League

Carlos Iturralde
Spectators: 8272 (Terracing: 6200, Seating: 1900, VIP seats: 172) Merih Bengi started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Genílson Loyola showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Merih Bengi, who was totally free with the ball in the 4th minute. Roch Roman took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Angel Matai, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Merih Bengi fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 10th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Genílson Loyola having to interfere. Roch Roman was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Juan Gabriel showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-0 in the 13 minute of play. With a little luck, Galácticos del Pueblo's Roch Roman got control of the ball when Angel Matai tried to sneak it across the goal line. Genílson Loyola made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Merih Bengi in the 20th minute of play. In the 22nd minute Merih Bengi shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Genílson Loyola saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 23rd minute of the match Galácticos del Pueblo got a corner. Yucatan F.C.'s goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Lluciano Zafrilla ran over to the corner to take the kick. Lluciano Zafrilla made a great header on Galácticos del Pueblo's corner, it was just that Yucatan F.C.'s Genílson Loyola managed to reach the ball for a save. Roch Roman showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Juan Gabriel, who was totally free with the ball in the 26th minute. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Angel Matai in the 29th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Roch Roman saved Galácticos del Pueblo from getting behind. An unexpectedly hard shot by Juan Gabriel in the 30th minute of play forced Galácticos del Pueblo's goalkeeper Roch Roman to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Roch Roman made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Angel Matai in the 38th minute of play. The audience was convinced that Merih Bengi's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Genílson Loyola was relentless in the 43rd minute of the game. A collision led to Galácticos del Pueblo getting a freekick after 44 minutes play. Benedicto Cresencio hit a great ball. If Timoteo Roldanillo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 47th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 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 players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Juan Gabriel stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Genílson Loyola made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Merih Bengi in the 56th minute of play. 58 minutes into the match, Galácticos del Pueblo's goal looked a bit too open when Angel Matai came free, but Roch Roman reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After a defensive mix-up in Yucatan F.C.'s zone, Merih Bengi stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Genílson Loyola came out of the goal and Merih Bengi tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Genílson Loyola made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Merih Bengi in the 63rd minute of play. In the 65thth minute of the game Lluciano Zafrilla who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Yucatan F.C.'s Genílson Loyola was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Victor Gartzen in the 66th minute of play forced Galácticos del Pueblo's goalkeeper Roch Roman to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Roch Roman showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Juan Gabriel, who was totally free with the ball in the 68th minute. Merih Bengi received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 71st minute. Genílson Loyola tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Galácticos del Pueblo's Murillo Cano was substituted for Benedicto Cresencio. Genílson Loyola made an important save on a dangerous shot by Murillo Cano in the 73rd minute. When Merih Bengi came up free with the goalie in the 77th minute, the Galácticos del Pueblo 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 Merih Bengi couldn't finish the play. Yucatan F.C.'s Abel Lugo was substituted for Victor Gartzen. In the 83rd minute of the match, Merih Bengi tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Genílson Loyola saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Merih Bengi in the 83rd minute of play forced Yucatan F.C.'s goalkeeper Genílson Loyola to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Merih Bengi in the 85th minute of play forced Yucatan F.C.'s goalkeeper Genílson Loyola to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 87th minute Murillo Cano suffered a foot injury and had to be helped off the field. Merih Bengi could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 90th minute of the match, but Genílson Loyola made a huge save. In the 92nd minute Enzo Manny shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Roch Roman saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. For all the effort they put into the match, the Galácticos del Pueblo players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for Yucatan F.C..