League

Nicholas Arena
Spectators: 7984 (Terracing: 5989, Seating: 1836, VIP seats: 159) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Pedro José Hucke took the kick off in the first half of the match. After a defensive mix-up in Football Fortress's zone, Pedro José Hucke stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Eleuterio Eleysegui came out of the goal and Pedro José Hucke tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 16 minutes into the match, Football Fortress's goal looked a bit too open when Pedro José Hucke came free, but Eleuterio Eleysegui reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jose Anabalon in the 24th minute of play forced Football Fortress's goalkeeper Eleuterio Eleysegui to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 24 minutes into the match, Jose Anabalon had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Eleuterio Eleysegui. Football Fortress's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Jose Anabalon was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. After some fancy dribbling in the 31st minute, Pedro José Hucke managed to get in a good position for a shot. Club Atlético Camafeo's supporters rose to their feet, but Pedro José Hucke was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Eleuterio Eleysegui breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After a defensive mix-up in Club Atlético Camafeo's zone, Efraín Bafalluy stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Uriel Gazmuri came out of the goal and Efraín Bafalluy tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 36 minutes into the match, Football Fortress's goal looked a bit too open when Pedro José Hucke came free, but Eleuterio Eleysegui reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The audience was convinced that Jose Anabalon's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Eleuterio Eleysegui was relentless in the 37th minute of the game. The supporters of Club Atlético Camafeo booed when Football Fortress was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 37 match minutes in a wonderful position. Andoni Arredondo didn't get a good kick on the ball. Pedro José Hucke sent away a hard shot on goal in the 39th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 41st minute, Alex Helo hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Football Fortress's Eleuterio Eleysegui played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Pedro José Hucke in the 44th minute of play. 45 minutes into the match, Football Fortress's Val Leal sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Uriel Gazmuri narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Val Leal struck a weak shot in the 49th minute. Uriel Gazmuri didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Football Fortress. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-2 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Val Leal was the one to do the kick off. Jose Anabalon fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 55th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Eleuterio Eleysegui having to interfere. In the 58th match minute, Club Atlético Camafeo was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Edilberto Salgado to maneuver through the defense. In the 62nd minute the ball was on its way in behind Football Fortress's goalkeeper Eleuterio Eleysegui, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. If Jose Anabalon had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 64th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Pedro José Hucke in the 66th minute of play forced Football Fortress's goalkeeper Eleuterio Eleysegui to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 75th minute the ball was on its way in behind Club Atlético Camafeo's goalkeeper Uriel Gazmuri, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Club Atlético Camafeo's Pedro José Hucke got a good chance for a goal in the 79th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. 81 minutes into the game, Edilberto Salgado was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Club Atlético Camafeo's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Football Fortress the free kick. Pedro José Hucke sent away a hard shot on goal in the 86th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Efraín Bafalluy sent away a hard shot on goal in the 89th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After 96 played minutes Club Atlético Camafeo got a freekick which was hit by Juan Alfonso Villota. The Football Fortress fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. Club Atlético Camafeo were clearly better and deserved to take the win.