League

Bicha
Spectators: 7343 (Terracing: 5509, Seating: 1689, VIP seats: 145) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Ramon Elixio got the match started through his kick off. Haroldo Tab shot the penalty kick by force right in the crossbar. No goal. Bicha's Humberto Franco played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Valentin Santos in the 6th minute of play. Ladislao Aztore received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 12th minute. Nereo Crescencio tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The audience was convinced that Fausto Licerio's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Humberto Franco was relentless in the 16th minute of the game. Niguil's Valentin Santos got a good chance for a goal in the 17th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 20thth minute of the game Valentin Santos who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Bicha's Humberto Franco was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Valentin Santos fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 25th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Humberto Franco having to interfere. Humberto Franco made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Valentin Santos in the 27th minute of play. A collision led to Niguil getting a freekick after 33 minutes play. Jimeno Iztal hit a great ball. After recieving a nice pass, Bicha's Roberto Saporiti tried to score from far away in the 33rd minute, but the ball went over the crossbar. The supporters of Bicha booed when Niguil was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 36 match minutes in a wonderful position. Fausto Licerio didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 39thth minute of the game Fausto Licerio who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Bicha's Humberto Franco was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Fausto Licerio recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 42nd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Fausto Licerio received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 47th minute. Humberto Franco tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

Fausto Licerio sent away a hard shot on goal in the 51st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. With a little luck, Bicha's Humberto Franco got control of the ball when Jimeno Iztal tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 54th minute, Fausto Licerio left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Niguil fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. Valentin Santos hit a great freekick 58 minutes into the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Valentin Santos in the 62nd minute of play forced Bicha's goalkeeper Humberto Franco to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Carlos Ruisko hit a great freekick 65 minutes into the match. Fausto Licerio struck a weak shot in the 66th minute. Humberto Franco didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Niguil. In the 70th minute Valentin Santos shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Humberto Franco saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Teodoro Javiero hit a great freekick 75 minutes into the match. Bicha's Roberto Saporiti took a good shot, in the 76th minute, which hit the crossbar above Nereo Crescencio's head, and flew over the goal. Niguil's manager was very thankful on the sidelines as his team had managed to keep the ball out of the net after some serious pressure by Bicha. Fausto Licerio scored 0-2 in the 78th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Humberto Franco, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Valentin Santos sent away a hard shot on goal in the 82nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. If Ramon Elixio had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 84th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The audience thought a goal was coming when Fausto Licerio got free with Humberto Franco in the 92nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Valentin Santos sent away a hard shot on goal in the 96th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The Bicha fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. Niguil were clearly better and deserved to take the win.