Friendly League

Tancacha
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Claudio Jago took the kick off in the first half of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Claudio Jago in the 3rd minute of play forced Tancacha's goalkeeper Nicanor Jaunti to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Tobias Romo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Luis Leguizamón, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Isaias Raulo in the 8th minute of play forced Tancacha's goalkeeper Nicanor Jaunti to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Nicanor Jaunti came out of the goal in the 9th minute to try and stop a shot by Marucho FC's Claudio Jago. But to his dismay, Claudio Jago quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-1. 14 minutes into the match, Tancacha's Luis Leguizamón sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Tobias Romo narrowly saved just below the crossbar. With an all-out effort, Tancacha's Tobias Romo threw himself towards the right post 17 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Luis Leguizamón, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. In the 19th minute, Claudio Jago got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. In the 22nd of the match, Luis Leguizamón tried to place the ball in the upper right corner, but Tobias Romo got in the way and made a wonderful save. Marucho FC's Claudio Jago got a good chance for a goal in the 23rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 27th minute, Wilfredo Playo hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. A collision led to Tancacha getting a freekick after 29 minutes play. Ildefonso Estevon hit a great ball. After some careless play in the Tancacha defense, Claudio Jago kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Nicanor Jaunti. The Tancacha fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Nicanor Jaunti should have stopped the shot. In the 35th minute, Lino Vellito got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Isaias Raulo took the ball and in the 37 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Nicanor Jaunti. Nicanor Jaunti dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-3. Lino Vellito fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 40th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Tobias Romo having to interfere. The audience thought a goal was coming when Lino Vellito got free with Tobias Romo in the 43rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Nicanor Jaunti showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Claudio Jago in the 45th minute of the match. Isaias Raulo fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 46th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Nicanor Jaunti having to interfere. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-3.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Luis Leguizamón stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. After 51 minutes, Ildefonso Estevon mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Tancacha and the Marucho FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. After a rather tough play, Tancacha's Ildefonso Estevon got a free kick in the 51st minute. Tobias Romo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Luis Leguizamón in the 59th minute of the match. When Isaias Raulo came up free with the goalie in the 64th minute, the Marucho FC 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 Isaias Raulo couldn't finish the play. Lino Vellito struck a weak shot in the 69th minute. Tobias Romo didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Tancacha. In the 70thth minute of the game Luis Leguizamón who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Marucho FC's Tobias Romo was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Nicanor Jaunti came out of the goal in the 71st minute to try and stop a shot by Marucho FC's Isaias Raulo. But to his dismay, Isaias Raulo quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-4. After 74 played minutes Tancacha got a freekick which was hit by Ovidio Rik. After 79 played minutes Marucho FC got a freekick which was hit by Wilfredo Playo. 79 minutes into the match, Lino Vellito notched a goal, 2-4, to the right of Marucho FC's Tobias Romo. Tobias Romo was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Luis Leguizamón recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 83rd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. If Claudio Jago had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 84th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 85th match minute, Tancacha was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Armando Gonsalvo to maneuver through the defense. The audience was convinced that Claudio Jago's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Nicanor Jaunti was relentless in the 96th minute of the game. When the final whistle was heard the away supporters stood up and showed their joy. Marucho FC had managed to secure a win in what was a close match throughout.