League

Birmingham
Spectators: 6780 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1780, VIP seats: 0) In the 8th minute, Victorino Arango hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Odir Talia sent away a hard shot on goal in the 11th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 15th minute, Roberto Canales reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Waldir Gomez. The goal made the score 1-1. Jhalmar Oporto sent away a hard shot on goal in the 20th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Abraham Braun showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jhalmar Oporto in the 24th minute of the match. If Roberto Canales had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 26th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 29 minutes into the match, Birmingham's goal looked a bit too open when Jhalmar Oporto came free, but Abraham Braun reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 35th minute Roberto Canales shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Waldir Gomez saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After a rather tough play, Birmingham's Angel Valenzuela got a free kick in the 39th minute. Abraham Braun made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jhalmar Oporto in the 40th minute of play. Abraham Braun made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Marcelo Rojas in the 47th minute of play. The first half was very even, with the score at 1-1 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Roberto Canales stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Waldir Gomez took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Roberto Canales, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Marcelo Rojas did some fancy footwork in front of goal and succeeded to deceive the defenders so he could slam the ball in 1-2 to the left of a surprised Abraham Braun 54 minutes into the match. With a little luck, Birmingham's Abraham Braun got control of the ball when Marcelo Rojas tried to sneak it across the goal line. After some fancy dribbling in the 62nd minute, Marcelo Rojas managed to get in a good position for a shot. Stamford Bridge FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Marcelo Rojas was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Abraham Braun breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Dagoberto Carrillo kicked well hit freekick during the 64th minute of the match. Abraham Braun made a fantastic save in the 70th minute, when Marcelo Rojas sent off a good shot on target. 71 minutes into the match, Stamford Bridge FC's goal looked a bit too open when Odir Talia came free, but Waldir Gomez reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Angel Valenzuela hit a great freekick 77 minutes into the match. Odir Talia scored 2-2 in the 79th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Waldir Gomez, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Stamford Bridge FC's Waldir Gomez played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Odir Talia in the 81st minute of play. Waldir Gomez didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Angel Valenzuela went, in the 87th minute, to the upper right corner, 3-2 was the resulting score. Angel Valenzuela hit a great freekick 92 minutes into the match. In the 93rd minute, Dagoberto Carrillo sent off a long shot on goal, but the shot was nowhere near the goal and Birmingham's Abraham Braun didn't even have to move. Odir Talia sent away a hard shot on goal in the 96th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. Birmingham had won after a very even match.