League

The Temple
Spectators: 7994 (Terracing: 5997, Seating: 1838, VIP seats: 159) Milio Ortiz didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Ranolfo Redondo went, in the 3rd minute, to the upper right corner, 0-1 was the resulting score. Academy F6 Fernandao's Milio Ortiz played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ranolfo Redondo in the 8th minute of play. Ranolfo Redondo hit a great freekick 10 minutes into the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 11th minute, Izar Irureta managed to get in a good position for a shot. Academy F6 Fernandao's supporters rose to their feet, but Izar Irureta was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Abelardo Sarrate breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. A collision led to Academy F6 Fernandao getting a freekick after 11 minutes play. Luis Alvarez hit a great ball. Thanks to some nice moves Veto Izaguirre could shoot a difficult shot in the 15th minute, which Abelardo Sarrate however easily saved by the left post. Osvaldinho Uribe could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 16th minute of the match, but Abelardo Sarrate made a huge save. With a little luck, El Chino Forever's Abelardo Sarrate got control of the ball when Osvaldinho Uribe tried to sneak it across the goal line. Abelardo Sarrate made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Veto Izaguirre in the 18th minute of play. Izar Irureta hit a great freekick 19 minutes into the match. Milio Ortiz took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Xorxe Harroyo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Izar Irureta in the 32nd minute of play forced El Chino Forever's goalkeeper Abelardo Sarrate to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Through an outstanding action, after 34 minutes, Abelardo Sarrate successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. El Chino Forever's Abelardo Sarrate proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 37th minute of the match, managed to save El Chino Forever from getting a goal against them. 38 minutes into the match, Mattias Nordström had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Milio Ortiz. Academy F6 Fernandao's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Mattias Nordström was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-3. El Chino Forever's Abelardo Sarrate played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Osvaldinho Uribe in the 48th minute of play. After the first half El Chino Forever were leading 0-3. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Veto Izaguirre made a kick off. In the 52nd minute Osvaldinho Uribe shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Abelardo Sarrate saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 58 minutes into the match, El Chino Forever's goal looked a bit too open when Izar Irureta came free, but Abelardo Sarrate reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Denis Machado's late challenge caught a El Chino Forever's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Denis Machado helped the player get up and apologised. After a rather tough play, Academy F6 Fernandao's Denis Machado got a free kick in the 59th minute. After 64 played minutes El Chino Forever got a freekick which was hit by Primo Gil. 66 minutes into the match, El Chino Forever's goal looked a bit too open when Arxel Patiño came free, but Abelardo Sarrate reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Milio Ortiz showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ranolfo Redondo in the 71st minute of the match. 72 minutes had been played when some careless play by Academy F6 Fernandao's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Xorxe Harroyo was slow to take the kick. During this time El Chino Forever's players had a chance to rest. The corner led El Chino Forever's Xorxe Harroyo to fire away a dangerous shot which Milio Ortiz despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. The supporters of El Chino Forever booed when Academy F6 Fernandao was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 74 match minutes in a wonderful position. Luis Alvarez didn't get a good kick on the ball. Serafín Gómez's late challenge caught a Academy F6 Fernandao's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Serafín Gómez helped the player get up and apologised. After 79 played minutes El Chino Forever got a freekick which was hit by Serafín Gómez. The audience was convinced that Veto Izaguirre's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Abelardo Sarrate was relentless in the 80th minute of the game. Milio Ortiz showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ranolfo Redondo, who was totally free with the ball in the 83rd minute. After 90 minutes, Luis Alvarez mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Academy F6 Fernandao and the El Chino Forever players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 96th minute, one of El Chino Forever:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for El Chino Forever. Abelardo Sarrate had in the 98thth minute some difficulties stopping Arxel Patiño's well aimed penalty as it nearly passed him on his left side, but he still managed to hold the ball. When the match was over El Chino Forever could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than Academy F6 Fernandao throughout the match.