League

New Milton
Spectators: 6800 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1800, VIP seats: 0) Isaac Hinguanzo fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 9th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Humberto Amaya having to interfere. 11 minutes into the game, Oswaldo Benavides was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. New Milton FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Gomersal the free kick. Oswaldo Benavides hit a great freekick 11 minutes into the match. Dagoberto Alferez took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 13th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Humberto Amaya. New Milton FC's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Amilcar Santana made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Odir Mondragon in the 16th minute of play. Humberto Amaya made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Efren Henriquez in the 18th minute of play. Efren Henriquez blasted a shot towards the goal in the 19th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Humberto Amaya having to make a save. In the 20th minute, Wilmer Zepeda hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When Gomersal's Isaac Hinguanzo in the 25th minute got a chance for a shot 25th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye New Milton FC's goalie prevented a goal. After 31 played minutes Gomersal got a freekick which was hit by Gabriel Bermudez. An unexpectedly hard shot by Efren Henriquez in the 35th minute of play forced New Milton FC's goalkeeper Humberto Amaya to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Amilcar Santana showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Odir Mondragon in the 37th minute of the match. In the 42nd minute Efren Henriquez shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Humberto Amaya saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The audience was convinced that Efren Henriquez's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Humberto Amaya was relentless in the 44th minute of the game.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Odir Mondragon to make the kick off. If Jaime Rico had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 52nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Efren Henriquez in the 56th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Humberto Amaya prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Amilcar Santana showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Odir Mondragon, who was totally free with the ball in the 59th minute. After 64 minutes, Amilcar Ayala mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Gomersal and the New Milton FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. Amilcar Ayala hit a great freekick 64 minutes into the match. After 65 played minutes, New Milton FC's Baltazar Brizuela shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Amilcar Santana came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in New Milton FC reached it. 68 minutes into the game, Rolando Santamaria was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. New Milton FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Gomersal the free kick. The crowd rose to their feet as Gomersal's Isaac Hinguanzo slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Humberto Amaya. That made the score 0-1 after 72 minutes of play. Wilmer Zepeda charged in rather forcefully in the 89th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Wilmer Zepeda the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Wilmer Zepeda kicked well hit freekick during the 89th minute of the match. Amilcar Santana took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Odir Mondragon, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side.