Friendly League

La Dermistania
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Alfredo Herena kicked off to start the match. Jamal Leon fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 4th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Mauricio Tallia having to interfere. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Guillermo Bauman in the 11th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Mauricio Tallia prevented the ball from getting in the gole. When the match clock showed 11 minutes, the score became 1-1 when Guillermo Bauman sped through Roman y Gero FC's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Mauricio Tallia. In the 14th minute, Jamal Leon left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Hillsville AF fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-2. Benedict Timmons made a fantastic save in the 18th minute, when Ignacio Mannie sent off a good shot on target. Gualterio Policarpio hit a great freekick 28 minutes into the match. The throw-in from Shayne Tinsley in the 31st minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by Roman y Gero FC's Matias Rivas. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Jamal Leon in the 32nd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Mauricio Tallia saved Roman y Gero FC from getting behind. After 32 minutes, Jamal Leon made it 1-5 with a short kick to the right side. Roman y Gero FC's Mauricio Tallia tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. Jamal Leon fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 36th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Mauricio Tallia having to interfere. In the 43rd minute, Zackary Pierson made a precise shot to the right of Mauricio Tallia. Roman y Gero FC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-6. When Gilberto Cresencio fell near the penalty area in the 46th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Roman y Gero FC's protests and gave Gilberto Cresencio a yellow card for diving instead. Disappointed in the 1-6 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Jamal Leon to make the kick off. Delmar Obano received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 52nd minute. Benedict Timmons tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 53rd minute, Delmar Obano left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Roman y Gero FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-6. Benedict Timmons showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Alfredo Herena in the 58th minute of the match. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Guillermo Bauman in the 61st managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Mauricio Tallia saved Roman y Gero FC from getting behind. A sloppy throw-in by Shayne Tinsley in the 63rd minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by Roman y Gero FC's Alfredo Herena. In the 64th minute, Gilberto Cresencio made a precise shot to the right of Benedict Timmons. Hillsville AF's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 3-6. Gilberto Cresencio sent away a hard shot on goal in the 67th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Jamal Leon hit a great freekick 69 minutes into the match. Guillermo Bauman received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 72nd minute. Mauricio Tallia tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 78th match minute, Hillsville AF was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Guillermo Bauman to maneuver through the defense. The audience was convinced that Jamal Leon's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Mauricio Tallia was relentless in the 81st minute of the game. When Alfredo Herena fell near the penalty area in the 83rd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Roman y Gero FC's protests and gave Alfredo Herena a yellow card for diving instead. After 83 played minutes Roman y Gero FC got a freekick which was hit by Alfredo Herena. If Jamal Leon had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 90th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Jamal Leon in the 92nd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Mauricio Tallia prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Mauricio Tallia showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Guillermo Bauman, who was totally free with the ball in the 96th minute. Hillsville AF's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.