League

Estadio Mercedes
Spectators: 7122 (Terracing: 5343, Seating: 1638, VIP seats: 141) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Arnoldo Aurken started the match with the kick off. Guido Rubio made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Arnoldo Aurken in the 7th minute of play. In the 13th minute Arnoldo Aurken shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Guido Rubio saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. If Sebastian Hibai had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 18th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Arturo Txordon took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 21st minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Guido Rubio. Sumamao AFC's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Guido Rubio showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Higinio Fernendo in the 22nd minute of the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 25th minute, Arnoldo Aurken managed to get in a good position for a shot. GRANACAMPEON07's supporters rose to their feet, but Arnoldo Aurken was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Guido Rubio breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After 28 minutes of play, GRANACAMPEON07's Sebastian Hibai made it 2-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Guido Rubio was left in no man's land by his defense there! Guido Rubio took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Arnoldo Aurken, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. If Arnoldo Aurken had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 40th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When Arnoldo Aurken came up free with the goalie in the 45th minute, the GRANACAMPEON07 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 Arnoldo Aurken couldn't finish the play. Arnoldo Aurken received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 48th minute. Guido Rubio tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 2-0.

The wind increased when Horacio Mogel made the kick off in the second half. Dante Patxi fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 55th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Guido Rubio having to interfere. If Arnoldo Aurken had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 57th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 64 minutes into the game, Arturo Txordon was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. GRANACAMPEON07's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Sumamao AFC the free kick. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 64th minute of the game. One of GRANACAMPEON07:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Sumamao AFC:s goal. Elpidio Arnas was out of position in the 69 minute of play, and Nicasio Ireno capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Nicasio Ireno really showed his touch with that goal: 2-2. Sumamao AFC's Guido Rubio played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Arnoldo Aurken in the 72nd minute of play. 78 minutes into the match, Higinio Fernendo had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Guido Rubio. Sumamao AFC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Higinio Fernendo was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-2. After some careless play in the Sumamao AFC defense, Higinio Fernendo kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Guido Rubio. The Sumamao AFC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Guido Rubio should have stopped the shot. Arnoldo Aurken fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 90th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Guido Rubio having to interfere. After a defensive mix-up in Sumamao AFC's zone, Arnoldo Aurken stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Guido Rubio came out of the goal and Arnoldo Aurken tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Higinio Fernendo in the 94th minute of play forced Sumamao AFC's goalkeeper Guido Rubio to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Sumamao AFC's Guido Rubio played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Higinio Fernendo in the 96th minute of play. In the 96th match minute, Sumamao AFC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Nicasio Ireno to maneuver through the defense. GRANACAMPEON07 walked away with a well-earned victory that was much celebrated by the crowd.