League

Matambre
Spectators: 7218 (Terracing: 5448, Seating: 1670, VIP seats: 100) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Urbano Gar kicked off to start the match. In the 3rd match minute, Matambre was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ricardo Poz to maneuver through the defense. After a defensive mix-up in Matambre's zone, Urbano Gar stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Melquiades Maties came out of the goal and Urbano Gar tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 11th minute, Florentino Sidoro hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 14 minutes into the match, HEAVY FC's goalkeeper Ciriaco Balesio had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Fernando Calvino. In the 17th minute, Hilario Eleazar 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. Ciriaco Balesio made an important save on a dangerous shot by Fernando Calvino in the 25th minute. If Fernando Calvino had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 27th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Ciriaco Balesio was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Hilario Eleazar showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-0 in the 32 minute of play. After a rather tough play, HEAVY FC's Gregorio Gaskon got a free kick in the 34th minute. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Hilario Eleazar in the 35th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Ciriaco Balesio saved HEAVY FC from getting behind. Edgard Tiniebra charged in rather forcefully in the 43rd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Edgard Tiniebra the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 43rd minute of the game. One of HEAVY FC:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Matambre:s goal.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Hilario Eleazar stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Matambre's Hilario Eleazar got a good chance for a goal in the 55th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Urbano Gar might have been able to make a better finish in the 67th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Melquiades Maties. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Urbano Gar ran back to his position shaking his head. In the 70th minute of the match, Gregorio Gaskon got a very nice opportunity to score, but Melquiades Maties was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. Melquiades Maties was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Gregorio Gaskon showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 2-1 in the 70 minute of play. Hilario Eleazar fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 73rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ciriaco Balesio having to interfere. After a defensive mix-up in HEAVY FC's zone, Claudio Jokin stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Ciriaco Balesio came out of the goal and Claudio Jokin tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Urbano Gar sent away a hard shot on goal in the 77th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Melquiades Maties showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Urbano Gar in the 86th minute of the match. In the 89th minute of the match Edgard Tiniebra sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Melquiades Maties skillfully saved the ball. Urbano Gar struck a weak shot in the 90th minute. Melquiades Maties didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for HEAVY FC. Melquiades Maties took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Urbano Gar, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side.