League

Grande Torino
Spectators: 7207 (Terracing: 5516, Seating: 1691, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Ulises Maiorga started the match with the kick off. In the 3rd minute, Torino FC's Aureliano Madeo ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Guillermo Nardo. Guillermo Nardo yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 1-0. Guillermo Nardo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ulises Maiorga, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. With his leg Guillermo Nardo managed to avoid a goal in the 9thth minute, when Torino FC's Ulises Maiorga fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Rogelio Osoro received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 9th minute. Guillermo Nardo tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Guillermo Nardo made a fantastic save in the 11th minute, when Ulises Maiorga sent off a good shot on target. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Ulises Maiorga in the 12th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Guillermo Nardo saved Gladiadores from getting behind. In the 13th minute, Rogelio Osoro left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Torino FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-0. Ulises Maiorga might have been able to make a better finish in the 16th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Guillermo Nardo. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Ulises Maiorga ran back to his position shaking his head. When Rogelio Osoro came up free with the goalie in the 18th minute, the Torino 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 Rogelio Osoro couldn't finish the play. The Torino FC fans' excitement grew in the 20th match minute when Torino FC's Ulises Maiorga looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 3-0 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Guillermo Nardo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ulises Maiorga in the 23rd minute of play. Ulises Maiorga in the 26thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Guillermo Nardo, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. Martin Porras took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Albano Cesario, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Ulises Maiorga received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 43rd minute. Guillermo Nardo tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Rogelio Osoro fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 45th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Guillermo Nardo having to interfere. The audience was convinced that Ulises Maiorga's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Guillermo Nardo was relentless in the 47th minute of the game.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Placido Jakobe made a kick off. A collision led to Torino FC getting a freekick after 51 minutes play. Rogelio Osoro hit a great ball. In the 55thth minute of the game Ulises Maiorga who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Gladiadores's Guillermo Nardo was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Carolo Enetz took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 55th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Guillermo Nardo. Gladiadores's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. 58 minutes into the match, Torino FC's Ulises Maiorga sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Guillermo Nardo narrowly saved just below the crossbar. The audience was convinced that Ulises Maiorga's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Guillermo Nardo was relentless in the 63rd minute of the game. Guillermo Nardo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ulises Maiorga, who was totally free with the ball in the 65th minute. The audience was convinced that Ulises Maiorga's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Guillermo Nardo was relentless in the 72nd minute of the game. After a defensive mix-up in Torino FC's zone, Placido Jakobe stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Martin Porras came out of the goal and Placido Jakobe tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. A collision led to Torino FC getting a freekick after 79 minutes play. Rogelio Osoro hit a great ball. A collision led to Gladiadores getting a freekick after 81 minutes play. Albano Cesario hit a great ball. Guillermo Nardo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ulises Maiorga, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 85th minute Aureliano Madeo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Guillermo Nardo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Guillermo Nardo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Rogelio Osoro, who was totally free with the ball in the 86th minute. Placido Jakobe might have been able to make a better finish in the 92nd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Martin Porras. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Placido Jakobe ran back to his position shaking his head. Anier Jurdan got a throw-in 94 minutes in the game and the ball was received by Aureliano Madeo. For all the effort they put into the match, the Gladiadores players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for Torino FC.