League

La Gran Arena
Spectators: 7267 (Terracing: 5452, Seating: 1671, VIP seats: 144) Samuel Kepa made the kick off and thus started the match. Nestor Javiero received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 3rd minute. Vaidas Girinskis tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After having played for 6 minutes, Alonzo Quintin managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. MamaLuchona FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Alonzo Quintin was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Samuel Kepa received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 7th minute. Daniel Ebardo tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 12th minute, Baldomiro Ospetsu 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. Arrutó's Daniel Ebardo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Alonzo Quintin in the 14th minute of play. Ramiro Arnalt charged in rather forcefully in the 15th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Ramiro Arnalt the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to Arrutó getting a freekick after 15 minutes play. Ramiro Arnalt hit a great ball. Samuel Kepa struck a weak shot in the 16th minute. Daniel Ebardo didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for MamaLuchona FC. Nestor Javiero sent away a hard shot on goal in the 23rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After some fancy dribbling in the 25th minute, Nestor Javiero managed to get in a good position for a shot. Arrutó's supporters rose to their feet, but Nestor Javiero was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Vaidas Girinskis breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Daniel Ebardo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Alonzo Quintin in the 30th minute of play. When Alonzo Quintin came up free with the goalie in the 32nd minute, the MamaLuchona 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 Alonzo Quintin couldn't finish the play. Alonzo Quintin fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 42nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Daniel Ebardo having to interfere. 47 minutes into the game, MamaLuchona FC's Alonzo Quintin nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Daniel Ebardo made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-1 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Nestor Javiero stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Ramiro Arnalt was shown his second yellow card after 59 minutes, following a rather ugly tackle on opponent. That was the end of his participation in the match. Ramiro Arnalt hit a great freekick 60 minutes into the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 61st minute, Alonzo Quintin managed to get in a good position for a shot. MamaLuchona FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Alonzo Quintin was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Daniel Ebardo breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. The audience was convinced that Samuel Kepa's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Daniel Ebardo was relentless in the 63rd minute of the game. If Alonzo Quintin had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 68th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Baldomiro Ospetsu sent away a hard shot on goal in the 70th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Sebastian Gartxot's late challenge caught a Arrutó's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Sebastian Gartxot helped the player get up and apologised. In the 77th minute, MamaLuchona FC's Celestino Mark ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Daniel Ebardo. Daniel Ebardo yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 0-2. Daniel Ebardo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Samuel Kepa, who was totally free with the ball in the 81st minute. Daniel Ebardo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Sebastian Gartxot in the 83rd minute of the match. Samuel Kepa sent away a hard shot on goal in the 84th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Samuel Kepa sent away a hard shot on goal in the 86th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Alonzo Quintin in the 89thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Daniel Ebardo, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. After a defensive mix-up in Arrutó's zone, Alonzo Quintin stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Daniel Ebardo came out of the goal and Alonzo Quintin tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Samuel Kepa in the 96th minute of play forced Arrutó's goalkeeper Daniel Ebardo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. MamaLuchona FC walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.