League

Arena SuperChango
Spectators: 7795 (Terracing: 5847, Seating: 1793, VIP seats: 155) Sportivo Smirnoff Vodka's Kepa Arrizabalaga proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 5th minute of the match, managed to save Sportivo Smirnoff Vodka from getting a goal against them. 6 minutes into the game, Max Verstappen was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. SuperChango's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Sportivo Smirnoff Vodka the free kick. In the 9th minute of the match Sportivo Smirnoff Vodka got a corner. SuperChango's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Aaron Jokin ran over to the corner to take the kick. The supporters of SuperChango booed when Sportivo Smirnoff Vodka was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 13 match minutes in a wonderful position. Wilfredo Bieito didn't get a good kick on the ball. Ambrosio Txurio could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 14th minute of the match, but Kepa Arrizabalaga made a huge save. A collision led to SuperChango getting a freekick after 15 minutes play. Ambrosio Txurio hit a great ball. 21 minutes into the game, Cosme Mendebal threw the ball into play from the sideline. SuperChango's Álvaro Puch quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. SuperChango's Luiz Fernando Branco played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Pedro Ochoa in the 24th minute of play. Ambrosio Txurio came free with the goalkeeper in the 26th minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Kepa Arrizabalaga could save by the left post. An unexpectedly hard shot by Pedro Ochoa in the 27th minute of play forced SuperChango's goalkeeper Luiz Fernando Branco to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 29 minutes into the game, Sportivo Smirnoff Vodka's Gustavo-Hernán Egoi nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Luiz Fernando Branco made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. Luiz Fernando Branco showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gustavo-Hernán Egoi, who was totally free with the ball in the 33rd minute. Luiz Fernando Branco made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gustavo-Hernán Egoi in the 35th minute of play. In the 37th minute, Ambrosio Txurio 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. Kepa Arrizabalaga made a fantastic save in the 40th minute, when Ambrosio Txurio sent off a good shot on target. Luiz Fernando Branco took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Pedro Ochoa, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 46th minute of the game. One of SuperChango:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Sportivo Smirnoff Vodka:s goal. SuperChango:s Luiz Fernando Branco showed great skill when he stopped Aaron Jokin:s penalty. 49 minutes had been played when some careless play by SuperChango's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Aaron Jokin was slow to take the kick. During this time Sportivo Smirnoff Vodka's players had a chance to rest. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-1.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Ambrosio Txurio to make the kick off. SuperChango's attentive Álvaro Puch managed to snatch the ball when Cosme Mendebal made a throw-in in the 53rd minute of the game. Ambrosio Txurio's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Kepa Arrizabalaga read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 57th minute of play. SuperChango's Luca Puch quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Wilfredo Bieito, made in the 59th minute of the game. After a rather tough play, Sportivo Smirnoff Vodka's Wilfredo Bieito got a free kick in the 61st minute. When SuperChango's Ambrosio Txurio in the 64th minute got a chance for a shot 64th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Sportivo Smirnoff Vodka's goalie prevented a goal. Wilfredo Bieito made in the 66th minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by SuperChango's Max Verstappen. In the 67th match minute, Sportivo Smirnoff Vodka was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Wilfredo Bieito to maneuver through the defense. In the 68th match minute, Sportivo Smirnoff Vodka was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Wilfredo Bieito to maneuver through the defense. In the 69th minute Casimiro Ieltxu shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Kepa Arrizabalaga saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 71 minutes had been played when some careless play by Sportivo Smirnoff Vodka's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Elói Chaves was slow to take the kick. During this time SuperChango's players had a chance to rest. After taking down the ball on SuperChango's corner Elói Chaves fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Kepa Arrizabalaga quite easily take care of the ball. Ambrosio Txurio sent away a hard shot on goal in the 75th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. SuperChango's Max Verstappen got his second yellow card of the match in the 80th minute. The referee ordered Max Verstappen off the ground. Gustavo-Hernán Egoi hit a great freekick 84 minutes into the match. In the 96th minute, Ambrosio Txurio made a precise shot to the right of Kepa Arrizabalaga. Sportivo Smirnoff Vodka's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-1. The Sportivo Smirnoff Vodka players were the happier at the end of the match as they had prevented SuperChango from taking control. The game ends in a draw.