Stade Impérial
Spectators: 7500 (Terracing: 5625,
Seating: 1725, VIP seats: 150) Rocky Latham made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jeremias Rios in the 5th minute of play. In the 5th minute, Jeremias Rios made a precise shot to the right of Rocky Latham. Règne Rouge's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. 13 minutes into the match, Règne Rouge's goal looked a bit too open when Jeremias Rios came free, but Rocky Latham reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Rocky Latham showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Lu Sen Ting, who was totally free with the ball in the 17th minute. Jeremias Rios fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 19th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Rocky Latham having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lu Sen Ting in the 21st minute of play forced Règne Rouge's goalkeeper Rocky Latham to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Guy Sneed took the ball and in the 23 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Olavo Lobato. Olavo Lobato dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-1. In the 27th minute, Fredrick Vasquez hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lu Sen Ting in the 31st minute of play forced Règne Rouge's goalkeeper Rocky Latham to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Olavo Lobato didn't succeed in stopping the ball in the 32nd minute, which inside left pole to 2-1. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Corozo Toranzo during the 34th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. A collision led to Tidehead getting a freekick after 34 minutes play. Corozo Toranzo hit a great ball. In the 35th minute of the match, Guy Sneed tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Olavo Lobato saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. 37 minutes into the match, Lu Sen Ting had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Rocky Latham. Règne Rouge's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Lu Sen Ting was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-2. 43 minutes into the game, Tidehead's Rodrick Sargent nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Rocky Latham made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-3.
Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Jeremias Rios to make the kick off. Constantin Toth took the ball and in the 52 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Olavo Lobato. Olavo Lobato dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 3-3. Constantin Toth received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 56th minute. Olavo Lobato tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After 60 played minutes, Tidehead's Rodrick Sargent shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Rocky Latham came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Tidehead reached it. The audience was convinced that Jeremias Rios's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Rocky Latham was relentless in the 61st minute of the game. When the match had gone on for 63 minutes, Lu Sen Ting took a quick shot and it went in 3-4 without a chance for Rocky Latham to make any attempt to save it. Olavo Lobato stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Constantin Toth's shot from short distance in the 68th minute. After some fancy dribbling in the 72nd minute, Constantin Toth managed to get in a good position for a shot. Règne Rouge's supporters rose to their feet, but Constantin Toth was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Olavo Lobato breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 76th minute Guy Sneed shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Olavo Lobato saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Rocky Latham made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jeremias Rios in the 87th minute of play. Constantin Toth fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 89th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Olavo Lobato having to interfere. Lu Sen Ting took the ball and in the 91 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Rocky Latham. Rocky Latham dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 3-5. Rodrick Sargent sent away a hard shot on goal in the 94th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Tidehead's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.
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