League

Antonio V. Liberti
Spectators: 7220 (Terracing: 5416, Seating: 1661, VIP seats: 143) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Miguel Velasco made the kick off which started today's match. Raul Huly could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 4th minute of the match, but Fermin Bazkoare made a huge save. After 6 minutes, Cristo Medero mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Laguna and the River Plate players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 6th match minute, Laguna was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Cristo Medero to maneuver through the defense. 7 minutes into the match, Laguna's goalkeeper Fermin Bazkoare had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Raul Huly. With his leg Fermin Bazkoare managed to avoid a goal in the 8thth minute, when River Plate's Raul Huly fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. 10 minutes into the match, Laguna's goal looked a bit too open when Wit Popowicz came free, but Fermin Bazkoare reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Raul Huly's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 13thth minute, Fermin Bazkoare skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. In the 15th minute, Raul Huly 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. After 23 minutes Laguna's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Saul Perpinya who took care of the corner kick. Saul Perpinya made a great header on River Plate's corner, it was just that Laguna's Fermin Bazkoare managed to reach the ball for a save. An unexpectedly hard shot by Miguel Velasco in the 25th minute of play forced River Plate's goalkeeper Han Cheng Yao to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 26th minute, Igor Niva made a precise shot to the right of Han Cheng Yao. River Plate's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. Raul Huly succeeded in the game's 32nd minute to shoot an unreachable shot under the crossbar and scored - 1-1. An unexpected shot in the 37th minute by Raul Huly got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. If Wit Popowicz had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 39th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Fermin Bazkoare showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Wit Popowicz, who was totally free with the ball in the 41st minute. Fermin Bazkoare showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Wit Popowicz in the 42nd minute of the match. Through an outstanding action, after 47 minutes, Fermin Bazkoare successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Raul Huly stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. 52 minutes into the match, River Plate's Raul Huly sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Fermin Bazkoare narrowly saved just below the crossbar. The audience was convinced that Wit Popowicz's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Fermin Bazkoare was relentless in the 54th minute of the game. Igor Niva kicked well hit freekick during the 56th minute of the match. Fermin Bazkoare stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Raul Huly's shot from short distance in the 59th minute. In the 60th minute, Wit Popowicz 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. When River Plate's Raul Huly in the 62nd minute got a chance for a shot 62nd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Laguna's goalie prevented a goal. 68 minutes into the match, Laguna's goal looked a bit too open when Wit Popowicz came free, but Fermin Bazkoare reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When River Plate's Raul Huly in the 71st minute got a chance for a shot 71st didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Laguna's goalie prevented a goal. 72 minutes into the match, Laguna's goal looked a bit too open when Wit Popowicz came free, but Fermin Bazkoare reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. A collision led to Laguna getting a freekick after 74 minutes play. Pastor Marques hit a great ball. Laguna's Fermin Bazkoare played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Agnitejas Chaudhary in the 81st minute of play. After a defensive mix-up in Laguna's zone, Zachariasz Dresik stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Fermin Bazkoare came out of the goal and Zachariasz Dresik tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Fermin Bazkoare showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Raul Huly, who was totally free with the ball in the 87th minute. In the 95th minute the ball was on its way in behind Laguna's goalkeeper Fermin Bazkoare, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The River Plate fans cheered their team off the field, for while Laguna had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.