League

Lake Tahoe Stadium
Spectators: 7472 (Terracing: 5605, Seating: 1718, VIP seats: 149) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Raul Adrio took the kick off in the first half of the match. In the 4th match minute, Xerez was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Fausto Markel to maneuver through the defense. 8 minutes into the match, Luciano Urbasa notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of Hard Rock's Victorino Suarez. Victorino Suarez was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. When Glenn Hart came up free with the goalie in the 13th minute, the Xerez 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 Glenn Hart couldn't finish the play. In the 20th minute Raul Adrio shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Victorino Suarez saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Victorino Suarez showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Tomás Loren in the 22nd minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Luciano Urbasa in the 23rd minute of play forced Hard Rock's goalkeeper Victorino Suarez to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 24 played minutes Baltasar Guilabertus rounded Xerez's defense and shot a beautiful shot into goal via left pole - 1-1. Fabricio Vachon received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 29th minute. Cleto Veronica tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Luciano Urbasa fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 33rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Victorino Suarez having to interfere. Victorino Suarez took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Tomás Loren, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Hard Rock's Victorino Suarez played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Luciano Urbasa in the 40th minute of play. 42 minutes into the match, Hard Rock's goal looked a bit too open when Tomás Loren came free, but Victorino Suarez reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 1-1 after a close first half.

The wind increased when Carolo Breogan made the kick off in the second half. After 52 played minutes, Xerez's Fausto Markel shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Victorino Suarez came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Xerez reached it. Raul Adrio's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 55thth minute, Victorino Suarez skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. Emiliano Jesco charged in rather forcefully in the 56th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Emiliano Jesco the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The supporters of Xerez booed when Hard Rock was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 56 match minutes in a wonderful position. Emiliano Jesco didn't get a good kick on the ball. Tomás Loren received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 57th minute. Victorino Suarez tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Carolo Breogan fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 61st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Cleto Veronica having to interfere. In the 62nd minute, Luciano Urbasa hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. A collision led to Hard Rock getting a freekick after 64 minutes play. Alonzo Nofre hit a great ball. When Diego Abad fell near the penalty area in the 66th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Xerez's protests and gave Diego Abad a yellow card for diving instead. After some fancy dribbling in the 67th minute, Carolo Breogan managed to get in a good position for a shot. Hard Rock's supporters rose to their feet, but Carolo Breogan was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Cleto Veronica breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Fausto Markel struck a weak shot in the 69th minute. Victorino Suarez didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Xerez. An unexpectedly hard shot by Luciano Urbasa in the 71st minute of play forced Hard Rock's goalkeeper Victorino Suarez to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Tomás Loren could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 74th minute of the match, but Victorino Suarez made a huge save. In the 76th minute, Tomás Loren left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Xerez fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-2. If Glenn Hart had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 80th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Hard Rock's Victorino Suarez proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 82nd minute of the match, managed to save Hard Rock from getting a goal against them. Victorino Suarez showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Raul Adrio, who was totally free with the ball in the 83rd minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Raul Adrio in the 86th minute of play forced Hard Rock's goalkeeper Victorino Suarez to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Tomás Loren sent away a hard shot on goal in the 87th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 90th minute, Tomás Loren left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Xerez fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-3. Victorino Suarez showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Glenn Hart in the 94th minute of the match. In the 97th minute Diego Abad shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Victorino Suarez saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line.