League

El Coloso
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Raul Formerio started the match with the kick off. When Humberto Monico came up free with the goalie in the 3rd minute, the To the fire 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 Humberto Monico couldn't finish the play. After a rather tough play, To the fire's Cristobal Clemencin got a free kick in the 7th minute. Claudio Santikurtz took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jesus Laurgain, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When To the fire's Humberto Monico in the 15th minute got a chance for a shot 15th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Boulevard Villa Belgrano's goalie prevented a goal. Hipolito Montxo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Raul Formerio in the 20th minute of play. Cristobal Clemencin charged in rather forcefully in the 21st minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Cristobal Clemencin the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. If Humberto Monico had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 24th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. In the 27th minute Antonio Ubendu shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Hipolito Montxo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. A hard shot 29 in the game by Humberto Monico from a close distance when the talented Claudio Santikurtz managed to make a qualified save. Boulevard Villa Belgrano's players were relieved. When Dionisio Estefan fell near the penalty area in the 32nd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Boulevard Villa Belgrano's protests and gave Dionisio Estefan a yellow card for diving instead. Dionisio Estefan kicked well hit freekick during the 33rd minute of the match. To the fire's Humberto Monico was standing unmarked in front of the goal when he, in the 35th play minute, got the ball and easily drilled it into the goal. Hipolito Montxo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Antonio Ubendu, who was totally free with the ball in the 43rd minute. After 44 played minutes To the fire got a freekick which was hit by Cristobal Clemencin.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Humberto Monico was the one to do the kick off. Narciso Viviano's late challenge caught a To the fire's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Narciso Viviano helped the player get up and apologised. In the 51st minute, Narciso Viviano hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 52 minutes into the match, Humberto Monico notched a goal, 3-1, to the right of Boulevard Villa Belgrano's Claudio Santikurtz. Claudio Santikurtz was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Boulevard Villa Belgrano's Claudio Santikurtz played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Humberto Monico in the 58th minute of play. 62 minutes into the match, Boulevard Villa Belgrano's goal looked a bit too open when Jesus Laurgain came free, but Claudio Santikurtz reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Cayetano Faron fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 65th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Claudio Santikurtz having to interfere. During the 66th minute of the match Narciso Viviano completely mistimed his tackle and brought down his opponent. The referee gave Narciso Viviano a yellow card, his second in the match, which meant he could no longer take part in the game. After 67 played minutes Boulevard Villa Belgrano got a freekick which was hit by Narciso Viviano. Claudio Santikurtz took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Humberto Monico, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Claudio Santikurtz stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Humberto Monico's shot from short distance in the 72nd minute. In the 75th minute, Antonio Ubendu made a precise shot to the right of Hipolito Montxo. To the fire's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 3-2. In the 84th minute the ball was on its way in behind Boulevard Villa Belgrano's goalkeeper Claudio Santikurtz, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Claudio Santikurtz stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Humberto Monico's shot from short distance in the 92nd minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Humberto Monico in the 94th minute of play forced Boulevard Villa Belgrano's goalkeeper Claudio Santikurtz to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Claudio Santikurtz showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Humberto Monico in the 97th minute of the match. When the referee ended the match the To the fire players were able to celebrate. They had won a fair victory and recieved the ovations of their fans.