League

G-NORTH Park
Spectators: 7600 (Terracing: 5500, Seating: 2000, VIP seats: 100) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Luís Regalado started the match with the kick off. Baltazar Bentos fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 4th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Delmar Mendiko having to interfere. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Marcel Mantel during the 7th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 9th minute, Mario Neppi left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The LenSalvador CF-A.C.S fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. Géza Kocsis stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Mario Neppi's shot from short distance in the 13th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Orlando Cruz in the 17th minute of play forced LenSalvador CF-A.C.S's goalkeeper Delmar Mendiko to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Delmar Mendiko showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Baltazar Bentos in the 25th minute of the match. In the 25th minute, Augusto Fornos hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 27th minute, GALENA-NORTH's Baltazar Bentos dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 1-1. In the 33rd minute Luís Regalado shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Géza Kocsis saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Delmar Mendiko showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Baltazar Bentos, who was totally free with the ball in the 35th minute. Orlando Cruz hit a great freekick 37 minutes into the match. After 45 played minutes GALENA-NORTH got a freekick which was hit by Orlando Cruz. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 1-2 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Baltazar Bentos to make the kick off. 56 minutes into the match, Marcu Ciupe had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Delmar Mendiko. LenSalvador CF-A.C.S's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Marcu Ciupe was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-2. In the 61st minute Marcu Ciupe shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Delmar Mendiko saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 66th minute Orlando Cruz shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Delmar Mendiko saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. During the 68th minute of the match Marcel Mantel completely mistimed his tackle and brought down his opponent. The referee gave Marcel Mantel a yellow card, his second in the match, which meant he could no longer take part in the game. GALENA-NORTH made a substitution. Wilber Navas replaced Baltazar Bentos. After 67 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for GALENA-NORTH! Luís Regalado placed the ball on the penalty spot and got himself ready to shoot. Post out! With a little luck, GALENA-NORTH's Géza Kocsis got control of the ball when Luís Regalado tried to sneak it across the goal line. Delmar Mendiko showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Marcu Ciupe in the 83rd minute of the match. 86 minutes into the game, GALENA-NORTH's Camilo Rivera nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Delmar Mendiko made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 3-2. LenSalvador CF-A.C.S's Hasso Timm was substituted for Mario Neppi. LenSalvador CF-A.C.S's Zeng Wei Feng was substituted for Andrés Villalobos. 92 minutes into the match, GALENA-NORTH's goalkeeper Géza Kocsis had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Luís Regalado. Géza Kocsis showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Hasso Timm, who was totally free with the ball in the 94th minute. Delmar Mendiko showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Orlando Cruz, who was totally free with the ball in the 97th minute. GALENA-NORTH were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of LenSalvador CF-A.C.S for a fine match.