League

Arizona
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Wilfredo Quintun took the kick off in the first half of the match. After a rather tough play, Arizona's Jonathan Mundo got a free kick in the 7th minute. Gavino Gaspard was a little too slow when Cayetano Matxin got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 9th minute. The score was now 1-0. Gavino Gaspard was out of position in the 13 minute of play, and Cayetano Matxin capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Cayetano Matxin really showed his touch with that goal: 2-0. Cayetano Matxin received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 16th minute. Gavino Gaspard tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After 18 minutes of play, The Strokes FC's Wilfredo Quintun made it 2-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Horacio Truylos was left in no man's land by his defense there! Uriel Chepe fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 27th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Horacio Truylos having to interfere. Cayetano Matxin 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. 37 minutes into the match, The Strokes FC's goalkeeper Gavino Gaspard had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Cayetano Matxin. Cayetano Matxin recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 43rd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 3-1 at half-time.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Cayetano Matxin was the one to do the kick off. After a defensive mix-up in Arizona's zone, Uriel Chepe stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Horacio Truylos came out of the goal and Uriel Chepe tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Severiano Pereyra sent away a hard shot on goal in the 55th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 59th minute, Severiano Pereyra left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Arizona fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 4-1. Horacio Truylos came out of the goal in the 62nd minute to try and stop a shot by The Strokes FC's Uriel Chepe. But to his dismay, Uriel Chepe quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 4-2. Arizona's Hector Gil got a good chance for a goal in the 68th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Gavino Gaspard showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Cayetano Matxin, who was totally free with the ball in the 72nd minute. When Jonathan Mundo fell near the penalty area in the 73rd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Arizona's protests and gave Jonathan Mundo a yellow card for diving instead. Jonathan Mundo hit a great freekick 74 minutes into the match. Uriel Chepe might have been able to make a better finish in the 75th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Horacio Truylos. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Uriel Chepe ran back to his position shaking his head. 79 minutes into the game, Hector Gil was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Arizona's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave The Strokes FC the free kick. The supporters of The Strokes FC booed when Arizona was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 80 match minutes in a wonderful position. Hector Gil didn't get a good kick on the ball. Cayetano Matxin blasted a shot towards the goal in the 92nd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Gavino Gaspard having to make a save. Cayetano Matxin received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 92nd minute. Gavino Gaspard tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 94th minute, Cayetano Matxin 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. Arizona were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of The Strokes FC for a fine match.