League

E. Echeverría
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Aureliano Kaxen made the kick off and thus started the match. If Isidro Cugat had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 3rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Gaston Txema during the 6th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 7th match minute, Mercedes AFC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Gaston Txema to maneuver through the defense. Mercedes AFC's Roman Ler played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Isidro Cugat in the 7th minute of play. After a rather tough play, Mercedes AFC's Froilan Naelio got a free kick in the 8th minute. 13 minutes into the match, Aureliano Kaxen had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Roman Ler. Mercedes AFC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Aureliano Kaxen was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. Mercedes AFC's Roman Ler played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Aureliano Kaxen in the 16th minute of play. A collision led to Mercedes AFC getting a freekick after 16 minutes play. Froilan Naelio hit a great ball. In the 19th minute, Norberto Azibar got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Aureliano Kaxen in the 25th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Roman Ler prevented the ball from getting in the gole. 26 minutes into the match, Deportivo Alavés's goal looked a bit too open when Norberto Azibar came free, but Mauricio Faro reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Fernando Emenon charged in rather forcefully in the 27th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Fernando Emenon the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Fernando Emenon kicked well hit freekick during the 27th minute of the match. Ambrosio Iztal fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 41st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Mauricio Faro having to interfere. Ambrosio Iztal received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 43rd minute. Mauricio Faro tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 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.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Norberto Azibar made a kick off. Aureliano Kaxen fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 52nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Roman Ler having to interfere. Aureliano Kaxen received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 54th minute. Roman Ler tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Roman Ler made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Aureliano Kaxen in the 62nd minute of play. In the 64th match minute, Mercedes AFC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ambrosio Iztal to maneuver through the defense. Froilan Naelio charged in rather forcefully in the 73rd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Froilan Naelio the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Roman Ler made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Aureliano Kaxen in the 78th minute of play. After 81 minutes of play, Mercedes AFC's Ambrosio Iztal made it 1-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Mauricio Faro was left in no man's land by his defense there! Erubiel Raymundo fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 83rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Mauricio Faro having to interfere. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Ambrosio Iztal in the 86th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Mauricio Faro prevented the ball from getting in the gole. 88 minutes into the game, Mercedes AFC's Ambrosio Iztal nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Mauricio Faro made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-1. Norberto Azibar sent away a hard shot on goal in the 92nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 95th minute, Ambrosio Iztal hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Mercedes AFC were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of Deportivo Alavés for a fine match.