League

Ripamonti
Spectators: 7229 (Terracing: 5423, Seating: 1663, VIP seats: 143) Chacharramendi's Pedro Dei 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. Anibal Bastia showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Eliseo Iliana in the 4th minute of the match. Pedro Dei fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 6th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Hilario Estebano having to interfere. In the 8thth minute of the game Julian Belo who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Ripamonti's Hilario Estebano was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Anibal Bastia showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Eliseo Iliana in the 15th minute of the match. Teodoro Lopes fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 17th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Hilario Estebano having to interfere. If Norberto Gomesano had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 21st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Eliseo Iliana in the 26th minute of play forced Chacharramendi's goalkeeper Anibal Bastia to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Chacharramendi's Julian Belo got a good chance for a goal in the 30th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Anibal Bastia showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Eliseo Iliana, who was totally free with the ball in the 32nd minute. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Arsenio Elia during the 35th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Norberto Gomesano who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 36thth minute tested the skills of Anibal Bastia when he managed to save the team from getting behind. After 44 minutes of play, Ripamonti's Norberto Gomesano made it 1-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Anibal Bastia was left in no man's land by his defense there! The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 1-0.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Eliseo Iliana to make the kick off. Julian Belo could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 53rd minute of the match, but Hilario Estebano made a huge save. In the 54th match minute, Ripamonti was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Florentino Argi to maneuver through the defense. Pedro Dei struck a weak shot in the 58th minute. Hilario Estebano didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Chacharramendi. After a defensive mix-up in Chacharramendi's zone, Norberto Gomesano stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Anibal Bastia came out of the goal and Norberto Gomesano tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. If Eliseo Iliana had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 61st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. If Pedro Dei had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 65th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Eliseo Iliana might have been able to make a better finish in the 69th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Anibal Bastia. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Eliseo Iliana ran back to his position shaking his head. Norberto Gomesano took the ball and in the 71 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Anibal Bastia. Anibal Bastia dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-0. Hilario Estebano made an important save on a dangerous shot by Julian Belo in the 78th minute. Eliseo Iliana received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 81st minute. Anibal Bastia tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 82nd minute, Venancio Froila hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Norberto Gomesano recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 87th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. When Eliseo Iliana came up free with the goalie in the 88th minute, the Ripamonti 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 Eliseo Iliana couldn't finish the play. In the 91st minute, Julian Belo hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. For all the effort they put into the match, the Chacharramendi players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for Ripamonti.