League

El Jardin
Spectators: 6669 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1669, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Raymond Leal got the match started through his kick off. Santana De Silva took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Raymond Leal, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Cebo Benito hit a great freekick 4 minutes into the match. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Indartsu Mondejar in the 10th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Santana De Silva saved El Jardin from getting behind. Raymond Leal got in the 11th a clear chance and fired away a hard shot against goal, but Santana De Silva handled the situation perfectly and made a save by the crossbar. An unexpectedly hard shot by Indartsu Mondejar in the 13th minute of play forced El Jardin's goalkeeper Santana De Silva to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 15th minute the ball was on its way in behind El Jardin's goalkeeper Santana De Silva, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. 19 minutes into the game, El Jardin's Yoel Reina nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Goiz Griful made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-0. Lazaro Quintero fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 27th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Goiz Griful having to interfere. Santana De Silva showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Raymond Leal, who was totally free with the ball in the 38th minute. Cebo Benito hit a great freekick 39 minutes into the match. Las Supernenas FC's Indartsu Mondejar got a good chance for a goal in the 40th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 43rd minute, Zuberoa Valdés hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. If Lazaro Quintero had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 46th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 1-0 at half-time.

The wind increased when Lazaro Quintero made the kick off in the second half. Noé Campomanes might have been able to make a better finish in the 51st minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Goiz Griful. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Noé Campomanes ran back to his position shaking his head. In the 53rd minute Lazaro Quintero shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Goiz Griful saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lazaro Quintero in the 58th minute of play forced Las Supernenas FC's goalkeeper Goiz Griful to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 60 minutes into the game, El Jardin's Noé Campomanes nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Goiz Griful made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-0. Lazaro Quintero fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 65th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Goiz Griful having to interfere. El Jardin's Santana De Silva proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 68th minute of the match, managed to save El Jardin from getting a goal against them. Lazaro Quintero sent away a hard shot on goal in the 71st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Ezequiel Feal's late challenge caught a El Jardin's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Ezequiel Feal helped the player get up and apologised. After a rather tough play, Las Supernenas FC's Ezequiel Feal got a free kick in the 72nd minute. If Lazaro Quintero had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 77th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lazaro Quintero in the 81st minute of play forced Las Supernenas FC's goalkeeper Goiz Griful to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Noé Campomanes sent away a hard shot on goal in the 82nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. An unexpectedly hard shot by Raymond Leal in the 87th minute of play forced El Jardin's goalkeeper Santana De Silva to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 88 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for El Jardin! 94 minutes into the match, Las Supernenas FC's goal looked a bit too open when Lazaro Quintero came free, but Goiz Griful reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The El Jardin fans cheered their team off the field, for while Las Supernenas FC had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.