League

Arena Mandaloriana
Spectators: 7492 (Terracing: 5620, Seating: 1723, VIP seats: 149) Bellocq AFC's Mateo Iyan played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Astor Eyague in the 3rd minute of play. After 9th play minutes Astor Eyague shot 1-0, a short shot which went by Mateo Iyan and just under the crossbar into goal. In the 11th match minute, Mandaloria was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Benedicto Gonzales to maneuver through the defense. An unexpectedly hard shot by Astor Eyague in the 15th minute of play forced Bellocq AFC's goalkeeper Mateo Iyan to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Mateo Iyan had great luck who in the 18thth minute grab hold of the ball when Astor Eyague from a short distance tried to put the ball inside the right post. Bellocq AFC's Mateo Iyan played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Astor Eyague in the 21st minute of play. 30 minutes into the match, Astor Eyague had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Mateo Iyan. Bellocq AFC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Astor Eyague was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-0. Marcial Araoz took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Angelino Palos, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 34 minutes into the match, Bellocq AFC's goalkeeper Mateo Iyan had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Astor Eyague. If Astor Eyague had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 37th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. David Ixidor's late challenge caught a Mandaloria's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. David Ixidor helped the player get up and apologised. David Ixidor hit a great freekick 40 minutes into the match. A collision led to Bellocq AFC getting a freekick after 43 minutes play. Bernardo Sanduru hit a great ball. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Astor Eyague in the 44th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Mateo Iyan saved Bellocq AFC from getting behind. 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.

Mateo Iyan showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Everardo Columbo, who was totally free with the ball in the 51st minute. When the match clock showed 53 minutes, the score became 3-0 when Astor Eyague sped through Bellocq AFC's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Mateo Iyan. The audience was convinced that Astor Eyague's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Mateo Iyan was relentless in the 57th minute of the game. When David Ixidor came up free with the goalie in the 60th minute, the Bellocq AFC 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 David Ixidor couldn't finish the play. When Mandaloria's Astor Eyague in the 65th minute got a chance for a shot 65th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Bellocq AFC's goalie prevented a goal. In the 74th minute, Bellocq AFC's Ildefonso Tauro seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Ildefonso Tauro the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of Bellocq AFC protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and Ildefonso Tauro had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. In a very dangerous position, a player in Bellocq AFC fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 74th minute. Penalty! After 91 minutes Bellocq AFC's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Yoel Ariztimuño who took care of the corner kick. 94 minutes in the game, Astor Eyague dribbled his way through the penalty area and after maneuvering past an opponent, drilled a quick shot at the goal. The ball looked like it was going in, but it was hit a bit too hard and flew over the goal. Yoel Ariztimuño fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 96th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Mateo Iyan having to interfere. A hard shot 98 in the game by David Ixidor from a close distance when the talented Marcial Araoz managed to make a qualified save. Mandaloria's players were relieved. Mandaloria's supporters were delighted with their team's performance and swarmed onto the pitch at the end of the match to celebrate the victory with the players.