Estadio Pulares
Spectators: 6673 (Terracing: 5000,
Seating: 1673, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Sergio Urko made the kick off which started today's match. Rodrigo Umbruso charged in rather forcefully in the 4th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Rodrigo Umbruso the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to Pulares AFC getting a freekick after 4 minutes play. Rodrigo Umbruso hit a great ball. After a defensive mix-up in Barborín's zone, Rolando Aurken stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Anselmo Maju came out of the goal and Rolando Aurken tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Baltasar Pietro during the 8th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After a rather tough play, Barborín's Baltasar Pietro got a free kick in the 8th minute. Rolando Aurken could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 9th minute of the match, but Anselmo Maju made a huge save. Sergio Urko struck a weak shot in the 13th minute. Tomás Cristofor didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Barborín. Sergio Urko recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 15th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Reynaldo Hermon in the 21st minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Tomás Cristofor prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Tomás Cristofor made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Sergio Urko in the 25th minute of play. Rolando Aurken took the ball and in the 29 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Anselmo Maju. Anselmo Maju dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-0. Rodrigo Umbruso hit a great freekick 32 minutes into the match. After 34 played minutes Pulares AFC got a freekick which was hit by Iker Manex. Barborín's Saul Uhin couldn't find anyone to pass the ball to, so he shot a long shot towards the goal in the 34th minute. The shot went wide which resulted in a goal kick for Pulares AFC. 38 minutes into the match, Pulares AFC's goal looked a bit too open when Sergio Urko came free, but Tomás Cristofor reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After a rather tough play, Barborín's Sergio Urko got a free kick in the 42nd minute. 47 minutes into the match, Rolando Aurken had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Anselmo Maju. Barborín's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Rolando Aurken was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-0. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 2-0.
Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Rolando Aurken to make the kick off. After 57 played minutes, Barborín's Adolfo Macias shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Tomás Cristofor 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 Barborín reached it. When Reynaldo Hermon came up free with the goalie in the 59th minute, the Barborín 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 Reynaldo Hermon couldn't finish the play. Barborín's Sergio Urko got a good chance for a goal in the 61st minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After having played for 66 minutes, Reynaldo Hermon managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Barborín's supporters crossed their fingers, but Reynaldo Hermon was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After 67 played minutes Pulares AFC got a freekick which was hit by Virgilio Iban. Sergio Urko blasted a shot towards the goal in the 69th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Tomás Cristofor having to make a save. Pulares AFC's defense didn't have a chance, in the 81st minute, when Sergio Urko scored to the left of an out of position Tomás Cristofor, making the score, 3-1. Reynaldo Hermon took the ball and in the 87 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Tomás Cristofor. Tomás Cristofor dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 3-2. After some fancy dribbling in the 98th minute, Sergio Urko managed to get in a good position for a shot. Barborín's supporters rose to their feet, but Sergio Urko was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Tomás Cristofor breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. The Pulares AFC players were eager to celebrate when the final whistle sounded. They had somehow managed to win, even though the away team had held the majority of the possession.
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