League

Rosario
Spectators: 7140 (Terracing: 5356, Seating: 1642, VIP seats: 142) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Jeronimo Etxepare got the match started through his kick off. In the 4th minute Ismael Leoncio shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Saverio Chus saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Severino Tadzio's late challenge caught a Tortugas's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Severino Tadzio helped the player get up and apologised. In the 6th minute, Severino Tadzio hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Marcelo Lizer received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 12th minute. Epifanio Loren tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Adrian Lando blasted a shot towards the goal in the 21st minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Saverio Chus having to make a save. Tortugas's Damian Rocendo got a good chance for a goal in the 23rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Saverio Chus didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Adrian Lando went, in the 25th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-1 was the resulting score. Epifanio Loren showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jeronimo Etxepare in the 28th minute of the match. Tortugas's Epifanio Loren played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jeronimo Etxepare in the 31st minute of play. Epifanio Loren showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jeronimo Etxepare, who was totally free with the ball in the 42nd minute. After the first half Tortugas were leading 0-1. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The wind increased when Adrian Lando made the kick off in the second half. Marcelo Lizer fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 52nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Epifanio Loren having to interfere. In the 58th minute the ball was on its way in behind Tortugas's goalkeeper Epifanio Loren, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Adrian Lando sent away a hard shot on goal in the 63rd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. A collision led to Tortugas getting a freekick after 67 minutes play. Hilario Enaut hit a great ball. Damian Rocendo received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 70th minute. Saverio Chus tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Ismael Leoncio hit a great freekick 71 minutes into the match. Saverio Chus made a fantastic save in the 75th minute, when Ismael Leoncio sent off a good shot on target. If Jeronimo Etxepare had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 77th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Adrian Lando recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 81st minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 85th minute Jeronimo Etxepare shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Epifanio Loren saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Epifanio Loren made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Marcelo Lizer in the 87th minute of play. With his leg Saverio Chus managed to avoid a goal in the 93rdth minute, when Tortugas's Adrian Lando fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. After 95 played minutes Tortugas got a freekick which was hit by Christian Egun. Tortugas's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.