League

La Caldera
Spectators: 5829 (Terracing: 5619, Seating: 200, VIP seats: 10) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Alberto Ortzi started the match with the kick off. After 3 played minutes River Plate got a freekick which was hit by Isidoro Bakar. In the 4th match minute, Futbol Champagne was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Delmiro Mendez to maneuver through the defense. An unexpectedly hard shot by Bartolo Quexal in the 6th minute of play forced Futbol Champagne's goalkeeper Jeremias Ledesma to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. River Plate's Amador Eleazar played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Pitoy Concha in the 13th minute of play. In the 16th match minute, Futbol Champagne was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Pitoy Concha to maneuver through the defense. The crowd rose to their feet as Futbol Champagne's Zeca Maranhense slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Amador Eleazar. That made the score 1-1 after 21 minutes of play. In the 24th minute, Carolo Beila 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. After some fancy dribbling in the 28th minute, Alberto Ortzi managed to get in a good position for a shot. River Plate's supporters rose to their feet, but Alberto Ortzi was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Jeremias Ledesma breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 29th minute, Simon Gitano hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Futbol Champagne's Jeremias Ledesma played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Carolo Beila in the 30th minute of play. Amador Eleazar showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Zeca Maranhense in the 36th minute of the match. River Plate's Amador Eleazar played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Zeca Maranhense in the 38th minute of play. After a defensive mix-up in River Plate's zone, Amador Lluis stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Amador Eleazar came out of the goal and Amador Lluis tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. If Amador Lluis had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 44th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When Alberto Ortzi fell near the penalty area in the 47th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored River Plate's protests and gave Alberto Ortzi a yellow card for diving instead. In the 47th minute, Alberto Ortzi hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Zeca Maranhense made a kick off. If Leo Blanco had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 52nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The audience thought a goal was coming when Carolo Beila got free with Jeremias Ledesma in the 54th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Futbol Champagne's Jeremias Ledesma played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Carolo Beila in the 55th minute of play. Jeremias Ledesma made an important save on a dangerous shot by Bartolo Quexal in the 57th minute. The supporters of River Plate booed when Futbol Champagne was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 61 match minutes in a wonderful position. Amador Lluis didn't get a good kick on the ball. Amador Eleazar made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Leo Blanco in the 70th minute of play. Futbol Champagne's Jeremias Ledesma played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Alberto Ortzi in the 72nd minute of play. Isidoro Mikelar was astounded when the referee showed him the red card after a seemingly innocent challenge, 72 minutes into the match. In the 71st minute, one of Futbol Champagne:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Futbol Champagne. Jeremias Ledesma had in the 73rdth minute some difficulties stopping Pascual Elivareo's well aimed penalty as it nearly passed him on his left side, but he still managed to hold the ball. In the 77th minute, Carolo Beila reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Jeremias Ledesma. The goal made the score 1-2. Jeremias Ledesma made a fantastic save in the 80th minute, when Carolo Beila sent off a good shot on target. Jeremias Ledesma showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Alberto Ortzi in the 83rd minute of the match. After a rather tough play, Futbol Champagne's Zeca Maranhense got a free kick in the 92nd minute. After 98 minutes of play, Futbol Champagne's Pitoy Concha made it 2-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Amador Eleazar was left in no man's land by his defense there! Both teams had looked equal from kick-off, and no-one was surprised when the match finally ended in a draw.