ARENA MINEIRA
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27,
Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Astor Giampietro made the kick off which started today's match. 3 minutes into the game, Atlético Zelaya's Astor Giampietro nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Isaac Olentzaro made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. 10 minutes had been played when some careless play by COURO COME FC's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Bonifacio Aztore was slow to take the kick. During this time Atlético Zelaya's players had a chance to rest. After a rather tough play, Atlético Zelaya's Raimundo Playo got a free kick in the 11th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Astor Giampietro in the 13th minute of play forced COURO COME FC's goalkeeper Isaac Olentzaro to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 15th minute Joacim Myhr shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Santiago Gaizko saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When Joacim Myhr came up free with the goalie in the 15th minute, the COURO COME 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 Joacim Myhr couldn't finish the play. Isaac Olentzaro made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Astor Giampietro in the 17th minute of play. If Iuri Cardozo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 18th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 19th minute, Geovani Coutinho hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. A collision led to COURO COME FC getting a freekick after 22 minutes play. Zé Leite hit a great ball. Isaac Olentzaro took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Alejandro Gandolfini, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The audience thought a goal was coming when Iuri Cardozo got free with Santiago Gaizko in the 29th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Santiago Gaizko showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Joacim Myhr in the 31st minute of the match. 39 minutes into the match, Astor Giampietro had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Isaac Olentzaro. COURO COME FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Astor Giampietro was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-2. Isaac Olentzaro took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Astor Giampietro, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The supporters of Atlético Zelaya booed when COURO COME FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 43 match minutes in a wonderful position. Leonel Koehler didn't get a good kick on the ball. Alejandro Gandolfini hit a great freekick 45 minutes into the match. In the 46th match minute, COURO COME FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Leonel Koehler to maneuver through the defense. 47 minutes into the match, Atlético Zelaya's Bonifacio Aztore broke free and took a long shot that unfortunately flew wide. A fine initiative that could have resulted in a goal.
When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Iuri Cardozo made a kick off. In the 53rd minute, Bonifacio Aztore hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Iuri Cardozo in the 54th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Santiago Gaizko saved Atlético Zelaya from getting behind. An unexpectedly hard shot by Astor Giampietro in the 55th minute of play forced COURO COME FC's goalkeeper Isaac Olentzaro to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 57th minute of the match Atlético Zelaya got a corner. COURO COME FC's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Bonifacio Aztore ran over to the corner to take the kick. In the 62nd minute Zé Leite shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Santiago Gaizko saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Santiago Gaizko took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Zé Leite, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 71 minutes, Alejandro Gandolfini mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Atlético Zelaya and the COURO COME FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 72nd match minute, Atlético Zelaya was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Alejandro Gandolfini to maneuver through the defense. After 73 played minutes COURO COME FC got a freekick which was hit by Geovani Coutinho. If Jacobo Abechuco had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 75th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 81 minutes into the game, COURO COME FC's Joacim Myhr nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Santiago Gaizko made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-2. Santiago Gaizko took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Zé Leite, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Astor Giampietro took the ball and in the 89 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Isaac Olentzaro. Isaac Olentzaro dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-3. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched Atlético Zelaya eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.
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