League

Montiel
Spectators: 6957 (Terracing: 5300, Seating: 1657, VIP seats: 0) The audience thought a goal was coming when Moises Johans got free with Guillermo Beltza in the 3rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After some careless play in the Russell AFC defense, Moises Johans kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Guillermo Beltza. The Russell AFC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Guillermo Beltza should have stopped the shot. In the 10th minute, Aureliano Blai 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. Guillermo Beltza took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Aureliano Blai, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Bernardino Mogel sent away a hard shot on goal in the 20th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Armando Otsoko didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Laureano Cucao went, in the 22nd minute, to the upper right corner, 1-1 was the resulting score. 26 minutes into the match, Russell AFC's goalkeeper Guillermo Beltza had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Moises Johans. Laureano Cucao sent away a hard shot on goal in the 31st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Hernan Nel kicked well hit freekick during the 34th minute of the match. After a rather tough play, Russell AFC's Emiliano Berdaitz got a free kick in the 38th minute. In the 40th minute, Moises Johans fired away a shot on goal. He put a little to much spin on the ball and sent it just wide of the right post. 44 minutes in the game, Aureliano Blai fired away an excellent shot, which passed to the side of the right post without Guillermo Beltza having to interfere. Moises Johans fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 48th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Guillermo Beltza having to interfere. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 1-2.

The wind increased when Aureliano Blai made the kick off in the second half. Laureano Cucao's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Armando Otsoko read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 53rd minute of play. After 58 minutes, Laureano Cucao mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Russell AFC and the Montiel players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 58th match minute, Russell AFC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Laureano Cucao to maneuver through the defense. Horacio Lapurdi might have been able to make a better finish in the 65th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Armando Otsoko. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Horacio Lapurdi ran back to his position shaking his head. Armando Otsoko made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Laureano Cucao in the 67th minute of play. Bernardino Mogel received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 70th minute. Armando Otsoko tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Guillermo Beltza showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Aureliano Blai in the 75th minute of the match. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Horacio Lapurdi during the 75th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. A collision led to Russell AFC getting a freekick after 76 minutes play. Horacio Lapurdi hit a great ball. Astor Pudes hit a great freekick 80 minutes into the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Bernardino Mogel got free with Armando Otsoko in the 81st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Guillermo Beltza made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Aureliano Blai in the 85th minute of play. After having played for 88 minutes, Moises Johans managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Montiel's supporters crossed their fingers, but Moises Johans was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Laureano Cucao fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 94th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Armando Otsoko having to interfere. After having played for 97 minutes, Bernardino Mogel managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Russell AFC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Bernardino Mogel was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. The Montiel supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching Russell AFC's performance. The match ended with a win for Russell AFC.