League

Gran Menuco
Spectators: 7235 (Terracing: 5428, Seating: 1664, VIP seats: 143) After a rather tough play, Menucos's Basilio Evangelista got a free kick in the 4th minute. Justo Panfilo blasted a shot towards the goal in the 6th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Artemio Dorio having to make a save. The referee felt a red card was in order, 10 minutes into the game, when Aurelio Perutxo put in a rough tackle. Menucos:s Ladislao Loreto showed great skill when he stopped Serafin Buinton:s penalty. After a defensive mix-up in Menucos's zone, Timoteo Boniel stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Ladislao Loreto came out of the goal and Timoteo Boniel tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 23rd minute Timoteo Boniel shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ladislao Loreto saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Virgilio Escobar kicked well hit freekick during the 24th minute of the match. When Marcelo Burni came up free with the goalie in the 32nd minute, the Menucos fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Marcelo Burni couldn't finish the play. 36 minutes into the match, Julian Poz notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of Menucos's Ladislao Loreto. Ladislao Loreto was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. If Marcelo Burni had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 39th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Serafin Buinton hit a great freekick 40 minutes into the match. Virgilio Escobar fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 42nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Artemio Dorio having to interfere. Artemio Dorio made a fantastic save in the 45th minute, when Marcelo Burni sent off a good shot on target. After 46 minutes, Martin Ixidor mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Menucos and the danilo cabezon players grew even worse after the yellow card. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-2 lead.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Pablo Senen stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Marcelo Burni received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 56th minute. Artemio Dorio tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After a defensive mix-up in danilo cabezon's zone, Marcelo Burni stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Artemio Dorio came out of the goal and Marcelo Burni tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Menucos's Ladislao Loreto played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Pablo Senen in the 60th minute of play. 61 minutes into the match, Menucos's goal looked a bit too open when Julian Poz came free, but Ladislao Loreto reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 63rd match minute, Menucos was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Virgilio Escobar to maneuver through the defense. In the 64th minute of the match Julian Poz sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Ladislao Loreto skillfully saved the ball. Marcelo Burni received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 72nd minute. Artemio Dorio tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 80th minute Pablo Senen shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ladislao Loreto saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After having played for 83 minutes, Marcelo Burni managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Menucos's supporters crossed their fingers, but Marcelo Burni was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Pablo Senen recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 89th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Marcelo Burni received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 92nd minute. Artemio Dorio tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 95 minutes into the match, Menucos's goal looked a bit too open when Luis Panfilo came free, but Ladislao Loreto reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Ladislao Loreto made a fantastic save in the 100th minute, when Timoteo Boniel sent off a good shot on target. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. danilo cabezon walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.