League

Martin Madrigal
Spectators: 7520 (Terracing: 6000, Seating: 1500, VIP seats: 20) Valkyrians Football Club's Fabian Frans 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. In the 3rd minute, Enrique Paio left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Futbol Club Sonora fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. The audience thought a goal was coming when Fabian Frans got free with Bruno Magdaleno in the 6th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 9th minute Cai Xuan Yi shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Severino Estevon saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When Valkyrians Football Club's Fabian Frans in the 15th minute got a chance for a shot 15th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Futbol Club Sonora's goalie prevented a goal. 19 minutes into the match, Valkyrians Football Club's goal looked a bit too open when Enrique Paio came free, but Severino Estevon reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Maximo Abeita in the 21st minute of play forced Valkyrians Football Club's goalkeeper Severino Estevon to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Fabian Frans could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 22nd minute of the match, but Bruno Magdaleno made a huge save. In the 28th minute Alvaro Ixidor shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Bruno Magdaleno saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 32 minutes into the game, Futbol Club Sonora's Enrique Paio nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Severino Estevon made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-2. Fabian Frans's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Bruno Magdaleno firmly grabbed it by the left post. In the 42nd minute, Enrique Paio ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Severino Estevon was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-4. Cai Xuan Yi scored 1-5 in the 45th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Severino Estevon, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 1-5 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Cai Xuan Yi stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. If Ambrosio Ishmael had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 52nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Valkyrians Football Club's Severino Estevon proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 64th minute of the match, managed to save Valkyrians Football Club from getting a goal against them. 68 minutes into the game, Enrique Paio was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Futbol Club Sonora's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Valkyrians Football Club the free kick. In the 68th minute, Enrique Paio hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Valkyrians Football Club's Severino Estevon played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Cai Xuan Yi in the 71st minute of play. Aquilino Urdin hit a great freekick 73 minutes into the match. Severino Estevon showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jeremias Lehoi, who was totally free with the ball in the 74th minute. Celso Bizen lost his temper 76 minutes into the game and shoved another player to the ground. He was immediately shown a red card. In the 75th minute, one of Valkyrians Football Club:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Valkyrians Football Club. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Camilo Oalo during the 80th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. When Joseph Filippini fell near the penalty area in the 86th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Valkyrians Football Club's protests and gave Joseph Filippini a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to Valkyrians Football Club getting a freekick after 87 minutes play. Joseph Filippini hit a great ball. Thanks to some nice moves Enrique Paio could shoot a difficult shot in the 87th minute, which Severino Estevon however easily saved by the left post. Bruno Magdaleno showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Joseph Filippini, who was totally free with the ball in the 88th minute. Bruno Magdaleno showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Joseph Filippini in the 91st minute of the match. If Alvaro Ixidor had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 93rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 97 minutes, Tobias Cefero mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Futbol Club Sonora and the Valkyrians Football Club players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 97th minute, Tobias Cefero hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When the match was over Futbol Club Sonora could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than Valkyrians Football Club throughout the match.