony Matheus received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 95th minute. Gregory Allende tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The teams fought very hard right up to the final whistle. Both sets of players were happy to go away with a draw.