League

20 de Mayo
Spectators: 7162 (Terracing: 5373, Seating: 1647, VIP seats: 142) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Luciano Sein got the match started through his kick off. When FOR THE HORDE's Romeo Astudillo in the 4th minute got a chance for a shot 4th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Alumni FC's goalie prevented a goal. Jose Manuel De la Sotta sent away a hard shot on goal in the 7th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. If Romeo Astudillo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 15th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Daniel Luzaide fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 19th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Evelio Orain having to interfere. Evelio Orain showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Romeo Astudillo, who was totally free with the ball in the 21st minute. Daniel Luzaide might have been able to make a better finish in the 22nd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Evelio Orain. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Daniel Luzaide ran back to his position shaking his head. In the 28thth minute of the game Romeo Astudillo who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Alumni FC's Evelio Orain was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. If Daniel Luzaide had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 31st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Jose Manuel De la Sotta fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 33rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Evelio Orain having to interfere. Alumni FC's Evelio Orain played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Daniel Luzaide in the 36th minute of play. 45 minutes had been played when some careless play by FOR THE HORDE's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Rafael Eudoxio was slow to take the kick. During this time Alumni FC's players had a chance to rest. In the 47th minute Jose Manuel De la Sotta shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Evelio Orain saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After some careless play in the Alumni FC defense, Daniel Luzaide kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Evelio Orain. The Alumni FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Evelio Orain should have stopped the shot. Disappointed in the 0-1 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The wind increased when Romeo Astudillo made the kick off in the second half. If Romeo Astudillo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 61st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. If Daniel Luzaide had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 63rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. FOR THE HORDE's Daniel Luzaide got a good chance for a goal in the 65th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. 68 minutes into the game, FOR THE HORDE's Romeo Astudillo nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Evelio Orain made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-2. Daniel Luzaide sent away a hard shot on goal in the 71st minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. When FOR THE HORDE's Romeo Astudillo in the 73rd minute got a chance for a shot 73rd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Alumni FC's goalie prevented a goal. If Daniel Luzaide had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 75th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. After having played for 77 minutes, Ricardo Asier managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. FOR THE HORDE's supporters crossed their fingers, but Ricardo Asier was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After having played for 78 minutes, Daniel Luzaide managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. FOR THE HORDE's supporters crossed their fingers, but Daniel Luzaide was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 80th minute the ball was on its way in behind Alumni FC's goalkeeper Evelio Orain, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. When the match had gone on for 82 minutes, Daniel Luzaide took a quick shot and it went in 0-3 without a chance for Evelio Orain to make any attempt to save it. Jose Manuel De la Sotta recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 85th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. 99 minutes into the match, Daniel Luzaide dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Evelio Orain, 0-5. FOR THE HORDE played a much better game than Alumni FC and deserved their victory. The Alumni FC players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.