League

Looe Park
Spectators: 6774 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1774, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Cristian Ramirez made the kick off which started today's match. Amilcar Molina fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 3rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Augusto Hurtado having to interfere. Augusto Hurtado made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Edwin Palencia in the 5th minute of play. In the 10th minute, Daniel Erazo hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After a defensive mix-up in Partington FC's zone, Jonathan Moreira stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Augusto Hurtado came out of the goal and Jonathan Moreira tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. When Benji Alas came up free with the goalie in the 30th minute, the Partington FC 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 Benji Alas couldn't finish the play. Augusto Hurtado made a fantastic save in the 32nd minute, when Jonathan Moreira sent off a good shot on target. Efrain Sigaran kicked well hit freekick during the 34th minute of the match. Looe's Edwin Palencia got a good chance for a goal in the 36th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 38th minute Edwin Palencia shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Augusto Hurtado saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 45th minute, Cristian Ramirez 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. Angel Santamaria showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Cristian Ramirez, who was totally free with the ball in the 47th minute. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 1-0.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Edwin Palencia to make the kick off. Augusto Hurtado made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jonathan Moreira in the 54th minute of play. 55 minutes into the match, Partington FC's goal looked a bit too open when Edwin Palencia came free, but Augusto Hurtado reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Jonathan Moreira sent away a hard shot on goal in the 61st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After a rather tough play, Partington FC's Luis Velis got a free kick in the 63rd minute. In the 65th minute, Edwin Palencia made a precise shot to the right of Augusto Hurtado. Partington FC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-0. After 68 minutes, Cristian Ramirez mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Partington FC and the Looe players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 69th minute, Jonathan Moreira hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 70th minute, one of Partington FC:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Partington FC. Angel Santamaria acted impressively in front of the goal and made a superb save when he, in the 85th minute, took the ball on the long shot from Richard Liborio. 87 minutes in the game, Cristian Ramirez fired away an excellent shot, which passed to the side of the right post without Angel Santamaria having to interfere. Benji Alas received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 88th minute. Angel Santamaria tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Edwin Palencia recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 94th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. After some fancy dribbling in the 96th minute, Jonathan Moreira managed to get in a good position for a shot. Looe's supporters rose to their feet, but Jonathan Moreira was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Augusto Hurtado breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Angel Santamaria made a fantastic save in the 99th minute, when Benji Alas sent off a good shot on target. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. Looe had won after a very even match.