League

Lib. de America
Spectators: 7281 (Terracing: 5463, Seating: 1674, VIP seats: 144) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Cesar Santo got the match started through his kick off. Cesar Santo fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 3rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Jacobo Oriol having to interfere. Jacobo Remir's late challenge caught a BICHOM FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Jacobo Remir helped the player get up and apologised. After 5 played minutes Club Atletico Rafaela got a freekick which was hit by Jacobo Remir. After having played for 6 minutes, Florencio Roldan managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. BICHOM FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Florencio Roldan was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 8th minute, Cesar Santo left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The BICHOM FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-0. A collision led to Club Atletico Rafaela getting a freekick after 13 minutes play. Epifanio James hit a great ball. 18 minutes into the match, Club Atletico Rafaela's goalkeeper Jacobo Oriol had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Cesar Santo. In the 20th minute, Marciano Procopio hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 21st minute, Teodosio Lastur 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. Cesar Santo in the 24thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Jacobo Oriol, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. 25 minutes into the match, BICHOM FC's Florencio Roldan sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Jacobo Oriol narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Cesar Santo in the 29th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Jacobo Oriol prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Club Atletico Rafaela's Jacobo Oriol played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Florencio Roldan in the 30th minute of play. Jacobo Remir kicked well hit freekick during the 35th minute of the match. Cesar Santo might have been able to make a better finish in the 41st minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Jacobo Oriol. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Cesar Santo ran back to his position shaking his head. Florencio Roldan fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 46th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Jacobo Oriol having to interfere.

The wind increased when Epifanio James made the kick off in the second half. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Cesar Santo in the 51st managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Jacobo Oriol saved Club Atletico Rafaela from getting behind. An unexpectedly hard shot by Florencio Roldan in the 54th minute of play forced Club Atletico Rafaela's goalkeeper Jacobo Oriol to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Jacobo Oriol stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Cesar Santo's shot from short distance in the 57th minute. Jacobo Oriol didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Cesar Santo went, in the 58th minute, to the upper right corner, 2-0 was the resulting score. 61 minutes into the game, Hugo Mannie was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Club Atletico Rafaela's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave BICHOM FC the free kick. In the 61st match minute, Club Atletico Rafaela was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Hugo Mannie to maneuver through the defense. In the 64th minute, Jonatan Beti left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The BICHOM FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 3-0. In the 70th minute, Serafin Sadurni hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Hugo Mannie kicked well hit freekick during the 81st minute of the match. After some careless play in the Club Atletico Rafaela defense, Cesar Santo kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Jacobo Oriol. The Club Atletico Rafaela fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Jacobo Oriol should have stopped the shot. Florencio Roldan's late challenge caught a Club Atletico Rafaela's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Florencio Roldan helped the player get up and apologised. Florencio Roldan kicked well hit freekick during the 85th minute of the match. If Cesar Santo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 91st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 93rd minute, Florencio Roldan 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. Jacobo Oriol showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Cesar Santo, who was totally free with the ball in the 94th minute. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Serafin Sadurni during the 95th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After a rather tough play, Club Atletico Rafaela's Serafin Sadurni got a free kick in the 95th minute. When the referee ended the match the BICHOM FC players were able to celebrate. They had won a fair victory and recieved the ovations of their fans.