League

Monumental
Spectators: 10820 (Terracing: 8116, Seating: 2488, VIP seats: 216) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Alex Elenescu started the match with the kick off. Erhan Alp received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 5th minute. Franc Merlot tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. A collision led to Hayalim Kedoshim getting a freekick after 8 minutes play. Carlos Puyol hit a great ball. After 12 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for TiGrEs Fx! Franc Merlot showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Mustafa Yaşar Recai, who was totally free with the ball in the 16th minute. After 20 minutes of play, TiGrEs Fx's Alex Elenescu made it 1-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Deng Qiang Ke was left in no man's land by his defense there! 27 minutes into the match, TiGrEs Fx's Alex Elenescu sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Deng Qiang Ke narrowly saved just below the crossbar. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alex Elenescu in the 29th minute of play forced Hayalim Kedoshim's goalkeeper Deng Qiang Ke to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Vladimiro Lauro's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Franc Merlot read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 32nd minute of play. 34 minutes had been played when some careless play by TiGrEs Fx's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Garfield Sau was slow to take the kick. During this time Hayalim Kedoshim's players had a chance to rest. After taking down the ball on Hayalim Kedoshim's corner Garfield Sau fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Franc Merlot quite easily take care of the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alex Elenescu in the 37th minute of play forced Hayalim Kedoshim's goalkeeper Deng Qiang Ke to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Franc Merlot made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Vladimiro Lauro in the 39th minute of play. 46 minutes into the game, Venceslao Espada threw the ball into play from the sideline. Hayalim Kedoshim's Carlos Puyol quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Vladimiro Lauro stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. The supporters of TiGrEs Fx booed when Hayalim Kedoshim was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 53 match minutes in a wonderful position. Carlos Puyol didn't get a good kick on the ball. After a defensive mix-up in Hayalim Kedoshim's zone, Alex Elenescu stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Deng Qiang Ke came out of the goal and Alex Elenescu tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Hayalim Kedoshim made a substitution. Ciprian Răuțchi replaced Vladimiro Lauro. Hayalim Kedoshim's Hanni Godines was substituted for Garfield Sau. Hayalim Kedoshim made a substitution. Mika Garon replaced Mustafa Yaşar Recai. Franc Merlot made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ciprian Răuțchi in the 63rd minute of play. In the 64th minute Ciprian Răuțchi shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Franc Merlot saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 65 minutes into the game, Horácio Ceresso was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. TiGrEs Fx's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Hayalim Kedoshim the free kick. In the 65th match minute, TiGrEs Fx was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Horácio Ceresso to maneuver through the defense. TiGrEs Fx made a substitution. Blasi Asas replaced Bartolo Gabirel. A collision led to TiGrEs Fx getting a freekick after 66 minutes play. Horácio Ceresso hit a great ball. Franc Merlot took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ciprian Răuțchi, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Franc Merlot took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ciprian Răuțchi, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Franc Merlot showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Mika Garon in the 80th minute of the match. After 80 minutes of play, Hayalim Kedoshim's Mika Garon made it 2-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Franc Merlot was left in no man's land by his defense there! Gilberto Rancaño might have been able to make a better finish in the 83rd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Deng Qiang Ke. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Gilberto Rancaño ran back to his position shaking his head. After some fancy dribbling in the 89th minute, Gilberto Rancaño managed to get in a good position for a shot. TiGrEs Fx's supporters rose to their feet, but Gilberto Rancaño was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Deng Qiang Ke breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. TiGrEs Fx's Franc Merlot played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Hanni Godines in the 91st minute of play. Franc Merlot showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Mika Garon, who was totally free with the ball in the 96th minute. Hayalim Kedoshim walked away with a well-earned victory that was much celebrated by the crowd.