League

III Escuadrón
Spectators: 7705 (Terracing: 5780, Seating: 1772, VIP seats: 153) Famatina AFC's Froilan Montrell 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. Arttu Olkkonen might have been able to make a better finish in the 4th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Rosendo Mikolas. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Arttu Olkkonen ran back to his position shaking his head. After 11 played minutes Famatina AFC got a freekick which was hit by Israel Selatse. In the 12th minute, Arttu Olkkonen fired away a killer shot towards the goal that, to the delight of Rosendo Mikolas, passed just outside the right post. When Enrique Lucila fell near the penalty area in the 13th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Motor Alma y Sangre's protests and gave Enrique Lucila a yellow card for diving instead. After a rather tough play, Motor Alma y Sangre's Enrique Lucila got a free kick in the 13th minute. Famatina AFC's defense didn't have a chance, in the 20th minute, when Ildefonso Quinton scored to the left of an out of position Rosendo Mikolas, making the score, 1-0. Elias Rudolfo received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 29th minute. Silvio Jax tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Arttu Olkkonen had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 31st minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. With a little luck, Famatina AFC's Rosendo Mikolas got control of the ball when Arttu Olkkonen tried to sneak it across the goal line. The nice shot from Arttu Olkkonen in the 32ndth minute just in front of the goal should have ended in point on the board, but Rosendo Mikolas had a great feel for the game and superbly saved the ball from getting in by the left post. In the 35th minute the ball was on its way in behind Famatina AFC's goalkeeper Rosendo Mikolas, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. With his leg Rosendo Mikolas managed to avoid a goal in the 36thth minute, when Motor Alma y Sangre's Ildefonso Quinton fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. 40 minutes into the match, Famatina AFC's goalkeeper Rosendo Mikolas had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Arttu Olkkonen. Arttu Olkkonen sent away a hard shot on goal in the 45th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. 47 minutes into the match, Famatina AFC's goal looked a bit too open when Arttu Olkkonen came free, but Rosendo Mikolas reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 2-0 at half-time.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Arttu Olkkonen made a kick off. Rosendo Mikolas made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Arttu Olkkonen in the 56th minute of play. David Maskell's late challenge caught a Motor Alma y Sangre's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. David Maskell helped the player get up and apologised. Rosendo Mikolas had in the 65thth minute some difficulties stopping Edmondo Odisio's well aimed penalty as it nearly passed him on his left side, but he still managed to hold the ball. After some careless play in the Famatina AFC defense, Edmondo Odisio kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Rosendo Mikolas. The Famatina AFC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Rosendo Mikolas should have stopped the shot. Alfred Hitchcock struck a weak shot in the 69th minute. Rosendo Mikolas didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Motor Alma y Sangre. Arttu Olkkonen blasted a shot towards the goal in the 73rd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Rosendo Mikolas having to make a save. Rosendo Mikolas showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Arttu Olkkonen in the 73rd minute of the match. 75 minutes into the match, Motor Alma y Sangre's Arttu Olkkonen sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Rosendo Mikolas narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Arttu Olkkonen received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 78th minute. Rosendo Mikolas tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Arttu Olkkonen's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Rosendo Mikolas read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 80th minute of play. If Arttu Olkkonen had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 81st minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Arttu Olkkonen in the 81st minute of play forced Famatina AFC's goalkeeper Rosendo Mikolas to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The audience was convinced that Arttu Olkkonen's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Rosendo Mikolas was relentless in the 84th minute of the game. After a rather tough play, Famatina AFC's Israel Selatse got a free kick in the 86th minute. Arttu Olkkonen sent away a hard shot on goal in the 92nd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. 92 minutes into the match, Famatina AFC's goal looked a bit too open when Arttu Olkkonen came free, but Rosendo Mikolas reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Ildefonso Quinton hit a great freekick 98 minutes into the match. When Alfred Hitchcock fell near the penalty area in the 99th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Motor Alma y Sangre's protests and gave Alfred Hitchcock a yellow card for diving instead. After 100 played minutes Motor Alma y Sangre got a freekick which was hit by Alfred Hitchcock.