Almafuerte
Spectators: 6995 (Terracing: 5339,
Seating: 1636, VIP seats: 20) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Benigno Rioja kicked off to start the match. 3 minutes into the match, C.S.D.Almafuerte's goal looked a bit too open when Andriy Goldin came free, but Ruben Manex reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After a rather tough play, StanGo's Bonifacio Solustiano got a free kick in the 4th minute. In the 6th minute the ball was on its way in behind StanGo's goalkeeper Gualterio Rocendo, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. 8 minutes into the match, Benigno Rioja had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Ruben Manex. C.S.D.Almafuerte's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Benigno Rioja was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. In the 15th minute Bonifacio Solustiano shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ruben Manex saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Pedro Luiz Motta could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 16th minute of the match, but Gualterio Rocendo made a huge save. A collision led to C.S.D.Almafuerte getting a freekick after 18 minutes play. Pedro Luiz Motta hit a great ball. 22 minutes into the match, C.S.D.Almafuerte's goal looked a bit too open when Bonifacio Solustiano came free, but Ruben Manex reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 23rd match minute, C.S.D.Almafuerte was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Isidoro Tirso to maneuver through the defense. In the 30th minute, Benigno Rioja left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The StanGo fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-2. An unexpectedly hard shot by Isidoro Tirso in the 33rd minute of play forced StanGo's goalkeeper Gualterio Rocendo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 37 minutes StanGo's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Angel Calixto who took care of the corner kick. A nice corner shot did that Angel Calixto got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Gualterio Rocendo quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. Benigno Rioja scored 0-3 in the 38th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Ruben Manex, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. After a rather tough play, C.S.D.Almafuerte's Eusebio Urtsua got a free kick in the 43rd minute. StanGo's Gualterio Rocendo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Robrecht Servranckx in the 46th minute of play. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-3.
Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Pedro Luiz Motta to make the kick off. 57 minutes into the match, C.S.D.Almafuerte's goalkeeper Ruben Manex had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Bonifacio Solustiano. Ruben Manex showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Alonzo Batista, who was totally free with the ball in the 58th minute. Ruben Manex made a fantastic save in the 59th minute, when Benigno Rioja sent off a good shot on target. Ruben Manex showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Benigno Rioja in the 61st minute of the match. In the 62nd minute, Andriy Goldin reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Ruben Manex. The goal made the score 0-4. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Eusebio Urtsua during the 66th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. A collision led to C.S.D.Almafuerte getting a freekick after 66 minutes play. Eusebio Urtsua hit a great ball. After 68 played minutes, StanGo's Teodoro Claus shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Ruben Manex came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in StanGo reached it. Eusebio Urtsua got his second yellow card in the match during the 68th minute which meant that he had to leave the ground. The supporters of StanGo booed when C.S.D.Almafuerte was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 69 match minutes in a wonderful position. Eusebio Urtsua didn't get a good kick on the ball. Ruben Manex acted impressively in front of the goal and made a superb save when he, in the 71st minute, took the ball on the long shot from Luisito Eutropio. Thanks to some nice moves Benigno Rioja could shoot a difficult shot in the 72nd minute, which Ruben Manex however easily saved by the left post. When Timoteo Taurino came up free with the goalie in the 76th minute, the StanGo 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 Timoteo Taurino couldn't finish the play. Gualterio Rocendo stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Pedro Luiz Motta's shot from short distance in the 78th minute. Gualterio Rocendo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Pedro Luiz Motta in the 81st minute of the match. Pedro Luiz Motta took the ball and in the 83 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Gualterio Rocendo. Gualterio Rocendo dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-4. Benigno Riojas short, quick shot in the 87thth minute got Ruben Manex to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. In the 88th minute Alonzo Batista shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ruben Manex saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 93 minutes into the game, Andriy Goldin recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Ruben Manex. Andriy Goldin showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 1-5. The C.S.D.Almafuerte fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. StanGo were clearly better and deserved to take the win.
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