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Match Report
Tie
Spectators: 7500 (Terracing: 5625,
Seating: 1725, VIP seats: 150) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Precioso Mendes started the match with the kick off. When Benjamin Vea fell near the penalty area in the 2nd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Tie's protests and gave Benjamin Vea a yellow card for diving instead. Faron Frade struck a weak shot in the 5th minute. Bertol Melcon didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Transval. After a rather tough play, Tie's Benjamin Vea got a free kick in the 7th minute. Bertol Melcon showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Xavier Chavarri, who was totally free with the ball in the 13th minute. After a rather tough play, Tie's Oliviero Basanta got a free kick in the 14th minute. When Transval's Xavier Chavarri in the 16th minute got a chance for a shot 16th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Tie's goalie prevented a goal. The supporters of Tie booed when Transval was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 24 match minutes in a wonderful position. Xavier Chavarri didn't get a good kick on the ball. Transval's Lorencio Esquivias played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Illart Garzon in the 25th minute of play. In the 32nd minute Xavier Chavarri shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Bertol Melcon saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Bertol Melcon showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Faron Frade in the 34th minute of the match. After 37 played minutes Tie got a freekick which was hit by Precioso Mendes. An unexpectedly hard shot by Faron Frade in the 41st minute of play forced Tie's goalkeeper Bertol Melcon to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When Precioso Mendes fell near the penalty area in the 42nd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Tie's protests and gave Precioso Mendes a yellow card for diving instead. After a rather tough play, Tie's Precioso Mendes got a free kick in the 42nd minute. After a defensive mix-up in Tie's zone, Faron Frade stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Bertol Melcon came out of the goal and Faron Frade tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 0-0 after a close first half.
The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Xavier Chavarri was the one to do the kick off. Lorencio Esquivias showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Precioso Mendes, who was totally free with the ball in the 51st minute. Bertol Melcon showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Xavier Chavarri in the 54th minute of the match. A collision led to Transval getting a freekick after 68 minutes play. Macias Enebro hit a great ball. Vergaray Sotuela charged in rather forcefully in the 72nd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Vergaray Sotuela the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 72nd minute, Vergaray Sotuela hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 73 minutes into the game, Xavier Chavarri was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Transval's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Tie the free kick. Xavier Chavarri hit a great freekick 73 minutes into the match. After 76 played minutes Transval got a freekick which was hit by Fidencio Honorato. With a little luck, Tie's Bertol Melcon got control of the ball when Faron Frade tried to sneak it across the goal line. Tie's Bertol Melcon proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 85th minute of the match, managed to save Tie from getting a goal against them. The crowd rose to their feet as Xavier Chavarri kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Bertol Melcon. That made the score 0-1 in the 87 minute of play. Fidencio Honorato got a throw-in 92 minutes in the game and the ball was received by Llorienzo Gante. After some careless play in the Tie defense, Erruki Zarain kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Bertol Melcon. The Tie fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Bertol Melcon should have stopped the shot. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched Transval eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.
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