League

Armilla
Spectators: 8084 (Terracing: 6000, Seating: 1934, VIP seats: 150) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. William Sarrate started the match with the kick off. In the 7th minute, Arxel Ziguenza left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Eagle Team fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. Santiago Sidoro could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 9th minute of the match, but Xarles Contratas made a huge save. An unexpectedly hard shot by William Sarrate in the 12th minute of play forced Armilla's goalkeeper Froilan Dimas to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 13th minute of the match Eagle Team got a corner. Armilla's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. William Sarrate ran over to the corner to take the kick. William Sarrate sent away a hard shot on goal in the 18th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Aladino Esperta made in the 21st minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by Eagle Team's Dalmau Barrientos. After a rather tough play, Armilla's Eron Machado got a free kick in the 21st minute. Arxel Ziguenza received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 25th minute. Froilan Dimas tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Eagle Team's Xarles Contratas played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Santiago Sidoro in the 27th minute of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Thiago Nueva got free with Xarles Contratas in the 29th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 34thth minute of the game Eron Machado who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Eagle Team's Xarles Contratas was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Xarles Contratas showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Eron Machado, who was totally free with the ball in the 35th minute. Xarles Contratas made an important save on a dangerous shot by Thiago Nueva in the 45th minute. Disappointed in the 0-1 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

In the 51st minute, William Sarrate 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. Eron Machado sent away a hard shot on goal in the 54th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 60 minutes into the match, Santiago Sidoro had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Xarles Contratas. Eagle Team's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Santiago Sidoro was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-1. 65 minutes into the match, Eagle Team's goal looked a bit too open when Santiago Sidoro came free, but Xarles Contratas reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 70 minutes into the match, Armilla's goalkeeper Froilan Dimas had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by William Sarrate. After 72 played minutes Eagle Team got a freekick which was hit by Lluis Saura. In the 74th match minute, Eagle Team was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Lluis Saura to maneuver through the defense. In the 75th minute of the match Etxave Zapater sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Xarles Contratas skillfully saved the ball. Xarles Contratas took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Valery Grau, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 77th minute Armilla were awarded a corner. Etxave Zapater went to the cornerflag to take it. 83 minutes into the match, Eagle Team's goal looked a bit too open when Thiago Nueva came free, but Xarles Contratas reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Thiago Nueva sent away a hard shot on goal in the 86th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The audience was convinced that Valery Grau's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Xarles Contratas was relentless in the 88th minute of the game. After some fancy dribbling in the 91st minute, Thiago Nueva managed to get in a good position for a shot. Armilla's supporters rose to their feet, but Thiago Nueva was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Xarles Contratas breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick.