League

London Colney Park
Spectators: 6774 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1774, VIP seats: 0) Eraldo Orozco sent away a hard shot on goal in the 3rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Avilio Fernandez received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 4th minute. Dennys Leguizamon tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Mario Paz sent away a hard shot on goal in the 6th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Avilio Fernandez fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 9th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Dennys Leguizamon having to interfere. The audience was convinced that Avilio Fernandez's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Dennys Leguizamon was relentless in the 12th minute of the game. Fidel Noyola blasted a shot towards the goal in the 14th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Josue Madariaga having to make a save. Josue Madariaga didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Cesar Rojas went, in the 15th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-1 was the resulting score. In the 22nd minute, Avilio Fernandez 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. 24 minutes into the match, London Colney's goal looked a bit too open when Cesar Rojas came free, but Josue Madariaga reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Nacional De Guatemala's Fidel Noyola got a good chance for a goal in the 25th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. With a little luck, Nacional De Guatemala's Dennys Leguizamon got control of the ball when Mario Paz tried to sneak it across the goal line. London Colney's Josue Madariaga played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Cesar Rojas in the 34th minute of play. Mario Paz could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 37th minute of the match, but Dennys Leguizamon made a huge save. Nacional De Guatemala's Dennys Leguizamon proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 38th minute of the match, managed to save Nacional De Guatemala from getting a goal against them. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Oswaldo Castaneda during the 39th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 39th minute, Oswaldo Castaneda hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Mario Paz in the 42ndth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Dennys Leguizamon, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. Dennys Leguizamon made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Avilio Fernandez in the 48th minute of play. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-1.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Avilio Fernandez to strike the kick off in the second half. After 53 minutes Nacional De Guatemala's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Ismael Palma who took care of the corner kick. London Colney's Ismael Palma was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Dennys Leguizamon in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. Mario Paz sent away a hard shot on goal in the 55th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Dennys Leguizamon showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Eraldo Orozco, who was totally free with the ball in the 60th minute. In the 67th minute, Mario Paz made a precise shot to the right of Dennys Leguizamon. Nacional De Guatemala's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-1. After 73 played minutes Nacional De Guatemala got a freekick which was hit by Jhalmar Mena. Cesar Rojas's late challenge caught a London Colney's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Cesar Rojas helped the player get up and apologised. Cesar Rojas hit a great freekick 75 minutes into the match. Dennys Leguizamon showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Avilio Fernandez, who was totally free with the ball in the 77th minute. A collision led to London Colney getting a freekick after 79 minutes play. Avilio Fernandez hit a great ball. When Felipe Escalante fell near the penalty area in the 80th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Nacional De Guatemala's protests and gave Felipe Escalante a yellow card for diving instead. After a rather tough play, Nacional De Guatemala's Felipe Escalante got a free kick in the 80th minute. 83 minutes into the match, Nacional De Guatemala's Fidel Noyola sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Josue Madariaga narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Cesar Rojas sent away a hard shot on goal in the 85th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After a rather tough play, London Colney's Ismael Palma got a free kick in the 86th minute. Josue Madariaga made a fantastic save in the 91st minute, when Cesar Rojas sent off a good shot on target. With an all-out effort, Nacional De Guatemala's Josue Madariaga threw himself towards the right post 97 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Fidel Noyola, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. Neither set of supporters seemed pleased with the draw, but both teams had played equally well today.