League

Mancini Arena
Spectators: 9254 (Terracing: 6942, Seating: 2128, VIP seats: 184) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Tales Lucas started the match with the kick off. ReyPoxo's Zoilo Coira played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Bozhil Vaptzarov in the 5th minute of play. A collision led to U.D. Mancini getting a freekick after 6 minutes play. Amadeo Ziguenza hit a great ball. After a defensive mix-up in U.D. Mancini's zone, Tales Lucas stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Gonsalve Flores came out of the goal and Tales Lucas tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. A collision led to ReyPoxo getting a freekick after 17 minutes play. Urdin Alabern hit a great ball. When Bozhil Vaptzarov came up free with the goalie in the 19th minute, the U.D. Mancini 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 Bozhil Vaptzarov couldn't finish the play. After 22 minutes of play, ReyPoxo's Tales Lucas made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Gonsalve Flores was left in no man's land by his defense there! ReyPoxo's Zoilo Coira played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Bozhil Vaptzarov in the 31st minute of play. In the 33rd minute, Tales Lucas left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The ReyPoxo fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-2. 40 minutes into the match, U.D. Mancini's goal looked a bit too open when Tales Lucas came free, but Gonsalve Flores reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 42 minutes into the game, Rolando Salvatore threw the ball into play from the sideline. ReyPoxo's Rolando Mingo quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. It was a well-played corner which Anatolio Rosario managed to volley towards the net. Unfortunately, he didn't get a great hit on the ball and it went out into the grandstand. After the first half ReyPoxo were leading 0-2. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Bozhil Vaptzarov made a kick off. 51 minutes into the match, U.D. Mancini's goal looked a bit too open when Tales Lucas came free, but Gonsalve Flores reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Gonsalve Flores stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Tales Lucas's shot from short distance in the 53rd minute. In the 61st minute Bozhil Vaptzarov shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Zoilo Coira saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 63rd minute Tales Lucas shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Gonsalve Flores saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Tales Lucas's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Gonsalve Flores read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 64th minute of play. U.D. Mancini's Brion Macia was substituted for Nemesio Quiroga. A sloppy throw-in by Niceto Gai in the 67th minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by U.D. Mancini's Ferdinando De Simone. Ferdinando De Simone hit a great freekick 70 minutes into the match. ReyPoxo's Samuel Etoo was substituted for Tales Lucas. In the 72nd match minute, U.D. Mancini was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ferdinando De Simone to maneuver through the defense. Leif Larsen recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 72nd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. U.D. Mancini made a substitution. Agustín Pedrosa replaced Kadir Celilay. The audience was convinced that Bozhil Vaptzarov's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Zoilo Coira was relentless in the 84th minute of the game. After 85 minutes ReyPoxo's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Bozhil Vaptzarov who took care of the corner kick. Cristi Chivu tried to clear up in front of the goal, but didn't succeed and rather the ball rolled into the own goal to the right of a despaired Zoilo Coira. An unnecessary self made goal, 1-2 in the 86th minute. In the 88th minute, Bozhil Vaptzarov 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. 90 minutes into the game, ReyPoxo's Samuel Etoo nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Gonsalve Flores made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-3. Rolando Mingo made in the 93rd minute of the game a sloppy throw-in which Urdin Alabern however managed to control. After having played for 94 minutes, Samuel Etoo managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. ReyPoxo's supporters crossed their fingers, but Samuel Etoo 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 96 minutes, Bozhil Vaptzarov managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. U.D. Mancini's supporters crossed their fingers, but Bozhil Vaptzarov was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. The U.D. Mancini supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching ReyPoxo's performance. The match ended with a win for ReyPoxo.