Arena Manila
Spectators: 7500 (Terracing: 6000,
Seating: 1450, VIP seats: 50) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Teo Larrechi got the match started through his kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gérard Delmotte in the 4th minute of play forced Feet Toes United's goalkeeper Jákup Szekeres to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Feet Toes United's Jákup Szekeres played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Joel Ligutan in the 7th minute of play. Jákup Szekeres showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gérard Delmotte, who was totally free with the ball in the 13th minute. Feet Toes United's Jákup Szekeres played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Floyd Bahadoran in the 14th minute of play. Manilla 11's Tonying Inton played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Neckson Ganaden in the 16th minute of play. After 16 minutes, Jason Sangil mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Manilla 11 and the Feet Toes United players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 18th minute of the match Junjun Quiambaw shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Tonying Inton showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. 19 minutes into the match, Manilla 11's Joel Ligutan sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Jákup Szekeres narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 21st minute, Joel Ligutan 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. 27 minutes into the game, Manilla 11's Gérard Delmotte nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Jákup Szekeres made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. In the 32nd minute, Joel Ligutan left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Manilla 11 fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-2. Tonying Inton showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Neckson Ganaden, who was totally free with the ball in the 38th minute. The audience thought a goal was coming when Florentino Supnet got free with Tonying Inton in the 39th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Jákup Szekeres showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Joel Ligutan in the 41st minute of the match. After 45 minutes, Gérard Delmotte made it 0-3 with a short kick to the right side. Feet Toes United's Jákup Szekeres tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-3 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.
When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Gérard Delmotte made a kick off. With an all-out effort, Manilla 11's Jákup Szekeres threw himself towards the right post 52 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Gérard Delmotte, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. Through an outstanding action, after 52 minutes, Jákup Szekeres successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. An unexpectedly hard shot by Floyd Bahadoran in the 58th minute of play forced Feet Toes United's goalkeeper Jákup Szekeres to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 60 minutes into the game, Gérard Delmotte cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-4. Jákup Szekeres was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. 63 minutes into the match, Feet Toes United's goal looked a bit too open when Gérard Delmotte came free, but Jákup Szekeres reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. A collision led to Feet Toes United getting a freekick after 63 minutes play. Frank Monfort hit a great ball. After a rather tough play, Manilla 11's Pacifico Bascon got a free kick in the 66th minute. 67 minutes into the game, Feet Toes United's Junjun Quiambaw nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Tonying Inton made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-4. When Manilla 11's Gérard Delmotte in the 70th minute got a chance for a shot 70th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Feet Toes United's goalie prevented a goal. Jákup Szekeres showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gérard Delmotte, who was totally free with the ball in the 73rd minute. Arne Talv took the ball and in the 78 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Tonying Inton. Tonying Inton dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-5. When Joel Ligutan came up free with the goalie in the 81st minute, the Manilla 11 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 Joel Ligutan couldn't finish the play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gérard Delmotte in the 83rd minute of play forced Feet Toes United's goalkeeper Jákup Szekeres to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Jákup Szekeres showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gérard Delmotte, who was totally free with the ball in the 84th minute. 85 minutes had been played when some careless play by Feet Toes United's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Ding Lauzon was slow to take the kick. During this time Manilla 11's players had a chance to rest. After taking down the ball on Manilla 11's corner Ding Lauzon fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Jákup Szekeres quite easily take care of the ball. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Gérard Delmotte in the 89th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Jákup Szekeres prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Tonying Inton showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Neckson Ganaden in the 90th minute of the match. When the match had gone on for 93 minutes, Floyd Bahadoran took a quick shot and it went in 2-6 without a chance for Jákup Szekeres to make any attempt to save it. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched Manilla 11 eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.
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