League

Valde
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) After 3 played minutes El Ligallo got a freekick which was hit by Luis Nueva. In the 6th match minute, El Ligallo was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jerico Bouzon to maneuver through the defense. 8 minutes into the game, Elixio Llorente was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. El Ligallo's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Valde the free kick. Elixio Llorente kicked well hit freekick during the 8th minute of the match. 10 minutes into the match, Valde's goal looked a bit too open when Elixio Llorente came free, but José Verdu reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Through an outstanding action, after 13 minutes, Rufino Tobia successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. Mancio Gibert took the ball and in the 16 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised José Verdu. José Verdu dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-1. A collision led to Valde getting a freekick after 25 minutes play. Pacorro Saavedra hit a great ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Bartolo Mendez got free with Rufino Tobia in the 31st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Santana Macías recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 36th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. After 37 minutes of play, El Ligallo's Luis Nueva made it 0-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. José Verdu was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 40th minute, Valde's Eleazar Moya dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 1-2. In the 46th minute, Eleazar Moya reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Rufino Tobia. The goal made the score 2-2. The first half was very even, with the score at 2-2 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

The wind increased when Bartolo Mendez made the kick off in the second half. When Vincente Japón fell near the penalty area in the 53rd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Valde's protests and gave Vincente Japón a yellow card for diving instead. In the 54th minute, Vincente Japón hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 58th minute, Luis Nueva 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. José Verdu made a fantastic save in the 60th minute, when Santana Macías sent off a good shot on target. Rufino Tobia stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Bartolo Mendez's shot from short distance in the 65th minute. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Bartolo Mendez in the 70th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Rufino Tobia saved El Ligallo from getting behind. In the 74th minute, Bartolo Mendez 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 79th minute, El Ligallo's Luis Nueva ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind José Verdu. José Verdu yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 2-4. When the match had gone on for 83 minutes, Luis Nueva took a quick shot and it went in 2-5 without a chance for José Verdu to make any attempt to save it. When Jose-Manuel Cao came up free with the goalie in the 89th minute, the Valde 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 Jose-Manuel Cao couldn't finish the play. In the 95thth minute of the game Bartolo Mendez who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but El Ligallo's Rufino Tobia was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. The Valde supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching El Ligallo's performance. The match ended with a win for El Ligallo.