League

India Pale Ale Arena
Spectators: 7283 (Terracing: 5464, Seating: 1675, VIP seats: 144) La Pipoleta FC's Iker Policarpio 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. Roman Romano was astounded when the referee showed him the red card after a seemingly innocent challenge, 3 minutes into the match. Humberto Asier kicked well hit freekick during the 9th minute of the match. A collision led to Aston Birra getting a freekick after 12 minutes play. Elvio Bonifaco hit a great ball. When the match had gone on for 15 minutes, Cesar Txerran put it in 0-2 from a short distance just to the right of Mauro Icardi. In the 22nd minute, Damian Ciano hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Iker Policarpio fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 32nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Mauro Icardi having to interfere. In the 37th minute the ball was on its way in behind Aston Birra's goalkeeper Mauro Icardi, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. 37 minutes into the game, Aurelio Abella was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Aston Birra's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave La Pipoleta FC the free kick. A collision led to Aston Birra getting a freekick after 38 minutes play. Aurelio Abella hit a great ball. Mauro Icardi showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Iker Policarpio in the 43rd minute of the match. In the 44th minute, Vladimiro Valery got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Aston Birra's Mauro Icardi played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Iker Policarpio in the 48th minute of play. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-4 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Filiberto Barbosa made a kick off. Prudencio Mikelar took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Filiberto Barbosa, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. A hard shot by Urbano Inguma from long distance, 56 minutes into the match, got Mauro Icardi's attention. Through a fast twist with his body, he could stop the ball from going in on his right side. Iker Policarpio sent away a hard shot on goal in the 59th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 61 minutes into the match, Aston Birra's goal looked a bit too open when Honorio Odon came free, but Mauro Icardi reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Filiberto Barbosa received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 62nd minute. Prudencio Mikelar tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. A collision led to La Pipoleta FC getting a freekick after 64 minutes play. Anastasio Incendio hit a great ball. Aston Birra's Mauro Icardi proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 68th minute of the match, managed to save Aston Birra from getting a goal against them. The audience thought a goal was coming when Iker Policarpio got free with Mauro Icardi in the 69th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 75 minutes into the match, La Pipoleta FC's goal looked a bit too open when Aurelio Abella came free, but Prudencio Mikelar reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. If Honorio Odon had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 76th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Iker Policarpio's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 79thth minute, Mauro Icardi skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. After having played for 80 minutes, Humberto Asier managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. La Pipoleta FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Humberto Asier was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Teo Garcia hit a great freekick 81 minutes into the match. Aston Birra's Mauro Icardi proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 85th minute of the match, managed to save Aston Birra from getting a goal against them. Iker Policarpio in the 87thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Mauro Icardi, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. After some careless play in the Aston Birra defense, Iker Policarpio kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Mauro Icardi. The Aston Birra fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Mauro Icardi should have stopped the shot. Mauro Icardi didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Iker Policarpio went, in the 96th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-6 was the resulting score. When the final whistle sounded La Pipoleta FC left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than Aston Birra.