League

Estadio Etchegoyen
Spectators: 7070 (Terracing: 5411, Seating: 1659, VIP seats: 0) Corti's Candido Estevon 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. The audience thought a goal was coming when Gabriel Bucur got free with Gervasio Chuan in the 6th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Anastasio Orti showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Elvio Rayman in the 7th minute of the match. In the 8th match minute, FC MARTINA was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ovidio Iratxo to maneuver through the defense. In the 9th minute, Candido Estevon got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Anacleto Xabel recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 10th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. After a defensive mix-up in Corti's zone, Gabriel Bucur stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Gervasio Chuan came out of the goal and Gabriel Bucur tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After 19 minutes, Atilano Abella mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Corti and the FC MARTINA players grew even worse after the yellow card. Atilano Abella kicked well hit freekick during the 19th minute of the match. Anacleto Xabel was really disappointed when he shot the ball just outside the right post instead of scoring a goal in the 23rd minute. FC MARTINA's manager could be seen on the sidelines shaking his head and muttering to himself as his team had just wasted another chance. In the 28th minute Anacleto Xabel shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Gervasio Chuan saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. A hard shot 36 in the game by Gabriel Bucur from a close distance when the talented Gervasio Chuan managed to make a qualified save. Corti's players were relieved. The audience thought a goal was coming when Gabriel Bucur got free with Gervasio Chuan in the 43rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Anastasio Orti made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ladislao Cordera in the 44th minute of play. Gervasio Chuan was out of position in the 48 minute of play, and Anacleto Xabel capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Anacleto Xabel really showed his touch with that goal: 2-0. Af the end of the first half the score was 2-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The wind increased when Anacleto Xabel made the kick off in the second half. 54 minutes into the match, FC MARTINA's goal looked a bit too open when Elvio Rayman came free, but Anastasio Orti reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Gabriel Bucur scored 3-0 in the 56th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Gervasio Chuan, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. After a rather tough play, Corti's Ladislao Cordera got a free kick in the 61st minute. Elvio Rayman's late challenge caught a FC MARTINA's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Elvio Rayman helped the player get up and apologised. In the 65th minute, Elvio Rayman hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After having played for 67 minutes, Bruno Ondino managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. FC MARTINA's supporters crossed their fingers, but Bruno Ondino was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. The supporters of FC MARTINA booed when Corti was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 71 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ladislao Cordera didn't get a good kick on the ball. Gervasio Chuan took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Bruno Ondino, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When Candido Estevon came up free with the goalie in the 74th minute, the Corti 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 Candido Estevon couldn't finish the play. In the 76thth minute of the game Candido Estevon who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but FC MARTINA's Anastasio Orti was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. After 78 minutes of play, FC MARTINA's Gabriel Bucur made it 4-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Gervasio Chuan was left in no man's land by his defense there! FC MARTINA made a substitution. Lorenzo Avellaneda replaced Danilo Erlantz. Gervasio Chuan made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Anacleto Xabel in the 85th minute of play. Gabriel Bucur took the ball and in the 87 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Gervasio Chuan. Gervasio Chuan dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 5-0. If Candido Estevon had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 91st minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Candido Estevon fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 91st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Anastasio Orti having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Candido Estevon in the 93rd minute of play forced FC MARTINA's goalkeeper Anastasio Orti to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Anastasio Orti took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Elvio Rayman, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. It was no surprise that this one had ended in a win for the home team. FC MARTINA had played much better football throughout.