League

Mandarinero
Spectators: 10817 (Terracing: 8114, Seating: 2487, VIP seats: 216) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Aristides Lluc took the kick off in the first half of the match. Svetoslav Genkov sent away a hard shot on goal in the 5th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Aristides Lluc in the 5th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Jerry Van Hespen prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Jerry Van Hespen showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Svetoslav Genkov, who was totally free with the ball in the 10th minute. A collision led to El Pulpo Paceño getting a freekick after 13 minutes play. Maicon Borges hit a great ball. After a rather tough play, El Pulpo Paceño's Aristides Lluc got a free kick in the 14th minute. Arnaldo Colas sent away a hard shot on goal in the 18th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Nicanor Ascencio made a fantastic save in the 18th minute, when Arnaldo Colas sent off a good shot on target. Jerry Van Hespen made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Svetoslav Genkov in the 22nd minute of play. 25 minutes into the match, La Mandarina Mecánica's goal looked a bit too open when Idacio Abecia came free, but Jerry Van Hespen reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Jerry Van Hespen took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Maicon Borges, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 28 minutes into the match, La Mandarina Mecánica's goal looked a bit too open when Svetoslav Genkov came free, but Jerry Van Hespen reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Jerry Van Hespen made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Svetoslav Genkov in the 34th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Aristides Lluc in the 38th minute of play forced La Mandarina Mecánica's goalkeeper Jerry Van Hespen to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After some careless play in the La Mandarina Mecánica defense, Aristides Lluc kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Jerry Van Hespen. The La Mandarina Mecánica fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Jerry Van Hespen should have stopped the shot. Arnaldo Colas received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Nicanor Ascencio came out and tried to block the shot, but Arnaldo Colas slotted it home off the left post making it 1-2 in the 45th minute. When La Mandarina Mecánica's Arnaldo Colas in the 48th minute got a chance for a shot 48th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye El Pulpo Paceño's goalie prevented a goal. After the first half El Pulpo Paceño were leading 1-2. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

In the 54th minute the ball was on its way in behind El Pulpo Paceño's goalkeeper Nicanor Ascencio, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Thanks to some nice moves Balasi Berar could shoot a difficult shot in the 56th minute, which Jerry Van Hespen however easily saved by the left post. An unexpectedly hard shot by Arnaldo Colas in the 59th minute of play forced El Pulpo Paceño's goalkeeper Nicanor Ascencio to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Jerry Van Hespen showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Aristides Lluc in the 62nd minute of the match. La Mandarina Mecánica's Jerry Van Hespen played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Svetoslav Genkov in the 66th minute of play. Fjölnir Bergsson received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 67th minute. Nicanor Ascencio tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 73 minutes into the match, La Mandarina Mecánica's goal looked a bit too open when Svetoslav Genkov came free, but Jerry Van Hespen reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. El Pulpo Paceño's Kamil Glik was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Jerry Van Hespen in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. Jerry Van Hespen showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Maicon Borges in the 79th minute of the match. Maicon Borges fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 81st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Jerry Van Hespen having to interfere. Nicanor Ascencio stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Arnaldo Colas's shot from short distance in the 85th minute. Nicanor Ascencio showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Lukáš Plesník in the 86th minute of the match. 91 minutes into the game, Nikolai Baaner threw the ball into play from the sideline. La Mandarina Mecánica's Andrzej Dziedziak quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. In the 92nd minute, Argi Abad made a precise shot to the right of Nicanor Ascencio. El Pulpo Paceño's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-2. After 94 played minutes La Mandarina Mecánica got a freekick which was hit by Elias Leimann. The teams fought very hard right up to the final whistle. Both sets of players were happy to go away with a draw.