League

Estadio Mario Bonnel
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Ben Hur's Americo Dalmai 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. Joel Espiridion stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Americo Dalmai's shot from short distance in the 6th minute. With his leg Joel Espiridion managed to avoid a goal in the 8thth minute, when Ben Hur's Americo Dalmai fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. 9 minutes into the match, Isotopos FC's goal looked a bit too open when Americo Dalmai came free, but Joel Espiridion reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Cecilio Fernandez made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Geronimo Niva in the 11th minute of play. Joel Espiridion took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Americo Dalmai, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 14th minute, Ciro Tabby hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 17th match minute, Ben Hur was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Mateo Hegoi to maneuver through the defense. Isotopos FC's Iker Ioritz couldn't find anyone to pass the ball to, so he shot a long shot towards the goal in the 18th minute. The shot went wide which resulted in a goal kick for Ben Hur. An unexpectedly hard shot by Geronimo Niva in the 20th minute of play forced Ben Hur's goalkeeper Cecilio Fernandez to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Cecilio Fernandez showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Braulio Milio in the 21st minute of the match. In the 25th minute, Americo Dalmai left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Ben Hur fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-0. When Venancio Valiente fell near the penalty area in the 34th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Ben Hur's protests and gave Venancio Valiente a yellow card for diving instead. In the 35th minute, Venancio Valiente hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After some fancy dribbling in the 42nd minute, Americo Dalmai managed to get in a good position for a shot. Ben Hur's supporters rose to their feet, but Americo Dalmai was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Joel Espiridion breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Mateo Hegoi received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 43rd minute. Joel Espiridion tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 45 minutes into the match, Americo Dalmai dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Joel Espiridion, 3-0. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 3-0 at half-time.

Americo Dalmai received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 54th minute. Joel Espiridion tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Americo Dalmai had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 57th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Joel Espiridion showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Americo Dalmai in the 61st minute of the match. The audience was convinced that Americo Dalmai's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Joel Espiridion was relentless in the 63rd minute of the game. If Americo Dalmai had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 65th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. With a little luck, Ben Hur's Cecilio Fernandez got control of the ball when Geronimo Niva tried to sneak it across the goal line. Joel Espiridion showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Americo Dalmai in the 70th minute of the match. When Ben Hur's Americo Dalmai in the 71st minute got a chance for a shot 71st didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Isotopos FC's goalie prevented a goal. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Americo Dalmai in the 73rd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Joel Espiridion saved Isotopos FC from getting behind. Americo Dalmai took the ball and in the 77 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Joel Espiridion. Joel Espiridion dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 4-0. After 80 played minutes Isotopos FC got a freekick which was hit by Carlos Cebrian. In the 83rd match minute, Isotopos FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Carlos Cebrian to maneuver through the defense. After 86 played minutes, Ben Hur's Mateo Hegoi shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Joel Espiridion came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Ben Hur reached it. Joel Espiridion stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Americo Dalmai's shot from short distance in the 88th minute. Americo Dalmai blasted a shot towards the goal in the 89th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Joel Espiridion having to make a save. Geronimo Niva came free with the goalkeeper in the 93rd minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Cecilio Fernandez could save by the left post. Geronimo Niva did some fancy footwork in front of goal and succeeded to deceive the defenders so he could slam the ball in 4-1 to the left of a surprised Cecilio Fernandez 95 minutes into the match. It was no surprise that this one had ended in a win for the home team. Ben Hur had played much better football throughout.