League

Habemus Birren
Spectators: 7705 (Terracing: 5780, Seating: 1772, VIP seats: 153) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Edmund Sand took the kick off in the first half of the match. Ovidio Sal stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Javier Saturnin's shot from short distance in the 3rd minute. Alonzo Sein kicked well hit freekick during the 4th minute of the match. Marcelino Ramone showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jacinto Eleazar, who was totally free with the ball in the 5th minute. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Bogdan Gopov during the 6th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The supporters of Libres Futbol booed when Punta Alvear was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 6 match minutes in a wonderful position. Bogdan Gopov didn't get a good kick on the ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Romeo Precioso got free with Ovidio Sal in the 11th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Marcelino Ramone showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Patricio Iratxo, who was totally free with the ball in the 12th minute. In the 20th minute, Libres Futbol's Romeo Precioso ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Ovidio Sal. Ovidio Sal yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 1-0. The audience was convinced that Ermegildo Heriberto's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Marcelino Ramone was relentless in the 25th minute of the game. In the 27th minute of the match Punta Alvear got a corner. Libres Futbol's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Jacinto Eleazar ran over to the corner to take the kick. 38 minutes into the match, Libres Futbol's goal looked a bit too open when Ermegildo Heriberto came free, but Marcelino Ramone reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Punta Alvear's Ovidio Sal proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 39th minute of the match, managed to save Punta Alvear from getting a goal against them. Marcelino Ramone didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Ermegildo Heriberto went, in the 42nd minute, to the upper right corner, 2-1 was the resulting score. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 2-1.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Jacinto Eleazar stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Ovidio Sal showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Javier Saturnin, who was totally free with the ball in the 52nd minute. In the 54th minute, Arnulfo Chuan hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 55th minute the ball was on its way in behind Libres Futbol's goalkeeper Marcelino Ramone, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. After some careless play in the Punta Alvear defense, Edmund Sand kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Ovidio Sal. The Punta Alvear fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Ovidio Sal should have stopped the shot. Ermegildo Heriberto fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 62nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Marcelino Ramone having to interfere. Jacinto Eleazar fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 65th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Marcelino Ramone having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Javier Saturnin in the 66th minute of play forced Punta Alvear's goalkeeper Ovidio Sal to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 69 minutes into the match, Punta Alvear's goal looked a bit too open when Javier Saturnin came free, but Ovidio Sal reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 70th minute, Ermegildo Heriberto made a precise shot to the right of Marcelino Ramone. Libres Futbol's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 3-2. Javier Saturnin hit a great freekick 72 minutes into the match. When Jacinto Eleazar came up free with the goalie in the 73rd minute, the Punta Alvear 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 Jacinto Eleazar couldn't finish the play. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Romeo Precioso in the 82nd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Ovidio Sal saved Punta Alvear from getting behind. Libres Futbol's Jairo Arixo was substituted for Eulalio Sidro. The supporters of Libres Futbol booed when Punta Alvear was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 86 match minutes in a wonderful position. Prudencio Ortzi didn't get a good kick on the ball. Ovidio Sal took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ezequiel Truylos, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 91st minute, Javier Saturnin made a precise shot to the right of Ovidio Sal. Punta Alvear's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 4-2. The audience thought a goal was coming when Jacinto Eleazar got free with Marcelino Ramone in the 95th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort.