League

Estadio Aretha
Spectators: 7094 (Terracing: 5322, Seating: 1631, VIP seats: 141) Pereyra's Claudio Furtado 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. In the 3rd minute, Claudio Furtado hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 4th minute, one of The Aretha Project:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for The Aretha Project. Claudio Furtado scored 0-2 in the 12th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Ildefonso Nahia, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. The audience was convinced that Claudio Furtado's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Ildefonso Nahia was relentless in the 16th minute of the game. 17 minutes into the game, Freddy Bazil was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Pereyra's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave The Aretha Project the free kick. In the 17th minute, Freddy Bazil hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Emanuel Iratxo made an important save on a dangerous shot by Orlando Silviano in the 18th minute. Pereyra's Emanuel Iratxo proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 21st minute of the match, managed to save Pereyra from getting a goal against them. Emanuel Iratxo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Elpidio Frutos in the 27th minute of the match. Emanuel Iratxo made an important save on a dangerous shot by Orlando Silviano in the 33rd minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Freddy Bazil in the 34th minute of play forced The Aretha Project's goalkeeper Ildefonso Nahia to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When Pereyra's Freddy Bazil in the 36th minute got a chance for a shot 36th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye The Aretha Project's goalie prevented a goal. In the 45th minute, Elpidio Frutos hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Emanuel Iratxo was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Santos Artizar showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-2 in the 48 minute of play. Disappointed in the 1-2 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The wind increased when Santos Artizar made the kick off in the second half. 54 minutes into the match, Santos Artizar notched a goal, 2-2, to the right of Pereyra's Emanuel Iratxo. Emanuel Iratxo was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Freddy Bazils short, quick shot in the 65thth minute got Ildefonso Nahia to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. Elpidio Frutos scored 3-2 in the 74th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Emanuel Iratxo, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 82nd minute, Orlando Silviano left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The The Aretha Project fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 4-2. 86 minutes into the match, The Aretha Project's goal looked a bit too open when Claudio Furtado came free, but Ildefonso Nahia reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Claudio Furtado sent away a hard shot on goal in the 88th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Ildefonso Nahia made a fantastic save in the 89th minute, when Freddy Bazil sent off a good shot on target. Freddy Bazil struck a weak shot in the 91st minute. Ildefonso Nahia didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Pereyra. In the 93rd minute, Pereyra's Claudio Furtado ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Ildefonso Nahia. Ildefonso Nahia yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 4-3. Emanuel Iratxo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Santos Artizar in the 96th minute of the match. The Aretha Project's Santos Artizar got a good chance for a goal in the 98th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. For all the effort they put into the match, the Pereyra players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for The Aretha Project.