League

Sashimi Park
Spectators: 7448 (Terracing: 5587, Seating: 1713, VIP seats: 148) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Javier Salvatore took the kick off in the first half of the match. The supporters of Wasabi FC booed when J₳ⱤⱤØ₦ ĐɆ ₥łɆⱠ ₣₵ was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 2 match minutes in a wonderful position. Godfredo Quinten didn't get a good kick on the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Vinicio Gabino in the 5th minute of play forced Wasabi FC's goalkeeper Sonny Safer to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. J₳ⱤⱤØ₦ ĐɆ ₥łɆⱠ ₣₵'s Artemio Dino managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Lázaro Iigo in the 7 minute of the game. 9 minutes into the match, Mauricio Harkaitz had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Sonny Safer. Wasabi FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Mauricio Harkaitz was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. In the 13th minute of the match Alejandro Nataniel shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Sonny Safer showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mauricio Harkaitz in the 16th minute of play forced Wasabi FC's goalkeeper Sonny Safer to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 17th minute, Vinicio Gabino ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Sonny Safer was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-2. 22 minutes into the match, Wasabi FC's goal looked a bit too open when Vinicio Gabino came free, but Sonny Safer reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Sonny Safer showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Vinicio Gabino in the 24th minute of the match. In the 27th minute Mateo Romero shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Baltasar Kauldi saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 28 minutes of play, Wasabi FC's Teofilo Aztore made it 1-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Baltasar Kauldi was left in no man's land by his defense there! 34 minutes into the match, Wasabi FC's goal looked a bit too open when Mauricio Harkaitz came free, but Sonny Safer reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After some careless play in the Wasabi FC defense, Vinicio Gabino kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Sonny Safer. The Wasabi FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Sonny Safer should have stopped the shot. 41 minutes into the game, J₳ⱤⱤØ₦ ĐɆ ₥łɆⱠ ₣₵'s Mauricio Harkaitz nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Sonny Safer made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-4. When Desiderio Arias fell near the penalty area in the 43rd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored J₳ⱤⱤØ₦ ĐɆ ₥łɆⱠ ₣₵'s protests and gave Desiderio Arias a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to J₳ⱤⱤØ₦ ĐɆ ₥łɆⱠ ₣₵ getting a freekick after 44 minutes play. Desiderio Arias hit a great ball. If Mauricio Harkaitz had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 46th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 48 minutes into the game, Desiderio Arias cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-5. Sonny Safer was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Mauricio Harkaitz to strike the kick off in the second half. Baltasar Kauldi showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Javier Salvatore in the 55th minute of the match. When Wasabi FC's Javier Salvatore in the 60th minute got a chance for a shot 60th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye J₳ⱤⱤØ₦ ĐɆ ₥łɆⱠ ₣₵'s goalie prevented a goal. In the 63rd minute, Mateo Romero hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 65th minute Mauricio Harkaitz shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Sonny Safer saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 66th match minute, Wasabi FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Agustin Baristo to maneuver through the defense. It was beautiful to see J₳ⱤⱤØ₦ ĐɆ ₥łɆⱠ ₣₵'s Alejandro Nataniel in action when he in the 68th minute dribbled his way through a couple of opponents and the fired away a shot from almost standing still. First the ball seemed to get in, but turned out to be on the outside of the net. A great chance! Vinicio Gabino's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Sonny Safer firmly grabbed it by the left post. 77 minutes into the game, J₳ⱤⱤØ₦ ĐɆ ₥łɆⱠ ₣₵'s Desiderio Arias nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Sonny Safer made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-6. Mauricio Harkaitz recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 80th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. J₳ⱤⱤØ₦ ĐɆ ₥łɆⱠ ₣₵'s Danilo Ermengol managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Silvano Argenis in the 84 minute of the game. J₳ⱤⱤØ₦ ĐɆ ₥łɆⱠ ₣₵'s Baltasar Kauldi played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Javier Salvatore in the 85th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Vinicio Gabino in the 88th minute of play forced Wasabi FC's goalkeeper Sonny Safer to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Teofilo Aztore kicked well hit freekick during the 88th minute of the match. Wasabi FC were furious when Agustin Baristo was red carded, 93 minutes into the game, but the referee dismissed their protests. Alejandro Nataniel fired away a difficult shot at goal in the 96th minute. He almost succeeded, but the ball bounced in the crossbar and then went out. It was a very nice shot. Sonny Safer made an important save on a dangerous shot by Vinicio Gabino in the 98th minute. Javier Salvatore's late challenge caught a J₳ⱤⱤØ₦ ĐɆ ₥łɆⱠ ₣₵'s player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Javier Salvatore helped the player get up and apologised. J₳ⱤⱤØ₦ ĐɆ ₥łɆⱠ ₣₵'s players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.