League

La Botanera
Spectators: 7391 (Terracing: 5545, Seating: 1699, VIP seats: 147) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Muharrem Öner kicked off to start the match. Muharrem Öner came free with the goalkeeper in the 11th minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Bonifacio Gaxan could save by the left post. After 14 minutes, Esteve Eguen mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Pilar AFC and the Real Botana F.C. players grew even worse after the yellow card. 17 minutes into the match, Nicanor Rosio dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Bonifacio Gaxan, 1-0. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cosme Enaut in the 23rd minute of play forced Real Botana F.C.'s goalkeeper Karl Karlsson to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 2-0 became the score in the 25th minute when Muharrem Öner elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. 28 minutes into the match, Pilar AFC's goalkeeper Bonifacio Gaxan had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Muharrem Öner. 32 minutes into the match, Real Botana F.C.'s goal looked a bit too open when Laureano Oliviero came free, but Karl Karlsson reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Bonifacio Gaxan took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Haroldo Paublo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 39 minutes into the match, Real Botana F.C.'s Muharrem Öner sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Bonifacio Gaxan narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Zacarias Bixintxo struck a weak shot in the 40th minute. Bonifacio Gaxan didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Real Botana F.C.. Bonifacio Gaxan made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Haroldo Paublo in the 46th minute of play. Muharrem Öner could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 47th minute of the match, but Bonifacio Gaxan made a huge save. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 2-0 at half-time.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Cosme Enaut was the one to do the kick off. In the 59th minute, Muharrem Öner left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Real Botana F.C. fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 4-0. In the 62nd minute, Segundo Frances 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. In the 66th minute, Muharrem Öner left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Real Botana F.C. fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 5-0. In the 69th minute, Muharrem Öner made a precise shot to the right of Bonifacio Gaxan. Pilar AFC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 6-0. Bonifacio Gaxan came out of the goal in the 74th minute to try and stop a shot by Real Botana F.C.'s Muharrem Öner. But to his dismay, Muharrem Öner quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 7-0. Bonifacio Gaxan took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Muharrem Öner, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Muharrem Öner in the 81st minute of play forced Pilar AFC's goalkeeper Bonifacio Gaxan to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 82 minutes into the game, Segundo Frances cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 8-0. Bonifacio Gaxan was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. In the 88thth minute of the game Muharrem Öner who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Pilar AFC's Bonifacio Gaxan was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 89th minute, Eulalio Elia ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Bonifacio Gaxan was frozen by the shot and now it was 9-0. After a rather tough play, Pilar AFC's Marco Argenis got a free kick in the 92nd minute. It was beautiful to see Real Botana F.C.'s Rodolfo Ortle in action when he in the 94th minute dribbled his way through a couple of opponents and the fired away a shot from almost standing still. First the ball seemed to get in, but turned out to be on the outside of the net. A great chance! Real Botana F.C. walked away with a well-earned victory that was much celebrated by the crowd.