Gigante del Norte
Spectators: 140 (Terracing: 106,
Seating: 32, VIP seats: 2) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Feliberto Eyague got the match started through his kick off. Lucas Abella could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 4th minute of the match, but Antoni Lopes made a huge save. Jose Ubarna charged in rather forcefully in the 6th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Jose Ubarna the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 6 played minutes Astros de México got a freekick which was hit by Jose Ubarna. After 10 minutes of play, Astros de México's Feliberto Eyague made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Luis Swain was left in no man's land by his defense there! Antoni Lopes showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Leo Argina, who was totally free with the ball in the 15th minute. Luis Swain showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Feliberto Eyague in the 17th minute of the match. In the 19th minute, Cornelio Colas made a precise shot to the right of Antoni Lopes. Astros de México's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-1. An unexpectedly hard shot by Leo Argina in the 26th minute of play forced Astros de México's goalkeeper Antoni Lopes to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 26th minute Leo Argina shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Antoni Lopes saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jose Ubarna in the 28th minute of play forced Club Dep. Union Madereros's goalkeeper Luis Swain to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Cornelio Colas didn't have the luck on his side when he, from a short distance, got a opportunity for a shot on goal in the 30th minute. The shot missed the goal on the right side and Cornelio Colas ran dejectedly back to his position. An unexpectedly hard shot by Leo Argina in the 33rd minute of play forced Astros de México's goalkeeper Antoni Lopes to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Antoni Lopes took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cornelio Colas, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Antoni Lopes made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cornelio Colas in the 36th minute of play. Fábio Pena made in the 37th minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by Club Dep. Union Madereros's Murilo Leão. Murilo Leão's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Antoni Lopes firmly grabbed it by the left post. Leo Argina received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 46th minute. Antoni Lopes tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere.
Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Fabio Dimo to make the kick off. 53 minutes into the match, Astros de México's goal looked a bit too open when Fabio Dimo came free, but Antoni Lopes reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Leo Argina in the 54th minute of play forced Astros de México's goalkeeper Antoni Lopes to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Antoni Lopes took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Leo Argina, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 62nd minute, Paulo Román hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Club Dep. Union Madereros made a substitution. Domingo Resto replaced Murilo Leão. After 62 played minutes Astros de México got a freekick which was hit by Paulo Román. Luis Swain made a fantastic save in the 66th minute, when Paulo Román sent off a good shot on target. Club Dep. Union Madereros's attentive Rene Vito managed to snatch the ball when Candido Dantel made a throw-in in the 68th minute of the game. In the 69th minute Fabio Dimo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Antoni Lopes saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 3-1 became the score in the 71st minute when Fabio Dimo elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. Antoni Lopes took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Leo Argina, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Leonides Arlo in the 77th minute of play forced Club Dep. Union Madereros's goalkeeper Luis Swain to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Leonides Arlo struck a weak shot in the 77th minute. Luis Swain didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Astros de México. Antoni Lopes showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Leo Argina in the 82nd minute of the match. After 84 minutes, Fabio Dimo made it 4-1 with a short kick to the right side. Astros de México's Antoni Lopes tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 94th minute, Leo Argina made a precise shot to the right of Antoni Lopes. Astros de México's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 5-1. In the 99th minute of the match Leonides Arlo sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Luis Swain skillfully saved the ball. For all the effort they put into the match, the Astros de México players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for Club Dep. Union Madereros.
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