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Match Report
Cortines
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25,
Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) Timoteo Leoiar showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Alejo Abaunza, who was totally free with the ball in the 3rd minute. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Leo Joachim in the 6th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Mario Oro saved Alai Fútbol Club from getting behind. A hard shot 7 in the game by Leo Joachim from a close distance when the talented Mario Oro managed to make a qualified save. Alai Fútbol Club's players were relieved. Serafino Abella fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 9th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Timoteo Leoiar having to interfere. If Alejo Abaunza had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 12th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The supporters of Cortines booed when Alai Fútbol Club was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 15 match minutes in a wonderful position. Alejo Abaunza didn't get a good kick on the ball. Timoteo Leoiar took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Serafino Abella, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Mario Oro made an important save on a dangerous shot by Leo Joachim in the 22nd minute. Cortines's Timoteo Leoiar played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Alfonso Kusko in the 23rd minute of play. Timoteo Leoiar made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Silvano Abeita in the 25th minute of play. In the 29th minute, Eliseo Mergildo hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 33 played minutes Alai Fútbol Club got a freekick which was hit by Denis Brais. When Melchor Ferrando came up free with the goalie in the 33rd minute, the Cortines 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 Melchor Ferrando couldn't finish the play. In the 36th minute, Leo Joachim made a precise shot to the right of Mario Oro. Alai Fútbol Club's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-0. Alejo Abaunza hit a great freekick 42 minutes into the match.
The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Alfonso Kusko stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Alai Fútbol Club's Mario Oro played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Leo Joachim in the 52nd minute of play. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Leo Joachim in the 59th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Mario Oro saved Alai Fútbol Club from getting behind. When Cortines's Leo Joachim in the 61st minute got a chance for a shot 61st didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Alai Fútbol Club's goalie prevented a goal. Mario Oro took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Leo Joachim, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a rather tough play, Cortines's Melchor Ferrando got a free kick in the 68th minute. The audience thought a goal was coming when Silvano Abeita got free with Timoteo Leoiar in the 69th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 70th minute, Silvano Abeita hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. An unexpectedly hard shot by Leo Joachim in the 81st minute of play forced Alai Fútbol Club's goalkeeper Mario Oro to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The audience was convinced that Leo Joachim's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Mario Oro was relentless in the 83rd minute of the game. In the 85th minute, Alejo Abaunza hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After having played for 87 minutes, Leo Joachim managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Cortines's supporters crossed their fingers, but Leo Joachim was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Leo Joachim fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 89th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Mario Oro having to interfere. When Serafino Abella fell near the penalty area in the 92nd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Alai Fútbol Club's protests and gave Serafino Abella a yellow card for diving instead. After a rather tough play, Alai Fútbol Club's Serafino Abella got a free kick in the 92nd minute. Alfonso Kusko's late challenge caught a Cortines's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Alfonso Kusko helped the player get up and apologised. After a defensive mix-up in Alai Fútbol Club's zone, Leo Joachim stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Mario Oro came out of the goal and Leo Joachim tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. There was no doubt that Cortines were the better team. Cortines's players enjoyed the ovations of the crowd after the victory.
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