Amancio Thomas
Spectators: 7703 (Terracing: 5779,
Seating: 1771, VIP seats: 153) After 2 minutes, Crawford Bennett mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the SnapperHeads F.C. and the La MaKina del Parque players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to SnapperHeads F.C. getting a freekick after 2 minutes play. Crawford Bennett hit a great ball. Clay Oconnell made an important save on a dangerous shot by Sven-Olof Hamberg in the 3rd minute. Sven-Olof Hamberg's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Clay Oconnell firmly grabbed it by the left post. La MaKina del Parque's Pablo Jacindo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Stew Hicks in the 14th minute of play. After taking down the ball on SnapperHeads F.C.'s corner Ralph Brady fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Pablo Jacindo quite easily take care of the ball. In the 18th minute Arnoldo Bortzaioriz shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Clay Oconnell saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Pablo Jacindo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Stew Hicks, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Pablo Jacindo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ralph Brady in the 23rd minute of play. The audience was convinced that Ralph Brady's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Pablo Jacindo was relentless in the 23rd minute of the game. When the match had gone on for 23 minutes, Ralph Brady put it in 1-1 from a short distance just to the right of Pablo Jacindo. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Sven-Olof Hamberg in the 26th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Clay Oconnell prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Clay Oconnell was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Sven-Olof Hamberg showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 2-1 in the 29 minute of play. In the 31st match minute, La MaKina del Parque was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Eustacio Gora to maneuver through the defense. In the 33rd match minute, La MaKina del Parque was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Mariano Walme to maneuver through the defense. When the match clock showed 34 minutes, the score became 2-2 when Dallas Blattman sped through La MaKina del Parque's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Pablo Jacindo. 46 minutes into the match, SnapperHeads F.C.'s goal looked a bit too open when Arnoldo Bortzaioriz came free, but Clay Oconnell reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 47 minutes into the match, Ralph Brady had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Pablo Jacindo. La MaKina del Parque's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Ralph Brady was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-3. After the first half SnapperHeads F.C. were leading 2-3. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.
The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Stew Hicks was the one to do the kick off. With a little luck, La MaKina del Parque's Pablo Jacindo got control of the ball when Dallas Blattman tried to sneak it across the goal line. After 56 minutes, Clemente Ponciano mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the La MaKina del Parque and the SnapperHeads F.C. players grew even worse after the yellow card. Clemente Ponciano hit a great freekick 56 minutes into the match. SnapperHeads F.C.'s Clay Oconnell played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Sven-Olof Hamberg in the 64th minute of play. After 67 minutes of play, SnapperHeads F.C.'s Ralph Brady made it 2-4 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Pablo Jacindo was left in no man's land by his defense there! Pablo Jacindo was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Dallas Blattman showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 2-5 in the 69 minute of play. In the 73rd minute Dallas Blattman shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Pablo Jacindo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Pablo Jacindo stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Dallas Blattman's shot from short distance in the 73rd minute. The supporters of La MaKina del Parque booed when SnapperHeads F.C. was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 74 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ralph Brady didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 76th minute, Ralph Brady left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The SnapperHeads F.C. fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-6. SnapperHeads F.C.'s Clay Oconnell played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Arnoldo Bortzaioriz in the 79th minute of play. Stew Hicks sent away a hard shot on goal in the 81st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Crawford Bennett sent away a hard shot on goal in the 85th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Mariano Walme kicked well hit freekick during the 86th minute of the match. La MaKina del Parque's Pablo Jacindo proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 87th minute of the match, managed to save La MaKina del Parque from getting a goal against them. In the 92nd minute Dallas Blattman shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Pablo Jacindo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. SnapperHeads F.C.'s supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.
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