League

Chachafruto
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Chachafruto's Xayveon Norzagaray 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. Diogo Lagos made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Aureo Collado in the 5th minute of play. Chachafruto's Diogo Lagos played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Aureo Collado in the 8th minute of play. Aureo Collado received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 10th minute. Diogo Lagos tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Gaskon Castaños who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 14thth minute tested the skills of Marcones Alseda when he managed to save the team from getting behind. Diogo Lagos stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Xamo Galindez's shot from short distance in the 17th minute. Diogo Lagos showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Aureo Collado, who was totally free with the ball in the 21st minute. If Xamo Galindez had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 22nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Gaskon Castaños struck a weak shot in the 26th minute. Marcones Alseda didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Chachafruto. Marcones Alseda showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Xayveon Norzagaray, who was totally free with the ball in the 33rd minute. Marcones Alseda made an important save on a dangerous shot by Gaskon Castaños in the 34th minute. After 36 played minutes Xayveon Norzagaray rounded MAKEMBA's defense and shot a beautiful shot into goal via left pole - 1-0. In the 41st match minute, MAKEMBA was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Luis-Antonio Llorens to maneuver through the defense. 46 minutes into the match, Xamo Galindez had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Diogo Lagos. Chachafruto's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Xamo Galindez was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-1. The first half was very even, with the score at 1-1 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Aureo Collado to make the kick off. After some fancy dribbling in the 53rd minute, Xamo Galindez managed to get in a good position for a shot. MAKEMBA's supporters rose to their feet, but Xamo Galindez was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Diogo Lagos breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Bemabe Eiriz hit a great freekick 54 minutes into the match. 59 minutes in the game, Aureo Collado fired away an excellent shot, which passed to the side of the right post without Diogo Lagos having to interfere. After a rather tough play, Chachafruto's Bemabe Eiriz got a free kick in the 64th minute. Diogo Lagos acted impressively in front of the goal and made a superb save when he, in the 65th minute, took the ball on the long shot from Xelo Duque. In the 75th minute, Xayveon Norzagaray ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Marcones Alseda was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-1. With splendid footwork Xamo Galindez arrived in front of goal to shoot 2-2 by the left pole in the game's 83rd minute. When Aureo Collado came up free with the goalie in the 90th minute, the MAKEMBA 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 Aureo Collado couldn't finish the play. After some careless play in the MAKEMBA defense, Gaskon Castaños kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Marcones Alseda. The MAKEMBA fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Marcones Alseda should have stopped the shot. After 94 played minutes MAKEMBA got a freekick which was hit by Eder Santillion. Gaskon Castaños sent away a hard shot on goal in the 96th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. For all the effort they put into the match, the MAKEMBA players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for Chachafruto.