League

Estadio Sanford
Spectators: 6657 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1657, VIP seats: 0) Higinio Lia received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 4th minute. Mauro Abreu tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. A collision led to Sanford getting a freekick after 5 minutes play. Albino Abajas hit a great ball. In the 6th minute, Higinio Lia ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Mauro Abreu was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. In the 9th minute Higinio Lia shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Mauro Abreu saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 13 minutes into the match, Misión's Higinio Lia sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Mauro Abreu narrowly saved just below the crossbar. The attack was good, but when Higinio Lia in the 14th minute was about to shoot he didn't kick quite good enough and the ball went high over goal. 17 minutes into the match, Misión's goal looked a bit too open when Cirilo Beltza came free, but Pedro Bittor reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After a rather tough play, Sanford's Ramon Thomas got a free kick in the 19th minute. After having played for 25 minutes, Placido Silbestre managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Sanford's supporters crossed their fingers, but Placido Silbestre was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 27th minute Celso Haritz shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Mauro Abreu saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Atilano Chus charged in rather forcefully in the 28th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Atilano Chus the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to Sanford getting a freekick after 28 minutes play. Atilano Chus hit a great ball. 42 minutes into the game, Benigno Giro was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Misión's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Sanford the free kick. The supporters of Sanford booed when Misión was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 42 match minutes in a wonderful position. Benigno Giro didn't get a good kick on the ball. Misión's Pedro Bittor played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Placido Silbestre in the 44th minute of play. After 46th play minutes Placido Silbestre shot 1-2, a short shot which went by Pedro Bittor and just under the crossbar into goal. The Sanford players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Misión were winning 1-2.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Cirilo Beltza to make the kick off. Higinio Lia received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 51st minute. Mauro Abreu tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After a rather tough play, Sanford's Ramon Thomas got a free kick in the 53rd minute. Albino Abajas hit a great freekick 55 minutes into the match. Celso Haritz was extremely unlucky when he, in the 61st minute, took a shot that hit the right post and went out. Mauro Abreu made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Higinio Lia in the 63rd minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Higinio Lia in the 65th minute of play forced Sanford's goalkeeper Mauro Abreu to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 67th minute the ball was on its way in behind Sanford's goalkeeper Mauro Abreu, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. If Higinio Lia had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 74th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Sanford's Mauro Abreu played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Higinio Lia in the 77th minute of play. In the 82nd minute, Celso Haritz ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Mauro Abreu was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-3. Mauro Abreu took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Higinio Lia, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Celso Haritz sent away a hard shot on goal in the 92nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Higinio Lia sent away a hard shot on goal in the 94th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Misión's fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.