League

Orange Arena
Spectators: 7245 (Terracing: 5435, Seating: 1666, VIP seats: 144) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Benito Lalla started the match with the kick off. In the 3rd minute Anastasio Crispo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Nicolas Felipillo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After a rather tough play, Talleres United FC's Hernan Salbatore got a free kick in the 8th minute. Anastasio Crispo recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 11th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Nicolas Felipillo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Anastasio Crispo, who was totally free with the ball in the 13th minute. Anastasio Crispo recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 17th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Anastasio Crispo fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 19th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Nicolas Felipillo having to interfere. When Hernan Salbatore came up free with the goalie in the 22nd minute, the Talleres United FC 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 Hernan Salbatore couldn't finish the play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Anastasio Crispo in the 23rd minute of play forced HiguainFC's goalkeeper Nicolas Felipillo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Jacobo Donzel sent away a hard shot on goal in the 24th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 26th minute, Hernan Salbatore ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Nicolas Felipillo was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. In the 37th minute Jacobo Donzel shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Nicolas Felipillo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After a defensive mix-up in HiguainFC's zone, Anastasio Crispo stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Nicolas Felipillo came out of the goal and Anastasio Crispo tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Talleres United FC's Jacobo Donzel managed to work through HiguainFC's defense and was going for an easy goal, but he hit the shot with his toe and the ball flew outside the goal. Jacobo Donzel dejectedly held out his arms as if to ask why the ball hadn't gone in. Nicolas Felipillo stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Jacobo Donzel's shot from short distance in the 42nd minute. Marcelo Ostots made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Benito Lalla in the 44th minute of play. After the first half Talleres United FC were leading 0-1. 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 Jacobo Donzel made a kick off. If Anastasio Crispo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 51st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The audience was convinced that Jacobo Donzel's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Nicolas Felipillo was relentless in the 53rd minute of the game. In the 56th minute Anastasio Crispo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Nicolas Felipillo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. A hard shot by Ismael Iztal from long distance, 57 minutes into the match, got Nicolas Felipillo's attention. Through a fast twist with his body, he could stop the ball from going in on his right side. Jacobo Donzel could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 61st minute of the match, but Nicolas Felipillo made a huge save. Nicolas Felipillo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jacobo Donzel, who was totally free with the ball in the 63rd minute. Talleres United FC's Marcelo Ostots played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Mauricio Roldan in the 68th minute of play. A collision led to HiguainFC getting a freekick after 70 minutes play. Benito Lalla hit a great ball. HiguainFC's Nicolas Felipillo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Anastasio Crispo in the 73rd minute of play. Jacobo Donzel could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 76th minute of the match, but Nicolas Felipillo made a huge save. Anastasio Crispo fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 86th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Nicolas Felipillo having to interfere.