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Match Report
Arrecifes
Spectators: 175 (Terracing: 132,
Seating: 40, VIP seats: 3) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Modesto Mikolas kicked off to start the match. Arrecifes's attentive Lucio Hever managed to snatch the ball when Alejo Jon made a throw-in in the 7th minute of the game. Marcos Fraco made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Alfonso Domeka in the 10th minute of play. 10 minutes into the game, Cremonese's Alfonso Domeka nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Marcos Fraco made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. After some fancy dribbling in the 13th minute, Modesto Mikolas managed to get in a good position for a shot. Arrecifes's supporters rose to their feet, but Modesto Mikolas was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Horacio Vitin breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. The referee felt a red card was in order, 21 minutes into the game, when Primitivo Abadia put in a rough tackle. 21 minutes into the game, one of Cremonese:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. Cremonese:s Horacio Vitin showed great skill when he stopped Lucio Hever:s penalty. When Marcelino Sayvion fell near the penalty area in the 28th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Cremonese's protests and gave Marcelino Sayvion a yellow card for diving instead. In a very dangerous position, a player in Cremonese fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 28th minute. Penalty! The goalkeeper, Horacio Vitin, was totally fooled by Arrecifes's Lucio Hever, who 30 minutes into the game made a penalty shot that went in on the goalkeeper's left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alfonso Domeka in the 41st minute of play forced Arrecifes's goalkeeper Marcos Fraco to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 41 minutes into the match, Alfonso Domeka had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Marcos Fraco. Arrecifes's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Alfonso Domeka was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-2. Marcos Fraco took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Alfonso Domeka, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side.
Cremonese's Horacio Vitin played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Modesto Mikolas in the 56th minute of play. In the 57th minute, Bartolo Gerazan hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When Modesto Mikolas came up free with the goalie in the 58th minute, the Arrecifes 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 Modesto Mikolas couldn't finish the play. In the 62nd minute the ball was on its way in behind Cremonese's goalkeeper Horacio Vitin, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Modesto Mikolas scored 3-2 in the 64th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Horacio Vitin, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Arrecifes made a substitution. Froilan Cutberto replaced Modesto Mikolas. Arrecifes's Abel Egoitz was substituted for Alejandro Fonda. Marcos Fraco made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Alfonso Domeka in the 76th minute of play. 76 minutes into the match, Arrecifes's goal looked a bit too open when Alfonso Domeka came free, but Marcos Fraco reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Cremonese's Horacio Vitin played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Abel Egoitz in the 78th minute of play. After 78 played minutes Arrecifes got a freekick which was hit by Bernardo Abad. When Arrecifes's Froilan Cutberto in the 80th minute got a chance for a shot 80th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Cremonese's goalie prevented a goal. The audience was convinced that Froilan Cutberto's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Horacio Vitin was relentless in the 88th minute of the game. After a rather tough play, Arrecifes's Bernardo Abad got a free kick in the 90th minute. In the 93rd minute, Alfonso Domeka reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Marcos Fraco. The goal made the score 3-3. After a defensive mix-up in Arrecifes's zone, Alejo Jon stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Marcos Fraco came out of the goal and Alejo Jon tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The final whistle blew with the score still tied, and both teams left the pitch thinking about the missed chances that could have given their team the win.
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