League

Estadio del Norte
Spectators: 6475 (Terracing: 5475, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Luisito Oton took the kick off in the first half of the match. Leonides Diegotxe made in the 3rd minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by Pilar Birds FC's Javier Iban. After 4 played minutes Pilar Birds FC got a freekick which was hit by Dario Conrao. Leonides Diegotxe was probably a little too eager to shoot when he, in the 5th played minute, shot the ball from way out. The shot was hard, but the ball flew wide of the goal. 6 minutes into the match, Pilar Birds FC's goal looked a bit too open when Rolando Adrio came free, but Raimundo Fernandes reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Geronimo Quintun was out of position in the 9 minute of play, and Inocencio Sendoa capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Inocencio Sendoa really showed his touch with that goal: 1-0. After a rather tough play, Meo F.C's Prudencio Quinito got a free kick in the 12th minute. Hernan Orlondo's late challenge caught a Meo F.C's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Hernan Orlondo helped the player get up and apologised. The supporters of Meo F.C booed when Pilar Birds FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 13 match minutes in a wonderful position. Hernan Orlondo didn't get a good kick on the ball. 14 minutes into the game, Meo F.C's Prudencio Quinito nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Raimundo Fernandes made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-1. In the 17th minute, Hernan Orlondo hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Raimundo Fernandes showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Prudencio Quinito in the 20th minute of the match. When Rolando Adrio fell near the penalty area in the 22nd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Meo F.C's protests and gave Rolando Adrio a yellow card for diving instead. The supporters of Pilar Birds FC booed when Meo F.C was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 22 match minutes in a wonderful position. Rolando Adrio didn't get a good kick on the ball. Geronimo Quintun took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Hernan Orlondo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Geronimo Quintun was out of position in the 29 minute of play, and Luisito Oton capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Luisito Oton really showed his touch with that goal: 2-1. The referee gave Meo F.C a penalty, 36 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Leonides Diegotxe, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of Pilar Birds FC's Raimundo Fernandes. 2-2. Raimundo Fernandes showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ariel Silban in the 40th minute of the match. Raimundo Fernandes made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ariel Silban in the 42nd minute of play. 43 minutes into the game, Meo F.C's Prudencio Quinito nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Raimundo Fernandes made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-3. In the 47th minute Manuel Mergildo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Raimundo Fernandes saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line.

Geronimo Quintun showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Hernan Orlondo, who was totally free with the ball in the 53rd minute. Geronimo Quintun showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Luisito Oton in the 54th minute of the match. In the 55th minute, Nicanor Oskarbi made a precise shot to the right of Geronimo Quintun. Meo F.C's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 3-3. In the 58th minute Hernan Orlondo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Geronimo Quintun saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Raimundo Fernandes was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Ariel Silban showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 3-4 in the 59 minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Luisito Oton in the 63rd minute of play forced Meo F.C's goalkeeper Geronimo Quintun to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Geronimo Quintun made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Luisito Oton in the 65th minute of play. In the 68th minute Dario Conrao shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Geronimo Quintun saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 69th minute, Nicanor Oskarbi left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Pilar Birds FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 4-4. Pilar Birds FC's Raimundo Fernandes played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Prudencio Quinito in the 74th minute of play. After 75 minutes of play, Meo F.C's Prudencio Quinito made it 4-5 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Raimundo Fernandes was left in no man's land by his defense there! After 82 played minutes Pilar Birds FC got a freekick which was hit by Luisito Oton. When the match had gone on for 83 minutes, Ariel Silban took a quick shot and it went in 4-6 without a chance for Raimundo Fernandes to make any attempt to save it. Raimundo Fernandes showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Prudencio Quinito, who was totally free with the ball in the 87th minute. Meo F.C's Geronimo Quintun played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Luisito Oton in the 88th minute of play. Raimundo Fernandes made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Prudencio Quinito in the 90th minute of play. 91 minutes into the match, Pilar Birds FC's goal looked a bit too open when Ariel Silban came free, but Raimundo Fernandes reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Pilar Birds FC's Raimundo Fernandes proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 92nd minute of the match, managed to save Pilar Birds FC from getting a goal against them. The audience thought a goal was coming when Nestor Belasko got free with Raimundo Fernandes in the 93rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched Meo F.C eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.