League

Old Trafford
Spectators: 7469 (Terracing: 5596, Seating: 1726, VIP seats: 147) Santiago Reno started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. 4 minutes into the game, Golden Glory's Urbano Toribio nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Arnulfo Txema made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. In the 10th minute, Aaron Ritchie made a precise shot to the right of Honorio Cisco. Golden Glory's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-1. 16 minutes into the match, Atlético Mermoz's goal looked a bit too open when Rodrigo Primeiro came free, but Arnulfo Txema reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When Rodrigo Primeiro came up free with the goalie in the 17th minute, the Golden Glory fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Rodrigo Primeiro couldn't finish the play. A collision led to Golden Glory getting a freekick after 23 minutes play. Urbano Toribio hit a great ball. In the 24th minute of the match, Fabian Jerico tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Honorio Cisco saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. Golden Glory's Honorio Cisco played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Felix Orte in the 30th minute of play. The supporters of Atlético Mermoz booed when Golden Glory was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 31 match minutes in a wonderful position. Urbano Toribio didn't get a good kick on the ball. Aaron Ritchie received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Honorio Cisco came out and tried to block the shot, but Aaron Ritchie slotted it home off the left post making it 2-1 in the 35th minute. The audience was convinced that Santiago Reno's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Arnulfo Txema was relentless in the 38th minute of the game. Nestor Gonchan hit a great freekick 40 minutes into the match. 40 minutes into the match, Felix Orte sent off a long shot that looked like it was going straight into the goal, but because Honorio Cisco threw himself in his full length he managed to grip the ball by the left post, and there was no goal for Felix Orte this time. An unexpectedly hard shot by Felix Orte in the 43rd minute of play forced Golden Glory's goalkeeper Honorio Cisco to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 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 wind increased when Felix Orte made the kick off in the second half. In the 54th minute the ball was on its way in behind Golden Glory's goalkeeper Honorio Cisco, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. An unexpectedly hard shot by Felix Orte in the 55th minute of play forced Golden Glory's goalkeeper Honorio Cisco to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Santiago Reno during the 58th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Santiago Reno kicked well hit freekick during the 58th minute of the match. Rosendo Barbosa fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 63rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Honorio Cisco having to interfere. 66 minutes into the match, Fabian Jerico had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Honorio Cisco. Golden Glory's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Fabian Jerico was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-1. After a rather tough play, Golden Glory's Leandro Poncio got a free kick in the 81st minute. 87 minutes into the match, Rosendo Barbosa had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Honorio Cisco. Golden Glory's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Rosendo Barbosa was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 4-2. In the 96th minute Felix Orte shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Honorio Cisco saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. Atlético Mermoz had won after a very even match.