League

Ferro G.P.
Spectators: 7448 (Terracing: 5587, Seating: 1713, VIP seats: 148) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Froilan Kemen took the kick off in the first half of the match. After a defensive mix-up in Jumeal's zone, Epifanio Leoncio stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Cristobal Elizardo came out of the goal and Epifanio Leoncio tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Primitivo Urritz got free with Cristobal Elizardo in the 5th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Aurelio Llope hit a great freekick 7 minutes into the match. In the 17thth minute of the game Froilan Kemen who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Ferro General Pico's Amancio Ihintza was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Cristobal Elizardo made a fantastic save in the 19th minute, when Epifanio Leoncio sent off a good shot on target. With his leg Cristobal Elizardo managed to avoid a goal in the 21stth minute, when Ferro General Pico's Primitivo Urritz fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. 23 minutes into the game, Epifanio Leoncio lined in a short shot 1-0 behind a frustrated Cristobal Elizardo. If Froilan Kemen had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 26th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 27 minutes into the match, Primitivo Urritz notched a goal, 2-0, to the right of Jumeal's Cristobal Elizardo. Cristobal Elizardo was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. With his leg Cristobal Elizardo managed to avoid a goal in the 34thth minute, when Ferro General Pico's Epifanio Leoncio fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. In the 40th minute Denis Raebert shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Amancio Ihintza saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The audience was convinced that Epifanio Leoncio's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Cristobal Elizardo was relentless in the 43rd minute of the game. In the 47th minute, Ferro General Pico's Epifanio Leoncio ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Cristobal Elizardo. Cristobal Elizardo yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 5-0. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Epifanio Leoncio made a kick off. 53 minutes into the game, Froilan Kemen recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Amancio Ihintza. Froilan Kemen showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 5-1. After 56 played minutes Jumeal got a freekick which was hit by Iker Lon. Hector Inocentes short, quick shot in the 60thth minute got Amancio Ihintza to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. With his leg Amancio Ihintza managed to avoid a goal in the 62ndth minute, when Jumeal's Denis Raebert fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Epifanio Leoncio in the 63rd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Cristobal Elizardo saved Jumeal from getting behind. Cristobal Elizardo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Epifanio Leoncio in the 66th minute of play. Aurelio Llope charged in rather forcefully in the 68th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Aurelio Llope the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The supporters of Ferro General Pico booed when Jumeal was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 69 match minutes in a wonderful position. Aurelio Llope didn't get a good kick on the ball. The referee felt a red card was in order, 71 minutes into the game, when Nestor Abarca put in a rough tackle. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 70th minute of the game. One of Ferro General Pico:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Jumeal:s goal. After 73 minutes Ferro General Pico's goalkeeper Amancio Ihintza managed, with a little bit of luck, save Severino Ticho's penalty, on his right side after a tricky shot. Amancio Ihintza came out of the goal in the 73rd minute to try and stop a shot by Jumeal's Severino Ticho. But to his dismay, Severino Ticho quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 5-2. Aurelio Llope scored 5-3 in the 76th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Amancio Ihintza, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. If Matias Roland had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 80th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. After a rather tough play, Jumeal's Aquilino Edur got a free kick in the 82nd minute. Gregorio Baldovino hit a great freekick 85 minutes into the match. Jumeal's Hector Inocente got a good chance for a goal in the 87th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. With an all-out effort, Jumeal's Amancio Ihintza threw himself towards the right post 89 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Froilan Kemen, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. If Gregorio Baldovino had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 92nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After a defensive mix-up in Jumeal's zone, Lisandro Guib stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Cristobal Elizardo came out of the goal and Lisandro Guib tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Amancio Ihintza made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Froilan Kemen in the 97th minute of play. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. Ferro General Pico had won after a very even match.