Rocha Arena
Spectators: 167 (Terracing: 126,
Seating: 38, VIP seats: 3) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Santiago Giménez took the kick off in the first half of the match. Downchester City's Deng Yuan quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Serafino Gartzi, made in the 4th minute of the game. In the 6th minute, Rigoberto Gervaso ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Saturnin Darroja was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-0. Jaakob Snow hit a great freekick 12 minutes into the match. A collision led to Downchester City getting a freekick after 16 minutes play. Xabat Figueroa hit a great ball. Saturnin Darroja showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Leandro Eudoxio, who was totally free with the ball in the 21st minute. After a rather tough play, ♚ Bastardos del Rey ♚'s Jaakob Snow got a free kick in the 21st minute. In the 23rdth minute of the game Santiago Giménez who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but ♚ Bastardos del Rey ♚'s Víctor Baia was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Deng Yuan in the 25th minute of play forced ♚ Bastardos del Rey ♚'s goalkeeper Víctor Baia to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A collision led to Downchester City getting a freekick after 29 minutes play. Deng Yuan hit a great ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Rene Atarrabi got free with Saturnin Darroja in the 31st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 33 minutes into the match, ♚ Bastardos del Rey ♚'s goal looked a bit too open when Santiago Giménez came free, but Víctor Baia reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Santiago Giménez sent away a hard shot on goal in the 38th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Santiago Giménez in the 38th minute of play forced ♚ Bastardos del Rey ♚'s goalkeeper Víctor Baia to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The supporters of Downchester City booed when ♚ Bastardos del Rey ♚ was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 38 match minutes in a wonderful position. Jaakob Snow didn't get a good kick on the ball. 45 minutes into the match, ♚ Bastardos del Rey ♚'s goal looked a bit too open when Xabat Figueroa came free, but Víctor Baia reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After a rather tough play, Downchester City's Charlie Puyol got a free kick in the 46th minute. In the 47th minute, Rene Atarrabi hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 1-0 at half-time.
The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Leandro Eudoxio was the one to do the kick off. ♚ Bastardos del Rey ♚'s Víctor Baia played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Santiago Giménez in the 53rd minute of play. In the 59th minute Deng Yuan shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Víctor Baia saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When Sergio Canor fell near the penalty area in the 60th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored ♚ Bastardos del Rey ♚'s protests and gave Sergio Canor a yellow card for diving instead. The supporters of Downchester City booed when ♚ Bastardos del Rey ♚ was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 61 match minutes in a wonderful position. Sergio Canor didn't get a good kick on the ball. When the match had gone on for 62 minutes, Santiago Giménez took a quick shot and it went in 1-1 without a chance for Víctor Baia to make any attempt to save it. In the 66th minute, Santiago Giménez got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Leandro Eudoxio during the 71st minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Downchester City's Heriberto Merino was substituted for Xabat Figueroa. The supporters of Downchester City booed when ♚ Bastardos del Rey ♚ was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 72 match minutes in a wonderful position. Leandro Eudoxio didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 75th minute, Gustavo Lombardi hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After having played for 75 minutes, Pašo Droga managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Downchester City's supporters crossed their fingers, but Pašo Droga was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 77 minutes into the match, ♚ Bastardos del Rey ♚'s Rigoberto Gervaso sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Saturnin Darroja narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Denis Snow made a great header on ♚ Bastardos del Rey ♚'s corner, it was just that Downchester City's Saturnin Darroja managed to reach the ball for a save. The audience thought a goal was coming when Heriberto Merino got free with Víctor Baia in the 81st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 82nd minute, Rigoberto Gervaso left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The ♚ Bastardos del Rey ♚ fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-1. 85 minutes into the match, ♚ Bastardos del Rey ♚'s goal looked a bit too open when Bailey Tangø came free, but Víctor Baia reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Saturnin Darroja showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Rigoberto Gervaso, who was totally free with the ball in the 86th minute. When Rigoberto Gervaso came up free with the goalie in the 87th minute, the ♚ Bastardos del Rey ♚ 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 Rigoberto Gervaso couldn't finish the play. In the 92nd match minute, ♚ Bastardos del Rey ♚ was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Roque James to maneuver through the defense. Víctor Baia came out of the goal in the 94th minute to try and stop a shot by Downchester City's Heriberto Merino. But to his dismay, Heriberto Merino quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 3-2. Deng Yuan hit a great freekick 96 minutes into the match. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The ♚ Bastardos del Rey ♚ fans cheered their team off the field, for while Downchester City had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.
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