League

Estadio Mendoza
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Xayveon Morquecho took the kick off in the first half of the match. Mendoza's Ariel Mathey played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Xayveon Morquecho in the 4th minute of play. Defensa's Xarles Arruta proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 5th minute of the match, managed to save Defensa from getting a goal against them. If Artemio Castelao had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 7th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. 9 minutes into the game, Weather Santirso cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Ariel Mathey was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Leoiar Roda in the 13th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Xarles Arruta saved Defensa from getting behind. Xarles Arruta made an important save on a dangerous shot by Basajaun Urrea in the 16th minute. Weather Santirso struck a weak shot in the 19th minute. Ariel Mathey didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Defensa. With a little luck, Defensa's Xarles Arruta got control of the ball when Basajaun Urrea tried to sneak it across the goal line. Xarles Arruta made a fantastic save in the 27th minute, when Basajaun Urrea sent off a good shot on target. The audience was convinced that Xayveon Morquecho's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Ariel Mathey was relentless in the 28th minute of the game. When Semeno Espin fell near the penalty area in the 31st minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Defensa's protests and gave Semeno Espin a yellow card for diving instead. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 31st minute of the game. One of Defensa:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Mendoza:s goal. In the 41st minute, Weather Santirso made a precise shot to the right of Ariel Mathey. Mendoza's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-2. When the match had gone on for 45 minutes, Basajaun Urrea took a quick shot and it went in 3-2 without a chance for Xarles Arruta to make any attempt to save it. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 3-2 at half-time.

The wind increased when Leoiar Roda made the kick off in the second half. Defensa's Xarles Arruta played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Leoiar Roda in the 58th minute of play. When Xayveon Morquecho came up free with the goalie in the 65th minute, the Defensa 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 Xayveon Morquecho couldn't finish the play. Ricart Peñalba scored 3-3 in the 66th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Ariel Mathey, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Ariel Mathey showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Xayveon Morquecho in the 70th minute of the match. After 71 minutes, Jatsu Alire mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Mendoza and the Defensa players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 72nd minute, Xayveon Morquecho got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Xarles Arruta showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Zuri Heras in the 75th minute of the match. Ricart Peñalba succeeded in the game's 78th minute to shoot an unreachable shot under the crossbar and scored - 3-4. Defensa's Xarles Arruta played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Basajaun Urrea in the 81st minute of play. After having played for 82 minutes, Leoiar Roda managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Mendoza's supporters crossed their fingers, but Leoiar Roda was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Xarles Arruta showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jatsu Alire, who was totally free with the ball in the 84th minute. Weather Santirso sent away a hard shot on goal in the 89th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After some careless play in the Defensa defense, Basajaun Urrea kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Xarles Arruta. The Defensa fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Xarles Arruta should have stopped the shot.