League

Providence Park
Spectators: 7760 (Terracing: 5821, Seating: 1785, VIP seats: 154) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Miguel Ángel Benito took the kick off in the first half of the match. When the match had gone on for 11 minutes, Miguel Ángel Benito took a quick shot and it went in 1-0 without a chance for Nestor Firmin to make any attempt to save it. Miguel Ángel Benito might have been able to make a better finish in the 14th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Nestor Firmin. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Miguel Ángel Benito ran back to his position shaking his head. In the 16th minute, Iván Pillud hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After some fancy dribbling in the 17th minute, Jesus Egun managed to get in a good position for a shot. TalleresUnited's supporters rose to their feet, but Jesus Egun was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Leonel Rocco breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Leonel Rocco showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jesus Egun, who was totally free with the ball in the 19th minute. Miguel Ángel Benito might have been able to make a better finish in the 23rd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Nestor Firmin. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Miguel Ángel Benito ran back to his position shaking his head. In the 23rd minute the ball was on its way in behind TalleresUnited's goalkeeper Nestor Firmin, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Nestor Firmin made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Miguel Ángel Benito in the 27th minute of play. Wang Di Yi sent away a hard shot on goal in the 33rd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. TalleresUnited's Jesus Casado was substituted for Jesus Egun. Miguel Ángel Benito charged in rather forcefully in the 43rd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Miguel Ángel Benito the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 43 played minutes Cascadia United got a freekick which was hit by Miguel Ángel Benito. The supporters of TalleresUnited booed when Cascadia United was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 46 match minutes in a wonderful position. Tamás Lovas didn't get a good kick on the ball. TalleresUnited's Nemesio Padro quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Rene Pueblo, made in the 47th minute of the game. Jesus Casado sent away a hard shot on goal in the 48th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Cascadia United made a substitution. Constantino Neto replaced Abel Neron. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Jesus Casado to strike the kick off in the second half. Cascadia United's Leonel Rocco played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Nemesio Padro in the 54th minute of play. In the 59thth minute of the game Miguel Ángel Benito who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but TalleresUnited's Nestor Firmin was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Leonel Rocco made an important save on a dangerous shot by Jesus Casado in the 60th minute. When Jesus Casado, who was free, got the in front of the goal in the 62 minute he wasn't focused and tipped the ball just over the goal. The Leonel Rocco was delighted since the ball would have got in if it had gone under the crossbar. Nestor Firmin took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Miguel Ángel Benito, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Nestor Firmin came out of the goal in the 72nd minute to try and stop a shot by Cascadia United's Miguel Ángel Benito. But to his dismay, Miguel Ángel Benito quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 2-0. TalleresUnited's Nestor Firmin played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Wang Di Yi in the 75th minute of play. Cascadia United's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Rene Pueblo in the 76th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Wang Di Yi in the 79th minute of play forced TalleresUnited's goalkeeper Nestor Firmin to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The throw-in from Jurand Jaktorowo in the 84th minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by Cascadia United's Baltasar Piorno. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jesus Casado in the 90th minute of play forced Cascadia United's goalkeeper Leonel Rocco to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When Nemesio Padro fell near the penalty area in the 90th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored TalleresUnited's protests and gave Nemesio Padro a yellow card for diving instead. In the 91st match minute, TalleresUnited was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Nemesio Padro to maneuver through the defense. Nestor Firmin showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Miguel Ángel Benito in the 94th minute of the match. Cascadia United's supporters were highly satisfied with the result. They cheered their team of the pitch, having watched them win a very even match.