League

Victoria
Spectators: 7358 (Terracing: 5519, Seating: 1692, VIP seats: 147) Victoria AFC's Victorio Bartoli 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. 4 minutes into the match, Victoria AFC's goal looked a bit too open when Eulalio Txartiko came free, but Desiderio Raulo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Desiderio Raulo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Freddy Salvatore in the 6th minute of play. After some careless play in the Victoria AFC defense, Albano Ofelio kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Desiderio Raulo. The Victoria AFC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Desiderio Raulo should have stopped the shot. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lorenzo Jobo in the 12th minute of play forced Tuizón's goalkeeper Edelmiro Dantae to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a rather tough play, Victoria AFC's Luciano Henric got a free kick in the 13th minute. After recieving a nice pass, Tuizón's Jairo Nevada tried to score from far away in the 14th minute, but the ball went over the crossbar. In the 22nd minute, Agustin Palos hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Desiderio Raulo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Eulalio Txartiko, who was totally free with the ball in the 25th minute. Desiderio Raulo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Emanuel Miliano in the 26th minute of the match. After 27 minutes of play, Tuizón's Albano Ofelio made it 0-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Desiderio Raulo was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 31st minute Albano Ofelio shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Desiderio Raulo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Edelmiro Dantae showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Lorenzo Jobo, who was totally free with the ball in the 33rd minute. Luciano Henric charged in rather forcefully in the 44th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Luciano Henric the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 45th minute of the match Jairo Nevada shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Desiderio Raulo showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. The Victoria AFC players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Tuizón were winning 0-2.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Freddy Salvatore stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Desiderio Raulo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Freddy Salvatore in the 51st minute of play. With a little luck, Victoria AFC's Desiderio Raulo got control of the ball when Albano Ofelio tried to sneak it across the goal line. Desiderio Raulo didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Eulalio Txartiko went, in the 60th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-3 was the resulting score. Desiderio Raulo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Freddy Salvatore, who was totally free with the ball in the 67th minute. In the 68th minute of the match, Albano Ofelio got a very nice opportunity to score, but Desiderio Raulo was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. Luciano Henric kicked well hit freekick during the 69th minute of the match. Victoria AFC's Desiderio Raulo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Freddy Salvatore in the 70th minute of play. Edelmiro Dantae took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gabriel Aguilera, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Victorio Bartoli took the ball and in the 74 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Edelmiro Dantae. Edelmiro Dantae dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-3. Edelmiro Dantae made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Lorenzo Jobo in the 80th minute of play. In the 81st minute Victorio Bartoli shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Edelmiro Dantae saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 83rd minute, Freddy Salvatore hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After a defensive mix-up in Tuizón's zone, Lorenzo Jobo stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Edelmiro Dantae came out of the goal and Lorenzo Jobo tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Freddy Salvatore received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 89th minute. Desiderio Raulo tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Desiderio Raulo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Freddy Salvatore in the 90th minute of the match. Lorenzo Jobo fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 92nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Edelmiro Dantae having to interfere. Romulo Telesforo charged in rather forcefully in the 93rd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Romulo Telesforo the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 93rd minute, Romulo Telesforo hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 95 minutes into the match, Victorio Bartoli had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Edelmiro Dantae. Tuizón's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Victorio Bartoli was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-3. The final whistle blew with the score still tied, and both teams left the pitch thinking about the missed chances that could have given their team the win.