League

Sp. Mecanico Ds.
Spectators: 7312 (Terracing: 5485, Seating: 1682, VIP seats: 145) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Saul Txaran kicked off to start the match. In the 2nd minute, Saul Txaran hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. An unexpectedly hard shot by Hector Valery in the 4th minute of play forced Empalme's goalkeeper Camilo Blanco to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Hilario Venceslao charged in rather forcefully in the 5th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Hilario Venceslao the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Camilo Blanco was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Hector Valery showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-0 in the 6 minute of play. Flavio Oriche showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Esteban Mogel, who was totally free with the ball in the 11th minute. Inocencio Joey kicked well hit freekick during the 12th minute of the match. Flavio Oriche took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Saul Txaran, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When Serafino Iraido fell near the penalty area in the 18th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Empalme's protests and gave Serafino Iraido a yellow card for diving instead. 18 minutes into the game, one of Empalme:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. Flavio Oriche showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Esteban Mogel, who was totally free with the ball in the 23rd minute. Esteban Mogel received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 25th minute. Flavio Oriche tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Esteban Mogel had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 28th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Saul Txaran received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 29th minute. Flavio Oriche tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Flavio Oriche showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Esteban Mogel in the 36th minute of the match. Esteban Mogel fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 38th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Flavio Oriche having to interfere. Saul Txaran struck a weak shot in the 42nd minute. Flavio Oriche didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Empalme. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 2-0 at half-time.

After a rather tough play, Sp. Mecanica Destructora's Hector Valery got a free kick in the 53rd minute. Flavio Oriche showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Saul Txaran in the 57th minute of the match. Hector Valery received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 59th minute. Camilo Blanco tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ambrosio Hermelando in the 60th minute of play forced Empalme's goalkeeper Camilo Blanco to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With an all-out effort, Empalme's Flavio Oriche threw himself towards the right post 63 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Saul Txaran, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. In the 75th minute Saul Txaran shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Flavio Oriche saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 78th minute, Saul Txaran reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Flavio Oriche. The goal made the score 2-1. Saul Txaran received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 84th minute. Flavio Oriche tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Saul Txaran might have been able to make a better finish in the 87th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Flavio Oriche. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Saul Txaran ran back to his position shaking his head. 91 minutes into the match, Empalme's Esteban Mogel sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Flavio Oriche narrowly saved just below the crossbar. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ambrosio Hermelando in the 95th minute of play forced Empalme's goalkeeper Camilo Blanco to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Sp. Mecanica Destructora's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.