League

Saladillo
Spectators: 5100 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 100) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Herminio Bartolome made the kick off which started today's match. In the 3rd match minute, Saladillo was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Adan Tavio to maneuver through the defense. When the match had gone on for 8 minutes, Herminio Bartolome took a quick shot and it went in 1-0 without a chance for Blas Urtats to make any attempt to save it. The audience thought a goal was coming when Aureliano Pitin got free with Blas Urtats in the 12th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Gualterio Salvidor fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 17th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Fabián Herzl having to interfere. 20 minutes into the game, Leo Ferman was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Botija's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Saladillo the free kick. Leo Ferman kicked well hit freekick during the 20th minute of the match. Blas Urtats made an important save on a dangerous shot by Aureliano Pitin in the 21st minute. Cristo Lander's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Fabián Herzl read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 25th minute of play. 32 minutes into the match, Herminio Bartolome dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Blas Urtats, 2-0. The audience thought a goal was coming when Aureliano Pitin got free with Blas Urtats in the 35th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Blas Urtats stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Aureliano Pitin's shot from short distance in the 44th minute. Aureliano Pitin sent away a hard shot on goal in the 45th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Botija's Blas Urtats played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Herminio Bartolome in the 47th minute of play. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 3-0.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Gualterio Salvidor to strike the kick off in the second half. Botija's Blas Urtats played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Herminio Bartolome in the 53rd minute of play. Blas Urtats showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Aureliano Pitin in the 58th minute of the match. If Aureliano Pitin had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 64th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 66 minutes into the match, Cristo Lander had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Fabián Herzl. Saladillo's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Cristo Lander was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-1. In the 75th match minute, Botija was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Guillermo Abella to maneuver through the defense. After 75 played minutes Saturnino Mejia shot from long distance. At first the shot seemed to be simple for Botija's Blas Urtats to catch but Saturnino Mejia was lucky. It became 4-1 after the goalkeeper had been careless and dropped the ball into goal. Aureliano Pitin received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 82nd minute. Blas Urtats tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 84th minute the ball was on its way in behind Botija's goalkeeper Blas Urtats, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Herminio Bartolome might have been able to make a better finish in the 85th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Blas Urtats. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Herminio Bartolome ran back to his position shaking his head. In the 86th minute Aureliano Pitin shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Blas Urtats saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Blas Urtats showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Herminio Bartolome in the 92nd minute of the match. After some careless play in the Botija defense, Aureliano Pitin kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Blas Urtats. The Botija fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Blas Urtats should have stopped the shot. For all the effort they put into the match, the Botija players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for Saladillo.