Estadio Monumental
Spectators: 142 (Terracing: 107,
Seating: 33, VIP seats: 2) Alpachiri AFC's Santiago Txilar started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Robustiano Guillem in the 12th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Roman Shantala prevented the ball from getting in the gole. 13 minutes into the match, Alpachiri AFC's goal looked a bit too open when Robustiano Guillem came free, but Roman Shantala reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. David Abeijon made a fantastic save in the 16th minute, when Patricio Bartolome sent off a good shot on target. An unexpectedly hard shot by Isaac Iban in the 18th minute of play forced Alpachiri AFC's goalkeeper Roman Shantala to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Joel Bento charged in rather forcefully in the 19th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Joel Bento the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to Jedi Knights getting a freekick after 20 minutes play. Joel Bento hit a great ball. Roman Shantala showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Joel Bento in the 21st minute of the match. Roman Shantala stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Robustiano Guillem's shot from short distance in the 25th minute. Roman Shantala took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Joel Bento, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Joel Bento took the ball and in the 30 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Roman Shantala. Roman Shantala dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-1. 33 minutes into the match, Jedi Knights's goal looked a bit too open when Santiago Txilar came free, but David Abeijon reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 33 minutes into the match, Jedi Knights's goal looked a bit too open when Santiago Txilar came free, but David Abeijon reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The audience thought a goal was coming when Paul Almajan got free with David Abeijon in the 34th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Roman Shantala took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Joel Bento, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After some careless play in the Alpachiri AFC defense, Joel Bento kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Roman Shantala. The Alpachiri AFC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Roman Shantala should have stopped the shot. Patricio Bartolome's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but David Abeijon firmly grabbed it by the left post. David Abeijon made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ladislao Savier in the 41st minute of play. After 45 minutes Alpachiri AFC's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Baldomiro Tolino who took care of the corner kick. After 46 minutes, Andres Musko mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Alpachiri AFC and the Jedi Knights players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to Alpachiri AFC getting a freekick after 46 minutes play. Andres Musko hit a great ball. In the 47th minute of the match Baldomiro Tolino shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Roman Shantala showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. The Alpachiri AFC players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Jedi Knights were winning 0-2.
The wind increased when Joel Bento made the kick off in the second half. David Abeijon didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Patricio Bartolome went, in the 52nd minute, to the upper right corner, 1-2 was the resulting score. Santiago Txilar sent away a hard shot on goal in the 55th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Jedi Knights's Saturnino Hitz was substituted for Feliberto Frederico. The supporters of Jedi Knights booed when Alpachiri AFC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 58 match minutes in a wonderful position. Andres Musko didn't get a good kick on the ball. The audience was convinced that Joel Bento's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Roman Shantala was relentless in the 62nd minute of the game. 64 minutes into the match, Jedi Knights's goal looked a bit too open when Santiago Txilar came free, but David Abeijon reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Alpachiri AFC made a substitution. Rodrigo Suarez replaced Cirilo Chumo. The audience thought a goal was coming when Casimiro Herena got free with Roman Shantala in the 66th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Fausto Kepa's late challenge caught a Jedi Knights's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Fausto Kepa helped the player get up and apologised. After a rather tough play, Alpachiri AFC's Fausto Kepa got a free kick in the 73rd minute. Baldomiro Tolino took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 74th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Roman Shantala. Alpachiri AFC's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ladislao Savier in the 76th minute of play forced Jedi Knights's goalkeeper David Abeijon to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Roman Shantala made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Joel Bento in the 78th minute of play. Casimiro Herena could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 79th minute of the match, but Roman Shantala made a huge save. In the 84thth minute of the game Santiago Txilar who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Jedi Knights's David Abeijon was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. David Abeijon showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Patricio Bartolome in the 88th minute of the match. In the 89th minute, Santiago Txilar 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. Casimiro Herena sent away a hard shot on goal in the 91st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Roman Shantala showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Joel Bento, who was totally free with the ball in the 92nd minute. Joel Bento fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 94th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Roman Shantala having to interfere.
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