League

Penuel Mount Arena
Spectators: 8504 (Terracing: 6378, Seating: 1956, VIP seats: 170) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Timoteo Yngles made the kick off which started today's match. In the 3rd minute Xelo Baptista shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ralondo Barboa saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 6 minutes into the game, AFC Viola Gigliati's Mario Balotelli nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Flavio Lucas made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mario Balotelli in the 10th minute of play forced M4n1 Jr's goalkeeper Flavio Lucas to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 11 minutes into the match, AFC Viola Gigliati's goal looked a bit too open when Emeterio Rino came free, but Ralondo Barboa reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Flavio Lucas showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Mario Balotelli, who was totally free with the ball in the 15th minute. After 16 minutes M4n1 Jr's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Enrico Cicero who took care of the corner kick. Flavio Lucas showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Waldir Velaz, who was totally free with the ball in the 17th minute. In the 21st minute the ball was on its way in behind M4n1 Jr's goalkeeper Flavio Lucas, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. M4n1 Jr were furious when Cordario Gasca was red carded, 23 minutes into the game, but the referee dismissed their protests. In a very dangerous position, a player in M4n1 Jr fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 22nd minute. Penalty! An unexpectedly hard shot by Mario Balotelli in the 28th minute of play forced M4n1 Jr's goalkeeper Flavio Lucas to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. M4n1 Jr's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Maureo Cosmen in the 32nd minute. The corner led M4n1 Jr's Maureo Cosmen to fire away a dangerous shot which Ralondo Barboa despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. 35 minutes into the game, Ilazki Esquivel cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-2. Flavio Lucas was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. In the 40th minute Mario Balotelli shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Flavio Lucas saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Flavio Lucas came out of the goal in the 44th minute to try and stop a shot by AFC Viola Gigliati's Ilazki Esquivel. But to his dismay, Ilazki Esquivel quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-3. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-3.

The wind increased when Mario Balotelli made the kick off in the second half. In the 59th minute, Waldir Velaz reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Flavio Lucas. The goal made the score 1-5. M4n1 Jr's Flavio Lucas proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 64th minute of the match, managed to save M4n1 Jr from getting a goal against them. After 67 minutes, Guillermo Barzana mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the AFC Viola Gigliati and the M4n1 Jr players grew even worse after the yellow card. AFC Viola Gigliati made a substitution. Pacifico Villazan replaced Guillermo Barzana. Guillermo Barzana hit a great freekick 68 minutes into the match. Ralondo Barboa showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Maureo Cosmen, who was totally free with the ball in the 69th minute. 71 minutes into the game, Emeterio Rino was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. M4n1 Jr's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave AFC Viola Gigliati the free kick. In the 71st match minute, M4n1 Jr was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Emeterio Rino to maneuver through the defense. In the 83rd minute of the match, Waldir Velaz tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Flavio Lucas saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. Flavio Lucas showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Waldir Velaz in the 88th minute of the match. In the 96th minute, Santio Marco ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Flavio Lucas was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-8. AFC Viola Gigliati'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.