League

Emilio Botini F.C
Spectators: 7293 (Terracing: 5472, Seating: 1677, VIP seats: 144) Balnearia FC's Carlos Corderro 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. An unexpectedly hard shot by Hermengildo Abajas in the 7th minute of play forced Balnearia FC's goalkeeper Samuel Joey to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Samuel Joey came out of the goal in the 7th minute to try and stop a shot by The Blue White's Hermengildo Abajas. But to his dismay, Hermengildo Abajas quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-1. 11 minutes into the match, Balnearia FC's goal looked a bit too open when Hermengildo Abajas came free, but Samuel Joey reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. If Braulio Millrick had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 21st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. A collision led to Balnearia FC getting a freekick after 22 minutes play. Benedicto Guillelmo hit a great ball. Eleuterio Beltxe took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Carlos Corderro, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Florentino Hitzeder fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 30th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Eleuterio Beltxe having to interfere. Clemente Sayveon kicked well hit freekick during the 34th minute of the match. In the 44th minute of the match Celso Chorache sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Samuel Joey skillfully saved the ball. Hermengildo Abajas sent away a hard shot on goal in the 45th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Disappointed in the 0-1 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Honorato Machado made a kick off. Honorato Machado received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 57th minute. Samuel Joey tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Hermengildo Abajas did some fancy footwork in front of goal and succeeded to deceive the defenders so he could slam the ball in 0-2 to the left of a surprised Samuel Joey 60 minutes into the match. The long shot by Celso Chorache in the 64th minute really tested Samuel Joey's skills. The ball was on its way into the goal to the left of him when he managed to stretch himself and save the shot and avoid a goal. In the 69th minute, Rosendo Berto hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After having played for 74 minutes, Honorato Machado managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. The Blue White's supporters crossed their fingers, but Honorato Machado was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 76 minutes into the game, Everardo Gilabert was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. The Blue White's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Balnearia FC the free kick. After 76 played minutes The Blue White got a freekick which was hit by Everardo Gilabert. 82 minutes into the match, Balnearia FC's goalkeeper Samuel Joey had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Hermengildo Abajas. Hermengildo Abajas in the 88thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Samuel Joey, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. In the 93rd minute, Carlos Corderro ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Eleuterio Beltxe was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-2. When the final whistle sounded The Blue White left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than Balnearia FC.