League

Ciudad de Batán
Spectators: 8476 (Terracing: 6358, Seating: 1949, VIP seats: 169) Feliciano Mercurio started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Ni Le Zheng stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Belmiro Arruda's shot from short distance in the 6th minute. 6 minutes in the game, the ball went up into the seats when Deportivo Tachito's Belmiro Arruda fired away a shot that was just a little bit too high. He walked away shaking his head. Fernando Dantae could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 17th minute of the match, but Elias Selatse made a huge save. An unexpectedly hard shot by Belmiro Arruda in the 20th minute of play forced AC Batán's goalkeeper Ni Le Zheng to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Elias Selatse made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Feliciano Mercurio in the 21st minute of play. Belmiro Arruda's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Ni Le Zheng read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 23rd minute of play. Ni Le Zheng showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Belmiro Arruda, who was totally free with the ball in the 27th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Belmiro Arruda in the 29th minute of play forced AC Batán's goalkeeper Ni Le Zheng to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Elias Selatse showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cristoforo Di Ruscio in the 31st minute of the match. 32 minutes into the match, AC Batán's goal looked a bit too open when Belmiro Arruda came free, but Ni Le Zheng reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Elias Selatse made a fantastic save in the 37th minute, when Feliciano Mercurio sent off a good shot on target. Ni Le Zheng showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Belmiro Arruda, who was totally free with the ball in the 39th minute. After some fancy dribbling in the 47th minute, Belmiro Arruda managed to get in a good position for a shot. Deportivo Tachito's supporters rose to their feet, but Belmiro Arruda was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Ni Le Zheng breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Belmiro Arruda made a kick off. Elias Selatse took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Feliciano Mercurio, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Elias Selatse showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Feliciano Mercurio, who was totally free with the ball in the 56th minute. Deportivo Tachito's Fazil Gøl was substituted for Gartzen Bueno. AC Batán's Acácio Nogueira was substituted for Fernando Dantae. 61 minutes into the game, Arif Cengiz Sökmensu threw the ball into play from the sideline. Deportivo Tachito's Robert Rojas quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. Deportivo Tachito's Elias Selatse played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Feliciano Mercurio in the 72nd minute of play. Claudiu Niculescu's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Ni Le Zheng read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 73rd minute of play. In the 73rd play minute Claudiu Niculescu came free and shot an unsuspected shot which went into goal from the right pole behind a surprised Ni Le Zheng. 0-1. Deportivo Tachito's Fabio Hustaz was substituted for Bartolo Damario. The supporters of Deportivo Tachito booed when AC Batán was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 77 match minutes in a wonderful position. Acácio Nogueira didn't get a good kick on the ball. 79 minutes into the game, one of AC Batán:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. Elias Selatse showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Feng Sen Peng, who was totally free with the ball in the 84th minute. 91 minutes into the match, Deportivo Tachito's goal looked a bit too open when Acácio Nogueira came free, but Elias Selatse reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Elias Selatse made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Acácio Nogueira in the 93rd minute of play. Acácio Nogueira scored 1-2 in the 95th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Elias Selatse, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. 98 minutes into the match, AC Batán's goal looked a bit too open when Fabio Hustaz came free, but Ni Le Zheng reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The AC Batán supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching Deportivo Tachito's performance. The match ended with a win for Deportivo Tachito.