League

El Primer Campeón
Spectators: 5650 (Terracing: 4500, Seating: 1100, VIP seats: 50) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Lizer Barraza started the match with the kick off. 3 minutes into the match, Chinto Naredo dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Bazkoare Torrecilla, 1-0. After a defensive mix-up in Crows's zone, Lizer Barraza stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Bazkoare Torrecilla came out of the goal and Lizer Barraza tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Bazkoare Torrecilla showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Nabar Grado in the 13th minute of the match. With a little luck, Crows's Bazkoare Torrecilla got control of the ball when Bernad Becerro tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 15th match minute, Crows was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Quinto Baltanas to maneuver through the defense. In the 20th minute, Vitor Loayza ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Mendebal Melic was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-1. Mendebal Melic made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Pere Caño in the 24th minute of play. Mendebal Melic came out of the goal in the 25th minute to try and stop a shot by Crows's Vitor Loayza. But to his dismay, Vitor Loayza quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-2. In the 28th minute, Vitor Loayza made a precise shot to the right of Mendebal Melic. Santafecito Lindo's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-3. Mendebal Melic made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Pere Caño in the 32nd minute of play. Mendebal Melic took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Vitor Loayza, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Vitor Loayza in the 35th minute of play forced Santafecito Lindo's goalkeeper Mendebal Melic to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Heli Laso hit a great freekick 40 minutes into the match. Mendebal Melic showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Pere Caño, who was totally free with the ball in the 43rd minute.

After a rather tough play, Santafecito Lindo's Milio Perucho got a free kick in the 52nd minute. Crows's Waldir Martel shoveled away a really nice long shot in the 53rd minute of play. The shot was stopped by Mendebal Melic but with some difficulty. Pere Caño sent away a hard shot on goal in the 54th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Vitor Loayza in the 55th minute of play forced Santafecito Lindo's goalkeeper Mendebal Melic to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a rather tough play, Santafecito Lindo's Milio Perucho got a free kick in the 57th minute. In the 60th minute, Vitor Loayza left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Crows fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-4. Bazkoare Torrecilla made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Lizer Barraza in the 67th minute of play. Bazkoare Torrecilla took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Lizer Barraza, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When Cortez Buyeres fell near the penalty area in the 73rd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Crows's protests and gave Cortez Buyeres a yellow card for diving instead. 75 minutes into the game, Santafecito Lindo's Bernad Becerro nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Bazkoare Torrecilla made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 3-4. In the 77th minute, Milio Perucho hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Mendebal Melic made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Vitor Loayza in the 80th minute of play. Bazkoare Torrecilla showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Lizer Barraza, who was totally free with the ball in the 83rd minute. Pere Caño received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 85th minute. Mendebal Melic tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Lizer Barraza had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 86th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After having played for 88 minutes, Lizer Barraza managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Santafecito Lindo's supporters crossed their fingers, but Lizer Barraza was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Heli Laso charged in rather forcefully in the 89th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Heli Laso the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 90 played minutes Crows got a freekick which was hit by Heli Laso. In the 92nd minute Vitor Loayza shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Mendebal Melic saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Milio Perucho kicked well hit freekick during the 94th minute of the match. In the 97th minute, Oswaldo Cedillo hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Waldir Martel blasted a shot towards the goal in the 98th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Mendebal Melic having to make a save. The Crows supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Crows would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.