League

Ajinomoto Stadium
Spectators: 7063 (Terracing: 5406, Seating: 1657, VIP seats: 0) Niupi FC's Tomas Oihan 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. In the 2nd match minute, Jáuregui was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Cosme Ishmael to maneuver through the defense. If Cosme Ishmael had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 10th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Niupi FC's Benjamin Ioritz played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gervasio Giro in the 11th minute of play. If Gervasio Giro had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 13th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 16 played minutes Niupi FC got a freekick which was hit by Bonifacio Aritza. Cosme Ishmael fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 20th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Benjamin Ioritz having to interfere. After a rather tough play, Jáuregui's Cosme Ishmael got a free kick in the 28th minute. After 33 minutes of play, Jáuregui's Gervasio Giro made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Benjamin Ioritz was left in no man's land by his defense there! Astor Arixo made a fantastic save in the 37th minute, when Nunez Corderall sent off a good shot on target. In the 41st minute, Tomas Oihan reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Astor Arixo. The goal made the score 1-1. If Tomas Oihan had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 45th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Astor Arixo made an important save on a dangerous shot by Nunez Corderall in the 47th minute. After 50 minutes, Dario Romano mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Jáuregui and the Niupi FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. Dario Romano hit a great freekick 50 minutes into the match.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Gervasio Giro stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. It seemed to be an obvious goal in the 57th minute, but Benjamin Ioritz got his fingers on the ball or the save, leaving Niupi FC hanging dry this time. Dario Romano got his second yellow card in the match during the 63rd minute which meant that he had to leave the ground. In the 64th match minute, Jáuregui was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Dario Romano to maneuver through the defense. Nunez Corderall hit a great freekick 66 minutes into the match. If Rodrigo Aurken had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 67th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Niupi FC's Benjamin Ioritz played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Cosme Ishmael in the 69th minute of play. Nunez Corderall received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 71st minute. Astor Arixo tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Tomas Oihan fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 79th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Astor Arixo having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Nunez Corderall in the 82nd minute of play forced Jáuregui's goalkeeper Astor Arixo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Benjamin Ioritz made an important save on a dangerous shot by Cosme Ishmael in the 85th minute. Jáuregui's Astor Arixo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Erasmo Martxelin in the 88th minute of play. In the 91st minute, Cosme Ishmael 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. After 92 minutes, Everardo Salvatore mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Niupi FC and the Jáuregui players grew even worse after the yellow card. Rodrigo Aurken's late challenge caught a Niupi FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Rodrigo Aurken helped the player get up and apologised. Rodrigo Aurken hit a great freekick 99 minutes into the match. In the 100th minute, Erasmo Abeita sent off a long shot on goal, but the shot was nowhere near the goal and Jáuregui's Astor Arixo didn't even have to move. The final whistle blew with the score still tied, and both teams left the pitch thinking about the missed chances that could have given their team the win.