League

MilesMac Arena
Spectators: 7081 (Terracing: 5431, Seating: 1550, VIP seats: 100) La Guardia Imperial's Hilario Derwin 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. If Urbano Aureo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 4th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Dionisio Ekaitz didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Florencio Casado went, in the 6th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-0 was the resulting score. If Urbano Aureo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 10th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Urbano Aureo in the 12th minute of play forced La Guardia Imperial's goalkeeper Dionisio Ekaitz to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. If Marcelino Liher had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 14th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. MilesMac Buckeyes ARG's Raimundo Iruinea played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Hilario Derwin in the 20th minute of play. The supporters of La Guardia Imperial booed when MilesMac Buckeyes ARG was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 21 match minutes in a wonderful position. Honorio Hibai didn't get a good kick on the ball. Dionisio Ekaitz took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Urbano Aureo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Alejo Padro received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 28th minute. Raimundo Iruinea tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. MilesMac Buckeyes ARG's Raimundo Iruinea played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Hilario Derwin in the 29th minute of play. When Florencio Casado came up free with the goalie in the 31st minute, the MilesMac Buckeyes ARG 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 Florencio Casado couldn't finish the play. In the 32nd minute, MilesMac Buckeyes ARG's Urbano Aureo ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Dionisio Ekaitz. Dionisio Ekaitz yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 2-0. Florencio Casado could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 40th minute of the match, but Dionisio Ekaitz made a huge save. In the 42nd minute of the match, Urbano Aureo tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Dionisio Ekaitz saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. Paulo Shantala took the ball and in the 48 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Raimundo Iruinea. Raimundo Iruinea dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 3-1.

After 54 played minutes MilesMac Buckeyes ARG got a freekick which was hit by Natalio Nevada. The supporters of MilesMac Buckeyes ARG booed when La Guardia Imperial was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 56 match minutes in a wonderful position. Marcelino Liher didn't get a good kick on the ball. Urbano Aureo sent away a hard shot on goal in the 57th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 62nd minute, Natalio Nevada 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. Dionisio Ekaitz stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Urbano Aureo's shot from short distance in the 62nd minute. Dionisio Ekaitz made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Florencio Casado in the 66th minute of play. After a defensive mix-up in MilesMac Buckeyes ARG's zone, Alejo Padro stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Raimundo Iruinea came out of the goal and Alejo Padro tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The audience was convinced that Urbano Aureo's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Dionisio Ekaitz was relentless in the 72nd minute of the game. In the 83rd minute, Florencio Casado ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Dionisio Ekaitz was frozen by the shot and now it was 4-1. Dionisio Ekaitz took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Urbano Aureo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Florencio Casado might have been able to make a better finish in the 88th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Dionisio Ekaitz. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Florencio Casado ran back to his position shaking his head. Urbano Aureo scored 5-1 in the 90th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Dionisio Ekaitz, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. 98 minutes into the match, La Guardia Imperial's Alejo Padro sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Raimundo Iruinea narrowly saved just below the crossbar. MilesMac Buckeyes ARG's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.