League

Estadio Almagro
Spectators: 7207 (Terracing: 5407, Seating: 1657, VIP seats: 143) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Simon Tono got the match started through his kick off. Almagro's Esteban Txanton got a good chance for a goal in the 11th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After having played for 13 minutes, Anibal Gutxi managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Almagro's supporters crossed their fingers, but Anibal Gutxi was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Almagro's Anibal Gutxi got a good chance for a goal in the 14th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 16th minute, Nereo Quinito hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. An unexpectedly hard shot by Esteban Txanton in the 17th minute of play forced Vanguardia's goalkeeper Jacinto Ramirez to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With his leg Jacinto Ramirez managed to avoid a goal in the 19thth minute, when Almagro's Anibal Gutxi fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. In the 22nd minute Simon Tono shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Melquiades Gaspard saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Bruno Illart fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 25th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Melquiades Gaspard having to interfere. Martin Luzea hit a great freekick 26 minutes into the match. 29 minutes into the match, Simon Tono had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Melquiades Gaspard. Almagro's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Simon Tono was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. A collision led to Vanguardia getting a freekick after 35 minutes play. Marciano Rosio hit a great ball. Jacinto Ramirez took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Esteban Txanton, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 43rd match minute, Vanguardia was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Apolo Pietro to maneuver through the defense. Anibal Gutxi sent away a hard shot on goal in the 45th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. If Anibal Gutxi had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 47th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead.

53 minutes into the match, Esteban Txanton notched a goal, 1-1, to the right of Vanguardia's Jacinto Ramirez. Jacinto Ramirez was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. If Bruno Illart had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 58th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Anibal Gutxi fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 62nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Jacinto Ramirez having to interfere. In the 65th minute, Anibal Gutxi ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Jacinto Ramirez was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-1. The audience was convinced that Esteban Txanton's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Jacinto Ramirez was relentless in the 71st minute of the game. If Anibal Gutxi had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 75th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After having played for 77 minutes, Anibal Gutxi managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Almagro's supporters crossed their fingers, but Anibal Gutxi was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 80 minutes into the game, Feliberto Bittor was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Almagro's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Vanguardia the free kick. In the 81st match minute, Almagro was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Feliberto Bittor to maneuver through the defense. After a defensive mix-up in Almagro's zone, Bruno Illart stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Melquiades Gaspard came out of the goal and Bruno Illart tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After a rather tough play, Almagro's Martin Luzea got a free kick in the 83rd minute. Simon Tono sent away a hard shot on goal in the 87th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 90th minute Anibal Gutxi shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jacinto Ramirez saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Anibal Gutxi received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 92nd minute. Jacinto Ramirez tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. For all the effort they put into the match, the Vanguardia players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for Almagro.