League

Manantiales
Spectators: 7713 (Terracing: 5786, Seating: 1774, VIP seats: 153) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Eloy Steven took the kick off in the first half of the match. Eloy Steven sent away a hard shot on goal in the 3rd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. If Benigno Locaio had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 10th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The audience was convinced that Eloy Steven's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Fidel Salvidor was relentless in the 13th minute of the game. After 23 minutes, Baldomiro Salomon mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Manantiales and the Piuke players grew even worse after the yellow card. The supporters of Piuke booed when Manantiales was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 23 match minutes in a wonderful position. Baldomiro Salomon didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 24thth minute of the game Eloy Steven who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Manantiales's Fidel Salvidor was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. A collision led to Piuke getting a freekick after 26 minutes play. Federico Cristos hit a great ball. After 29 minutes Piuke's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Jeremias Seguinus who took care of the corner kick. Fidel Salvidor showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Froilan Guzman, who was totally free with the ball in the 30th minute. After 34 played minutes Manantiales got a freekick which was hit by Cristo Refugio. Lino Gurutz scored 0-3 in the 39th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Fidel Salvidor, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Froilan Guzman received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 42nd minute. Fidel Salvidor tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Eloy Steven received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 44th minute. Fidel Salvidor tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-3 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

55 minutes into the game, Cristo Refugio threw the ball into play from the sideline. Piuke's Isaac Madaleno quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. Eloy Steven could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 55th minute of the match, but Fidel Salvidor made a huge save. Eloy Steven sent away a hard shot on goal in the 59th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Eloy Steven in the 62nd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Fidel Salvidor prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Prudencio Gonchan showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Herminio Viviano in the 64th minute of the match. Eloy Steven who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 75thth minute tested the skills of Fidel Salvidor when he managed to save the team from getting behind. After a rather tough play, Manantiales's Anibal Orzaize got a free kick in the 84th minute. Piuke's Candido Montxo was substituted for Froilan Guzman. In the 85th match minute, Manantiales was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Anibal Orzaize to maneuver through the defense. Fidel Salvidor took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Eloy Steven, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 94th minute, Isaac Madaleno got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Eloy Steven in the 96th minute of play forced Manantiales's goalkeeper Fidel Salvidor to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When the match was over Piuke could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than Manantiales throughout the match.