League

Estadio Tortuguitas
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Torrente's Xulián Amezqueta started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. In the 2ndth minute of the game Xulián Amezqueta who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Tortuguitas AFC's Ismael Elazar was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Arsenio Naike struck a weak shot in the 3rd minute. Ismael Elazar didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Torrente. Odilón De la Barra didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Domingo Bernal went, in the 5th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-0 was the resulting score. Tortuguitas AFC's Desiderio Alvarez got a good chance for a goal in the 9th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. An unexpectedly hard shot by Maximiliano Bide in the 17th minute of play forced Torrente's goalkeeper Odilón De la Barra to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 18th minute, one of Tortuguitas AFC:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Tortuguitas AFC. After a defensive mix-up in Tortuguitas AFC's zone, Xulián Amezqueta stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Ismael Elazar came out of the goal and Xulián Amezqueta tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After 26 minutes of play, Torrente's Xulián Amezqueta made it 1-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Ismael Elazar was left in no man's land by his defense there! Torrente's Odilón De la Barra played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Maximiliano Bide in the 30th minute of play. Torrente's Odilón De la Barra proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 40th minute of the match, managed to save Torrente from getting a goal against them. Damian Dan lost his temper 44 minutes into the game and shoved another player to the ground. He was immediately shown a red card. 44 minutes into the game, one of Torrente:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. The score stood at 2-2 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Maximiliano Bide to strike the kick off in the second half. Odilón De la Barra made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Mauro Salvidor in the 56th minute of play. Odilón De la Barra took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Mauro Salvidor, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After some fancy dribbling in the 61st minute, Xulián Amezqueta managed to get in a good position for a shot. Torrente's supporters rose to their feet, but Xulián Amezqueta was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Ismael Elazar breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 65 minutes into the match, Maximiliano Bide notched a goal, 3-2, to the right of Torrente's Odilón De la Barra. Odilón De la Barra was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. In the 70th minute, Martin Payero made a precise shot to the right of Ismael Elazar. Tortuguitas AFC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 3-3. Xulián Amezqueta recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 73rd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. 79 minutes into the match, Maximiliano Bide had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Odilón De la Barra. Torrente's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Maximiliano Bide was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 4-3. Torrente made a substitution. Samuel Unax replaced Xulián Amezqueta. Tortuguitas AFC's Ismael Elazar played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Samuel Unax in the 87th minute of play. Leon Laurendi sent away a hard shot on goal in the 90th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Ismael Elazar stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Samuel Unax's shot from short distance in the 93rd minute. Tortuguitas AFC's supporters were highly satisfied with the result. They cheered their team of the pitch, having watched them win a very even match.