League

Estadio Cienaguita
Spectators: 7045 (Terracing: 5535, Seating: 1500, VIP seats: 10) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Honorio Chago kicked off to start the match. In the 10th minute, one of Paunero FC:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Paunero FC. Esteban Ekhi took the ball and in the 16 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Norberto Iraitz. Norberto Iraitz dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-2. After having played for 24 minutes, Severiano Emmanuel managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Paunero FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Severiano Emmanuel was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 29 minutes into the match, Pescadores's goalkeeper Norberto Iraitz had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Severiano Emmanuel. When Esteban Ekhi came up free with the goalie in the 38th minute, the Paunero FC 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 Esteban Ekhi couldn't finish the play. In the 40th minute Severiano Emmanuel shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Norberto Iraitz saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After some fancy dribbling in the 41st minute, Desiderio Nardo managed to get in a good position for a shot. Paunero FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Desiderio Nardo was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Norberto Iraitz breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After having played for 48 minutes, Roberto Oskitz managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Pescadores's supporters crossed their fingers, but Roberto Oskitz was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Severiano Emmanuel to make the kick off. Severiano Emmanuel 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. Santos Martxelin hit a great freekick 56 minutes into the match. If Roberto Oskitz had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 58th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 61 minutes of play, Pescadores's Honorio Chago made it 2-3 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Gigi Donnarumma was left in no man's land by his defense there! A collision led to Paunero FC getting a freekick after 66 minutes play. Desiderio Nardo hit a great ball. In the 71st minute, Severiano Emmanuel made a precise shot to the right of Norberto Iraitz. Pescadores's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 3-3. In the 76th minute Honorio Chago shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Gigi Donnarumma saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Severiano Emmanuel fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 78th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Norberto Iraitz having to interfere. Paunero FC's Severiano Emmanuel got a good chance for a goal in the 82nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Norberto Iraitz made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Desiderio Nardo in the 87th minute of play. Norberto Iraitz showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Esteban Ekhi in the 92nd minute of the match. 97 minutes into the match, Severiano Emmanuel had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Norberto Iraitz. Pescadores's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Severiano Emmanuel was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 4-3. It was no surprise that this one had ended in a win for the home team. Paunero FC had played much better football throughout.