League

La Cushinera
Spectators: 7728 (Terracing: 5797, Seating: 1777, VIP seats: 154) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Dylan Sarmiento took the kick off in the first half of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cristo Elia in the 3rd minute of play forced Showtime FC's goalkeeper Simon Hori to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 6th match minute, Showtime FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by José Puch to maneuver through the defense. Denis Bakar hit a great freekick 7 minutes into the match. Aaron Cutberto was probably a little too eager to shoot when he, in the 8th played minute, shot the ball from way out. The shot was hard, but the ball flew wide of the goal. With an all-out effort, Showtime FC's Jorge Iztal threw himself towards the right post 10 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Omar Dominic, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. After 10 played minutes Showtime FC got a freekick which was hit by Eustacio Sadurni. The corner led Showtime FC's José Puch to fire away a dangerous shot which Jorge Iztal despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. Showtime FC's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by José Puch in the 29th minute. After taking down the ball on Showtime FC's corner Fabian Todor fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Jorge Iztal quite easily take care of the ball. Espirillo FC's Jorge Iztal proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 32nd minute of the match, managed to save Espirillo FC from getting a goal against them. Simon Hori showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Aaron Cutberto in the 35th minute of the match. Simon Hori showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Joaquim Fernandes, who was totally free with the ball in the 39th minute. If Joaquim Fernandes had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 41st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 43 minutes of play, Espirillo FC's Arnoldo Arotza made it 1-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Simon Hori was left in no man's land by his defense there! Jorge Iztal was out of position in the 47 minute of play, and Dylan Sarmiento capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Dylan Sarmiento really showed his touch with that goal: 2-1. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 2-1.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Aaron Cutberto to strike the kick off in the second half. The audience thought a goal was coming when Joaquim Fernandes got free with Simon Hori in the 54th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. The audience thought a goal was coming when Joaquim Fernandes got free with Simon Hori in the 57th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Jorge Iztal showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Fabian Todor, who was totally free with the ball in the 58th minute. Cristo Elia hit a great freekick 59 minutes into the match. Showtime FC's Simon Hori played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Cristo Elia in the 65th minute of play. In the 67th minute Cristo Elia shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Simon Hori saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When Showtime FC's Fabian Todor in the 69th minute got a chance for a shot 69th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Espirillo FC's goalie prevented a goal. Jorge Iztal showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Dylan Sarmiento, who was totally free with the ball in the 71st minute. Jorge Iztal made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Dylan Sarmiento in the 74th minute of play. Jorge Iztal made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Dylan Sarmiento in the 78th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by José Puch in the 81st minute of play forced Espirillo FC's goalkeeper Jorge Iztal to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Jorge Iztal took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Dylan Sarmiento, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Jorge Iztal showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Dylan Sarmiento in the 86th minute of the match. 87 minutes into the match, Showtime FC's Dylan Sarmiento sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Jorge Iztal narrowly saved just below the crossbar. With a little luck, Showtime FC's Simon Hori got control of the ball when Joaquim Fernandes tried to sneak it across the goal line. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Teofilo Dalmu during the 92nd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After 92 played minutes Showtime FC got a freekick which was hit by Teofilo Dalmu. Showtime FC's Anacleto Ixaka was substituted for Celestino Richie. 95 minutes into the match, Espirillo FC's Aaron Cutberto sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Simon Hori narrowly saved just below the crossbar. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The Showtime FC fans cheered their team off the field, for while Espirillo FC had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.