League

Dedham
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Englefield Green's Giovani Aguirrez 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. Orlando Guzman showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Roberto Galdamez, who was totally free with the ball in the 3rd minute. 5 minutes into the match, Dedham's goal looked a bit too open when Giovani Aguirrez came free, but Adolfo Fornos reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 9th minute, Leopoldo Arango hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 10th minute of the match Felipe Hidalgo sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Adolfo Fornos skillfully saved the ball. Adolfo Fornos showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Giovani Aguirrez, who was totally free with the ball in the 14th minute. Hector Ortiz fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 17th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Adolfo Fornos having to interfere. When Raúl Renderos came up free with the goalie in the 21st minute, the Englefield Green 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 Raúl Renderos couldn't finish the play. When Joselito Lovo came up free with the goalie in the 28th minute, the Englefield Green 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 Joselito Lovo couldn't finish the play. Dedham's Adolfo Fornos played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Giovani Aguirrez in the 31st minute of play. Giovani Aguirrez sent away a hard shot on goal in the 33rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Adolfo Fornos showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Giovani Aguirrez, who was totally free with the ball in the 38th minute. Dedham's Adolfo Fornos played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Giovani Aguirrez in the 42nd minute of play. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Jaime Orozco during the 43rd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 43rd minute, Jaime Orozco hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After some careless play in the Dedham defense, Giovani Aguirrez kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Adolfo Fornos. The Dedham fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Adolfo Fornos should have stopped the shot. Disappointed in the 0-1 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Roberto Galdamez was the one to do the kick off. In the 52nd minute, Primitivo Arango hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The audience thought a goal was coming when Hector Ortiz got free with Adolfo Fornos in the 54th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. The crowd rose to their feet as Englefield Green's Giovani Aguirrez slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Adolfo Fornos. That made the score 0-2 after 56 minutes of play. Adolfo Fornos showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Giovani Aguirrez in the 61st minute of the match. The audience was convinced that Giovani Aguirrez's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Adolfo Fornos was relentless in the 65th minute of the game. After 66 played minutes Dedham got a freekick which was hit by Jaime Orozco. Adolfo Fornos took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Giovani Aguirrez, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. If Hector Ortiz had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 70th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 72 minutes into the match, Hector Ortiz had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Adolfo Fornos. Dedham's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Hector Ortiz was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-3. In the 76th minute, Giovani Aguirrez hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Orlando Guzman made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Deris Alvarenga in the 81st minute of play. After some fancy dribbling in the 83rd minute, Deris Alvarenga managed to get in a good position for a shot. Dedham's supporters rose to their feet, but Deris Alvarenga was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Orlando Guzman breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Felipe Hidalgo, 86 minutes into the match, dribbled the ball up the side of the field and decided to take a long shot at the goal. Unfortunately, the ball was poorly hit and landed closer to the corner than to the goal. Giovani Aguirrez sent away a hard shot on goal in the 92nd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Adolfo Fornos stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Giovani Aguirrez's shot from short distance in the 93rd minute. Englefield Green played a much better game than Dedham and deserved their victory. The Dedham players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.