League

Norberto Tomaghello
Spectators: 7677 (Terracing: 5758, Seating: 1766, VIP seats: 153) Defensa y Justicia's Nunez Uzuri started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. The supporters of Defensa y Justicia booed when NUMBA was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 3 match minutes in a wonderful position. Eusebio Caradaro didn't get a good kick on the ball. After a rather tough play, Defensa y Justicia's Bakar Castelo got a free kick in the 4th minute. Eloy Gorka took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jonatan Palban, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The audience thought a goal was coming when Bakar Castelo got free with Justo Ruy in the 7th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 8th minute of the match Defensa y Justicia got a corner. NUMBA's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Ke Jun Xuan ran over to the corner to take the kick. After 12 played minutes NUMBA got a freekick which was hit by Jonatan Palban. Bakar Castelo could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 17th minute of the match, but Justo Ruy made a huge save. Eloy Gorka showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jonatan Palban in the 18th minute of the match. After 29 minutes, Nunez Uzuri mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Defensa y Justicia and the NUMBA players grew even worse after the yellow card. After a rather tough play, Defensa y Justicia's Nunez Uzuri got a free kick in the 29th minute. Rene Martinez could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 37th minute of the match, but Justo Ruy made a huge save. In the 37th minute of the match, Rene Martinez got a very nice opportunity to score, but Justo Ruy was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. A collision led to NUMBA getting a freekick after 43 minutes play. Daniel Aztore hit a great ball. After 45 played minutes NUMBA got a freekick which was hit by Daniel Aztore. In the 47th minute, Babür Demirtekin hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-1 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

Defensa y Justicia's Eloy Gorka proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 53rd minute of the match, managed to save Defensa y Justicia from getting a goal against them. NUMBA's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Daniel Aztore in the 54th minute. After 56 played minutes NUMBA got a freekick which was hit by Daniel Aztore. Defensa y Justicia's goalkeeper couldn't reach when Edmund Wierzcholek 58 minutes into the game got a good kick on the ball which found its way into goal just inside left pole. 0-2. NUMBA's Justo Ruy played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Nunez Uzuri in the 61st minute of play. Eloy Gorka made a fantastic save in the 63rd minute, when Jonatan Palban sent off a good shot on target. Daniel Aztore might have been able to make a better finish in the 64th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Eloy Gorka. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Daniel Aztore ran back to his position shaking his head. With a little luck, Defensa y Justicia's Eloy Gorka got control of the ball when Jonatan Palban tried to sneak it across the goal line. Jonatan Palban kicked a quick shot right in front of the goal in the 69thth minute. Though ot was a great shot Defensa y Justicia's keeper Eloy Gorka was sill able to block leaving the score board unchanged. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jonatan Palban in the 71st minute of play forced Defensa y Justicia's goalkeeper Eloy Gorka to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Edmund Wierzcholek received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 73rd minute. Eloy Gorka tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 77 minutes into the match, Defensa y Justicia's goalkeeper Eloy Gorka had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Edmund Wierzcholek. Jarne Decaluwe scored 0-3 in the 81st match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Eloy Gorka, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Defensa y Justicia made a substitution. Haroldo Javiero replaced Ke Jun Xuan. In the 86th minute, Jonatan Palban made a precise shot to the right of Eloy Gorka. Defensa y Justicia's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-4. In the 89th minute Nunez Uzuri shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Justo Ruy saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 96 minutes into the match, NUMBA's goal looked a bit too open when Bakar Castelo came free, but Justo Ruy reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line.