League

Don Pepe
Spectators: 10850 (Terracing: 8139, Seating: 2495, VIP seats: 216) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Zico Zellier took the kick off in the first half of the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Zico Zellier got free with Kang Zheng Qing in the 4th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. If Sven-Edvin Jansson had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 9th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Kang Zheng Qing made a fantastic save in the 9th minute, when Zico Zellier sent off a good shot on target. In the 10th minute of the match GuateFortín got a corner. Bewdley's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Roberto Trotta ran over to the corner to take the kick. Bewdley's defense didn't have a chance, in the 20th minute, when Zico Zellier scored to the left of an out of position Kang Zheng Qing, making the score, 1-0. 26 minutes into the match, Bewdley's goal looked a bit too open when Angel Alvarenga came free, but Kang Zheng Qing reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 29 minutes into the match, GuateFortín's goal looked a bit too open when Marcos Diagur came free, but Nery Pumpido reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. GuateFortín's Nery Pumpido played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Luciano Luix in the 31st minute of play. Luciano Luix took the ball and in the 31 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Nery Pumpido. Nery Pumpido dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-1. Kang Zheng Qing made an important save on a dangerous shot by Zico Zellier in the 34th minute. A nice corner shot did that Remigiusz Ferfecki got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Nery Pumpido quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. After 47 minutes of play, GuateFortín's Zico Zellier made it 2-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Kang Zheng Qing was left in no man's land by his defense there! After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

The wind increased when Marcos Diagur made the kick off in the second half. Kang Zheng Qing made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Máximo Perrone in the 53rd minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Máximo Perrone in the 54th minute of play forced Bewdley's goalkeeper Kang Zheng Qing to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 55thth minute of the game Zico Zellier who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Bewdley's Kang Zheng Qing was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. The audience was convinced that Zico Zellier's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Kang Zheng Qing was relentless in the 56th minute of the game. Marcos Diagur's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 60thth minute, Nery Pumpido skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. Kang Zheng Qing took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Máximo Perrone, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 62nd match minute, Bewdley was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Luciano Luix to maneuver through the defense. GuateFortín's Stanyo Búnkov was substituted for Rudy Sigaran. Kang Zheng Qing showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Máximo Perrone, who was totally free with the ball in the 67th minute. In the 71st minute, Máximo Perrone 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. Marcos Diagur's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 76thth minute, Nery Pumpido skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. Marcos Diagur could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 78th minute of the match, but Nery Pumpido made a huge save. In the 88th minute the ball was on its way in behind GuateFortín's goalkeeper Nery Pumpido, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. When Máximo Perrone came up free with the goalie in the 90th minute, the GuateFortín 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 Máximo Perrone couldn't finish the play. In the 93rd minute Zico Zellier shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Kang Zheng Qing saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After a rather tough play, Bewdley's Ferdinando Di Cicco got a free kick in the 94th minute. When the final whistle was heard the away supporters stood up and showed their joy. Bewdley had managed to secure a win in what was a close match throughout.