Estadio Ciénega
Spectators: 7772 (Terracing: 5830,
Seating: 1787, VIP seats: 155) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Tony Plumber took the kick off in the first half of the match. Silvio Cordairo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ted Bettney, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The supporters of Henley on Thames United booed when Pilar FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 6 match minutes in a wonderful position. Samuel Onofre didn't get a good kick on the ball. 8 minutes into the match, Henley on Thames United's goalkeeper Ross Armitage had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Pablo Mouche. 9 minutes into the match, Henley on Thames United's goalkeeper Ross Armitage had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Pablo Mouche. Silvio Cordairo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ted Bettney, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Ted Bettney in the 11th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Silvio Cordairo saved Pilar FC from getting behind. Henley on Thames United's Ross Armitage proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 13th minute of the match, managed to save Henley on Thames United from getting a goal against them. 15 minutes into the match, Ildefonso Fortun had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Ross Armitage. Henley on Thames United's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Ildefonso Fortun was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-0. In the 17th minute, Hayden Watkins hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The audience thought a goal was coming when Javier Delgado got free with Ross Armitage in the 19th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 22nd minute Jordan Forbes shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Silvio Cordairo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Silvio Cordairo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gwyn Harper in the 23rd minute of the match. When Pilar FC's Javier Delgado in the 26th minute got a chance for a shot 26th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Henley on Thames United's goalie prevented a goal. Ross Armitage made an important save on a dangerous shot by Pablo Mouche in the 31st minute. Ildefonso Fortun could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 33rd minute of the match, but Ross Armitage made a huge save. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ted Bettney in the 36th minute of play forced Pilar FC's goalkeeper Silvio Cordairo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A collision led to Henley on Thames United getting a freekick after 36 minutes play. Vance Ainsworth hit a great ball. After a rather tough play, Henley on Thames United's Hayden Watkins got a free kick in the 37th minute. When Javier Delgado came up free with the goalie in the 38th minute, the Pilar 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 Javier Delgado couldn't finish the play. Jordan Forbes hit a great freekick 39 minutes into the match. Ross Armitage showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Pablo Mouche in the 40th minute of the match. After 41 played minutes Henley on Thames United got a freekick which was hit by Jordan Forbes. 43 minutes into the game, Samuel Onofre was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Pilar FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Henley on Thames United the free kick. In the 47th minute, Pablo Mouche made a precise shot to the right of Ross Armitage. Henley on Thames United's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-0.
The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Javier Delgado stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Samuel Onofre was astounded when the referee showed him the red card after a seemingly innocent challenge, 53 minutes into the match. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 52nd minute of the game. One of Pilar FC:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Henley on Thames United:s goal. After having played for 61 minutes, Tony Plumber managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Henley on Thames United's supporters crossed their fingers, but Tony Plumber was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Ross Armitage didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Severino Astrada went, in the 62nd minute, to the upper right corner, 3-0 was the resulting score. In the 68th minute the ball was on its way in behind Pilar FC's goalkeeper Silvio Cordairo, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Ross Armitage made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Severino Astrada in the 69th minute of play. Gwyn Harper could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 70th minute of the match, but Silvio Cordairo made a huge save. A collision led to Henley on Thames United getting a freekick after 71 minutes play. Ted Bettney hit a great ball. 73 minutes into the match, Henley on Thames United's goal looked a bit too open when Severino Astrada came free, but Ross Armitage reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Javier Delgado in the 79th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Ross Armitage saved Henley on Thames United from getting behind. Gwyn Harpers short, quick shot in the 91stth minute got Silvio Cordairo to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. The supporters of Pilar FC booed when Henley on Thames United was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 92 match minutes in a wonderful position. Stewart Browne didn't get a good kick on the ball. Henley on Thames United's Dylon Rundle was substituted for Gwyn Harper. In the 94th match minute, Henley on Thames United was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Stewart Browne to maneuver through the defense.
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