League

Estadio Deseado
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Deseado AFC's Marcial Paulin 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. When Csaba Honti came up free with the goalie in the 3rd minute, the Tala 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 Csaba Honti couldn't finish the play. If Feliberto Gergori had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 6th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Fabio Evangelista took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jacobo Abechuco, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 15 minutes into the match, Jacobo Abechuco had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Fabio Evangelista. Deseado AFC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Jacobo Abechuco was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. After some careless play in the Deseado AFC defense, Jacobo Abechuco kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Fabio Evangelista. The Deseado AFC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Fabio Evangelista should have stopped the shot. After some fancy dribbling in the 21st minute, Feliberto Gergori managed to get in a good position for a shot. Tala's supporters rose to their feet, but Feliberto Gergori was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Fabio Evangelista breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Marcial Paulin fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 25th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Bernardino Chuan having to interfere. Fabio Evangelista came out of the goal in the 27th minute to try and stop a shot by Tala's Jacobo Abechuco. But to his dismay, Jacobo Abechuco quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-3. After having played for 30 minutes, Feliberto Gergori managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Tala's supporters crossed their fingers, but Feliberto Gergori was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After having played for 31 minutes, Feliberto Gergori managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Tala's supporters crossed their fingers, but Feliberto Gergori was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Albino Ihazintu during the 32nd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The supporters of Tala booed when Deseado AFC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 32 match minutes in a wonderful position. Albino Ihazintu didn't get a good kick on the ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 33rd minute, Jacobo Abechuco managed to get in a good position for a shot. Tala's supporters rose to their feet, but Jacobo Abechuco was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Fabio Evangelista breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 36 minutes into the game, Deseado AFC's Marcial Paulin nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Bernardino Chuan made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-3. Fabio Evangelista made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jacobo Abechuco in the 41st minute of play. With a little luck, Tala's Bernardino Chuan got control of the ball when Urbano Llanos tried to sneak it across the goal line. After the first half Tala were leading 1-3. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The wind increased when Feliberto Gergori made the kick off in the second half. In a very dangerous position, a player in Deseado AFC fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 52nd minute. Penalty! When the match had been going on for 54 minutes, Tala's Luis Camerino 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 Fabio Evangelista. Bernardino Chuan showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Urbano Llanos in the 58th minute of the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 62nd minute, Jacobo Abechuco managed to get in a good position for a shot. Tala's supporters rose to their feet, but Jacobo Abechuco was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Fabio Evangelista breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. If Cristian Bastian had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 64th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Bernardo Esdras hit a great freekick 66 minutes into the match. In the 69th minute Urbano Llanos shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Bernardino Chuan saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jacobo Abechuco in the 71st minute of play forced Deseado AFC's goalkeeper Fabio Evangelista to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Deseado AFC's defense didn't have a chance, in the 72nd minute, when Jacobo Abechuco scored to the left of an out of position Fabio Evangelista, making the score, 1-5. 80 minutes into the game, Bernardo Esdras was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Deseado AFC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Tala the free kick. In the 80th minute, Bernardo Esdras hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Luis Camerino kicked well hit freekick during the 82nd minute of the match. Bernardo Esdras kicked well hit freekick during the 83rd minute of the match. Jacobo Abechuco sent away a hard shot on goal in the 84th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Fabio Evangelista came out of the goal in the 86th minute to try and stop a shot by Tala's Feliberto Gergori. But to his dismay, Feliberto Gergori quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-6. In the 90th minute, Guido Guillem hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Tala's Bernardino Chuan played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Marcial Paulin in the 91st minute of play. The referee felt a red card was in order, 93 minutes into the game, when Luis Camerino put in a rough tackle. After some fancy dribbling in the 95th minute, Vladimiro Nofre managed to get in a good position for a shot. Deseado AFC's supporters rose to their feet, but Vladimiro Nofre was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Bernardino Chuan breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. The Deseado AFC fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. Tala were clearly better and deserved to take the win.