Friendly League

Estadio El Empomado
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Alejandro Txindoki took the kick off in the first half of the match. 4 minutes into the match, Real Ayuntamiento CF's goalkeeper Vicente Berto had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Fausto Mikeldi. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Santiago Gelmiro during the 7th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 7th minute, Santiago Gelmiro hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When Haroldo Marcones fell near the penalty area in the 10th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Gaita´s club's protests and gave Haroldo Marcones a yellow card for diving instead. Haroldo Marcones hit a great freekick 10 minutes into the match. After 11 played minutes Gaita´s club got a freekick which was hit by Nestor Mitxel. After 17 minutes of play, Real Ayuntamiento CF's Maximiliano Libertad made it 0-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Fernando Jaen was left in no man's land by his defense there! Romeo Iruinea fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 24th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Fernando Jaen having to interfere. Gaita´s club's Fernando Jaen played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Maximiliano Libertad in the 37th minute of play. Alejandro Txindoki charged in rather forcefully in the 42nd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Alejandro Txindoki the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After a rather tough play, Gaita´s club's Alejandro Txindoki got a free kick in the 42nd minute. 46 minutes into the match, Maximiliano Libertad had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Fernando Jaen. Gaita´s club's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Maximiliano Libertad was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-3. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-3 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Maximiliano Libertad to strike the kick off in the second half. Nestor Mitxel charged in rather forcefully in the 52nd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Nestor Mitxel the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Nestor Mitxel hit a great freekick 52 minutes into the match. Alberto Chan's late challenge caught a Gaita´s club's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Alberto Chan helped the player get up and apologised. In the 54th match minute, Real Ayuntamiento CF was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Alberto Chan to maneuver through the defense. In the 55th minute, Ruben Hug hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Alvaro Rosario recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 57th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Fernando Jaen came out of the goal in the 62nd minute to try and stop a shot by Real Ayuntamiento CF's Lázaro Gurutz. But to his dismay, Lázaro Gurutz quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-4. After some fancy dribbling in the 65th minute, Lázaro Gurutz managed to get in a good position for a shot. Real Ayuntamiento CF's supporters rose to their feet, but Lázaro Gurutz was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Fernando Jaen breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 68th minute Lázaro Gurutz shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Fernando Jaen saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 68 minutes into the match, Gaita´s club's goal looked a bit too open when Lázaro Gurutz came free, but Fernando Jaen reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Sergio Ekialde's late challenge caught a Real Ayuntamiento CF's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Sergio Ekialde helped the player get up and apologised. In the 68th match minute, Gaita´s club was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Sergio Ekialde to maneuver through the defense. In the 70th match minute, Gaita´s club was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Sebastian Gelmiro to maneuver through the defense. Ruben Hug was probably a little too eager to shoot when he, in the 71st played minute, shot the ball from way out. The shot was hard, but the ball flew wide of the goal. Fernando Jaen took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Alberto Chan, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 79 minutes into the match, Gaita´s club's goal looked a bit too open when Danilo Gaxan came free, but Fernando Jaen reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Real Ayuntamiento CF's Lázaro Gurutz collided with an opponent after 79 minutes. He was hit so badly that he fractured his arm. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Juan Bertran during the 79th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Real Ayuntamiento CF's Vinicio Lopes was substituted for Lázaro Gurutz. Juan Bertran hit a great freekick 81 minutes into the match. If Maximiliano Libertad had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 82nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After a defensive mix-up in Gaita´s club's zone, Danilo Gaxan stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Fernando Jaen came out of the goal and Danilo Gaxan tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Fernando Jaen showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Maximiliano Libertad, who was totally free with the ball in the 85th minute. If Alberto Chan had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 86th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 92nd minute, Alberto Chan hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 93 minutes into the match, Gaita´s club's Alvaro Rosario sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Vicente Berto narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Fernando Jaen showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Danilo Gaxan, who was totally free with the ball in the 95th minute. Fernando Jaen made an important save on a dangerous shot by Maximiliano Libertad in the 97th minute. Real Ayuntamiento CF's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.