Martin Palermo
Spectators: 144 (Terracing: 109,
Seating: 33, VIP seats: 2) Fabricio Gau showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Rigoberto Thomas in the 6th minute of the match. Jonathan Errapel took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ubaldo Pueblo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 15th minute, Santa Maradona's Rodolfo Cordeiro dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 1-0. Jonathan Errapel showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Benjamin Platon, who was totally free with the ball in the 18th minute. 19 minutes into the match, Rodolfo Cordeiro had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Fabricio Gau. Ramblones 91218's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Rodolfo Cordeiro was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-0. Rigoberto Thomas struck a weak shot in the 23rd minute. Fabricio Gau didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Santa Maradona. Jonathan Errapel made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Benjamin Platon in the 25th minute of play. If Rigoberto Thomas had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 26th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After a rather tough play, Santa Maradona's Gervasio Garcia got a free kick in the 27th minute. Jonathan Errapel took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ubaldo Pueblo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Rodolfo Cordeiro sent away a hard shot on goal in the 39th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Santa Maradona's Jonathan Errapel played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ubaldo Pueblo in the 45th minute of play. Af the end of the first half the score was 2-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.
The wind increased when Rodolfo Cordeiro made the kick off in the second half. In the 51st minute Rodolfo Cordeiro shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Fabricio Gau saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Benjamin Platon received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 54th minute. Jonathan Errapel tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Benjamin Platon took the ball and in the 58 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Jonathan Errapel. Jonathan Errapel dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-1. Rigoberto Thomas fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 66th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Fabricio Gau having to interfere. If Camillo De Luca had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 68th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The audience thought a goal was coming when Benjamin Platon got free with Jonathan Errapel in the 69th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 71st minute Rodolfo Cordeiro shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Fabricio Gau saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Rodolfo Cordeiro took the ball and in the 71 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Fabricio Gau. Fabricio Gau dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 3-1. Rodolfo Cordeiro fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 74th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Fabricio Gau having to interfere. Jonathan Errapel showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Camillo De Luca, who was totally free with the ball in the 75th minute. Jonathan Errapel took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Benjamin Platon, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a defensive mix-up in Ramblones 91218's zone, Gervasio Garcia stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Fabricio Gau came out of the goal and Gervasio Garcia tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Rigoberto Thomas sent away a hard shot on goal in the 82nd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Camillo De Luca fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 84th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Jonathan Errapel having to interfere. In the 91st minute, Gervasio Garcia 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. Fabricio Gau showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Rodolfo Cordeiro, who was totally free with the ball in the 95th minute. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The Santa Maradona fans cheered their team off the field, for while Ramblones 91218 had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.
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