League

Fabian C. Peruchena
Spectators: 8006 (Terracing: 6006, Seating: 1841, VIP seats: 159) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Julian Raymundo got the match started through his kick off. Alejandro Terciero made a fantastic save in the 3rd minute, when Julian Raymundo sent off a good shot on target. An unexpectedly hard shot by Anibal Lluques in the 4th minute of play forced Pinocho Pelotari F.C.'s goalkeeper Alejandro Terciero to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Elpidio Mero in the 6th minute of play forced Q. T. I.'s goalkeeper Alirio Ducoing to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Elpidio Mero in the 7th minute of play forced Q. T. I.'s goalkeeper Alirio Ducoing to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Alirio Ducoing made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Hector Olo in the 9th minute of play. 9 minutes into the match, Q. T. I.'s goal looked a bit too open when Hector Olo came free, but Alirio Ducoing reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Elpidio Mero recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 10th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Anibal Lluques in the 15th minute of play forced Pinocho Pelotari F.C.'s goalkeeper Alejandro Terciero to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 21st minute of the match Q. T. I. got a corner. Pinocho Pelotari F.C.'s goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Eleuterio Nuno ran over to the corner to take the kick. Q. T. I.'s Alirio Ducoing played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Elpidio Mero in the 22nd minute of play. Alirio Ducoing took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Adan Ondino, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Alejandro Terciero showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Anibal Lluques in the 26th minute of the match. Alejandro Terciero stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Anibal Lluques's shot from short distance in the 28th minute. After 29 minutes, Leopoldo Vermudo mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Q. T. I. and the Pinocho Pelotari F.C. players grew even worse after the yellow card. Alirio Ducoing took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Hector Olo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Q. T. I.'s Alirio Ducoing played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Elpidio Mero in the 32nd minute of play. 33 minutes into the match, Q. T. I.'s goal looked a bit too open when Elpidio Mero came free, but Alirio Ducoing reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. A sloppy throw-in by Maximo Mitxaut in the 38th minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by Q. T. I.'s Faustino Txerran. In the 41st minute of the match, Julian Raymundo got a very nice opportunity to score, but Alejandro Terciero was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. Anibal Lluques had several of the Pinocho Pelotari F.C.'s defenders around him in the penalty area when he, after 42 minutes of play, received a pass and succeeded in some way to shoot a shot which went straight ahead into goal. This resulted in a 1-0 score and a disappointed Alejandro Terciero as he didn't even see the shot coming. After 47 minutes of play, Q. T. I.'s Anibal Lluques made it 2-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Alejandro Terciero was left in no man's land by his defense there! All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

If Adan Ondino had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 52nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. 55 minutes into the match, Pinocho Pelotari F.C.'s goal looked a bit too open when Anibal Lluques came free, but Alejandro Terciero reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Q. T. I.'s Alirio Ducoing proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 58th minute of the match, managed to save Q. T. I. from getting a goal against them. Alirio Ducoing stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Hector Olo's shot from short distance in the 68th minute. Alejandro Terciero showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Anibal Lluques in the 69th minute of the match. Elpidio Mero's late challenge caught a Q. T. I.'s player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Elpidio Mero helped the player get up and apologised. The supporters of Q. T. I. booed when Pinocho Pelotari F.C. was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 73 match minutes in a wonderful position. Elpidio Mero didn't get a good kick on the ball. Q. T. I. made a substitution. Casimiro Guillelmus replaced Julian Raymundo. Q. T. I. made a substitution. Jonas Henrico replaced Leopoldo Vermudo. Q. T. I. made a substitution. Horacio Dolfo replaced Carlos Sergi. In the 74th minute, Elpidio Mero hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 79 minutes into the match, Q. T. I.'s goalkeeper Alirio Ducoing had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Adan Ondino. Eleuterio Nuno kicked well hit freekick during the 82nd minute of the match. With a little luck, Q. T. I.'s Alirio Ducoing got control of the ball when Adan Ondino tried to sneak it across the goal line. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Anibal Lluques in the 88th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Alejandro Terciero saved Pinocho Pelotari F.C. from getting behind. If Elpidio Mero had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 90th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Q. T. I.'s fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.