League

Ricardo E. Bochini
Spectators: 7690 (Terracing: 5768, Seating: 1769, VIP seats: 153) DRAGON BALL Z's Jacinto Banegas started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Abel Orlan stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Jacinto Banegas's shot from short distance in the 8th minute. When the match had gone on for 8 minutes, Jacinto Banegas put it in 0-1 from a short distance just to the right of Abel Orlan. A sloppy throw-in by Benigno Tono in the 16th minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by DRAGON BALL Z's Jordano Bruno. Jacinto Banegas's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Abel Orlan read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 17th minute of play. Gorgory's attentive Benigno Tono managed to snatch the ball when Jordano Bruno made a throw-in in the 23rd minute of the game. After 31 minutes of play, DRAGON BALL Z's Jacinto Banegas made it 0-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Abel Orlan was left in no man's land by his defense there! 37 minutes into the match, DRAGON BALL Z's Jacinto Banegas sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Abel Orlan narrowly saved just below the crossbar. DRAGON BALL Z's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Jordano Bruno in the 39th minute. Abel Orlan made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jacinto Banegas in the 41st minute of play. After a defensive mix-up in DRAGON BALL Z's zone, Oscar Arevalo stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Valentin Guilabertus came out of the goal and Oscar Arevalo tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-2 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Elroy Snijders to make the kick off. In the 59th minute Jacinto Banegas shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Abel Orlan saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Jacinto Banegas in the 59th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Abel Orlan prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Jacinto Banegas could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 63rd minute of the match, but Abel Orlan made a huge save. The supporters of DRAGON BALL Z booed when Gorgory was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 67 match minutes in a wonderful position. Benigno Tono didn't get a good kick on the ball. A collision led to Gorgory getting a freekick after 68 minutes play. Benigno Tono hit a great ball. In the 72nd minute, Elroy Snijders ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Valentin Guilabertus was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-2. DRAGON BALL Z's Wieslaw Motowski was substituted for Jacinto Banegas. The crowd rose to their feet as Wieslaw Motowski kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Abel Orlan. That made the score 1-3 in the 78 minute of play. After some careless play in the DRAGON BALL Z defense, Paulino Araoz kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Valentin Guilabertus. The DRAGON BALL Z fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Valentin Guilabertus should have stopped the shot. Valentin Guilabertus showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Elroy Snijders in the 87th minute of the match. Santiago Abalos hit a great freekick 89 minutes into the match. When the match had gone on for 93 minutes, Wieslaw Motowski took a quick shot and it went in 2-4 without a chance for Abel Orlan to make any attempt to save it. Paulino Araoz took the ball and in the 96 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Valentin Guilabertus. Valentin Guilabertus dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 3-4.