League

Petco Park
Spectators: 7859 (Terracing: 5895, Seating: 1808, VIP seats: 156) Manvel Argentina Soccer's Vernon Jacob 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. Charles Blanco took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ramon Finn, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Manvel Argentina Soccer's Renaldo Bloom pulled a muscle in his leg after 9 minutes and couldn't finish the game. Fabian Conroy's late challenge caught a Manvel Argentina Soccer's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Fabian Conroy helped the player get up and apologised. After a rather tough play, San Diego Minas's Fabian Conroy got a free kick in the 12th minute. Emanuel Rodgers kicked well hit freekick during the 14th minute of the match. Manvel Argentina Soccer's Charles Blanco played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Esteban McCoy in the 16th minute of play. Charles Blanco showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Marlin Woodall, who was totally free with the ball in the 18th minute. The referee felt a red card was in order, 25 minutes into the game, when Bruce Ciccaglione put in a rough tackle. When the match had been going on for 28 minutes, San Diego Minas's Stevie German got an opportunity to shoot a penalty. He stayed cool and waited for the goalkeeper to move, before he confidently shot the ball into the goal, to the left of Charles Blanco. 38 minutes into the match, Manvel Argentina Soccer's goalkeeper Charles Blanco had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Warren Starnes. Charles Blanco showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Marlin Woodall in the 42nd minute of the match. After a rather tough play, Manvel Argentina Soccer's Ronny Metz got a free kick in the 43rd minute. Manvel Argentina Soccer's Charles Blanco played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Marlin Woodall in the 46th minute of play. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 1-0.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Marlin Woodall to make the kick off. 54 minutes into the match, Manvel Argentina Soccer's Vernon Jacob sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Guilherme Lage narrowly saved just below the crossbar. After 55 minutes, Luther Carrier mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Manvel Argentina Soccer and the San Diego Minas players grew even worse after the yellow card. Luther Carrier hit a great freekick 56 minutes into the match. Charles Blanco made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Marlin Woodall in the 63rd minute of play. In the 66th minute, Esteban McCoy left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The San Diego Minas fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-0. The supporters of San Diego Minas booed when Manvel Argentina Soccer was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 69 match minutes in a wonderful position. Bradly Crowell didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 69th minute the ball was on its way in behind Manvel Argentina Soccer's goalkeeper Charles Blanco, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Guillermo Burroughs sent away a hard shot on goal in the 72nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Charles Blanco showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Marlin Woodall, who was totally free with the ball in the 75th minute. Manvel Argentina Soccer's Charles Blanco played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Warren Starnes in the 78th minute of play. Charles Blanco made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Esteban McCoy in the 79th minute of play. After having played for 85 minutes, Vernon Jacob managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Manvel Argentina Soccer's supporters crossed their fingers, but Vernon Jacob was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Charles Blanco showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Marlin Woodall, who was totally free with the ball in the 87th minute. Charles Blanco came out of the goal in the 95th minute to try and stop a shot by San Diego Minas's Marlin Woodall. But to his dismay, Marlin Woodall quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 3-0. San Diego Minas's supporters were highly satisfied with the result. They cheered their team of the pitch, having watched them win a very even match.