League

Estadio Elida
Spectators: 7372 (Terracing: 5530, Seating: 1695, VIP seats: 147) Zafer Reis started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Zafer Reis in the 5th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Leon Beti prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 7th minute Nottingham Forres FC were awarded a corner. Sergio Cordarrell went to the cornerflag to take it. The supporters of Elida booed when Nottingham Forres FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 9 match minutes in a wonderful position. Lucas Chorache didn't get a good kick on the ball. When Nottingham Forres FC's Nicolas Cordeiro in the 15th minute got a chance for a shot 15th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Elida's goalie prevented a goal. Zafer Reis received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 17th minute. Leon Beti tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Nicolas Cordeiro sent away a hard shot on goal in the 18th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. If Nicolas Cordeiro had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 27th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Leon Beti took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Lucas Chorache, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 30 minutes into the match, Nicolas Cordeiro had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Leon Beti. Elida's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Nicolas Cordeiro was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. When Nottingham Forres FC's Nicolas Cordeiro in the 34th minute got a chance for a shot 34th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Elida's goalie prevented a goal. After 35 minutes of play, Nottingham Forres FC's Nicolas Cordeiro made it 0-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Leon Beti was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 39thth minute of the game Nicolas Cordeiro who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Elida's Leon Beti was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Disappointed in the 0-3 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Silvestre Paez to make the kick off. Leon Beti showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Zafer Reis, who was totally free with the ball in the 52nd minute. Sergio Cordarrell made a great header on Nottingham Forres FC's corner, it was just that Elida's Leon Beti managed to reach the ball for a save. If Jorge Guillelmo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 55th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Nicolas Cordeiro in the 57th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Leon Beti prevented the ball from getting in the gole. A collision led to Elida getting a freekick after 59 minutes play. Ceferino Maties hit a great ball. Leon Beti showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Zafer Reis, who was totally free with the ball in the 62nd minute. Nicolas Cordeiro received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 63rd minute. Leon Beti tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After 64 minutes, Zafer Reis made it 0-4 with a short kick to the right side. Elida's Leon Beti tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Zafer Reis in the 69th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Leon Beti saved Elida from getting behind. In the 72nd match minute, Nottingham Forres FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Javier Pinola to maneuver through the defense. Ceferino Maties hit a great freekick 76 minutes into the match. Zafer Reis sent away a hard shot on goal in the 77th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 80 minutes into the match, Nottingham Forres FC's goal looked a bit too open when Jorge Guillelmo came free, but Efrain Bernard reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When Zafer Reis in the 84th play minute got the chance to kick a hard shot on goal from short distance neither the defense or Leon Beti kept up with the ball and suddenly the score was 0-5 when the ball slipped into goal inside the left pole. The audience thought a goal was coming when Nicolas Cordeiro got free with Leon Beti in the 89th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. The Elida fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. Nottingham Forres FC were clearly better and deserved to take the win.