League

Retiro
Spectators: 7479 (Terracing: 5611, Seating: 1719, VIP seats: 149) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Rareș Feraru started the match with the kick off. In the 3rd minute Gogo Austin shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Rogério Cenić saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The audience was convinced that Gogo Austin's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Rogério Cenić was relentless in the 3rd minute of the game. 9 minutes into the match, Hermelando Bustunzuria had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Denis Gipuzkoa. Retiro FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Hermelando Bustunzuria was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. When the match clock showed 12 minutes, the score became 0-2 when Rareș Feraru sped through Retiro FC's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Denis Gipuzkoa. Omar Tajo received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 20th minute. Denis Gipuzkoa tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 22 minutes into the match, Rareș Feraru notched a goal, 0-3, to the right of Retiro FC's Denis Gipuzkoa. Denis Gipuzkoa was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. After 25 minutes, Rareș Feraru made it 0-4 with a short kick to the right side. Retiro FC's Denis Gipuzkoa tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. 28 minutes into the match, Guaberto Viator had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Denis Gipuzkoa. Retiro FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Guaberto Viator was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-5. In the 31st minute Rareș Feraru shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Denis Gipuzkoa saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Omar Tajo's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Denis Gipuzkoa read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 37th minute of play. 40 minutes into the game, Rareș Feraru cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-7. Denis Gipuzkoa was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. 46 minutes into the match, Omar Tajo notched a goal, 0-8, to the right of Retiro FC's Denis Gipuzkoa. Denis Gipuzkoa was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. After the first half ZarA A.C were leading 0-8. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Gogo Austin to strike the kick off in the second half. In the 51st minute, David Gerazan hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 62 minutes into the match, Retiro FC's goal looked a bit too open when Rareș Feraru came free, but Denis Gipuzkoa reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Denis Gipuzkoa made an important save on a dangerous shot by Omar Tajo in the 63rd minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Rareș Feraru in the 64th minute of play forced Retiro FC's goalkeeper Denis Gipuzkoa to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. James Gordon sent away a hard shot on goal in the 66th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Denis Gipuzkoa showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Rareș Feraru in the 71st minute of the match. 74 minutes in the game, Hermelando Bustunzuria fired away an excellent shot, which passed to the side of the right post without Denis Gipuzkoa having to interfere. Denis Gipuzkoa took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Rareș Feraru, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 95 minutes into the game, Godfredo Valentine was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. ZarA A.C's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Retiro FC the free kick.