GIGANTE DE ARROYITO
Spectators: 7518 (Terracing: 5639,
Seating: 1729, VIP seats: 150) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Teodoro Cuarto kicked off to start the match. Benigno Farias hit a great freekick 8 minutes into the match. The supporters of Caballo Loco booed when DE LA SALLE was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 10 match minutes in a wonderful position. Teodoro Cuarto didn't get a good kick on the ball. When Arnoldo Rufo came up free with the goalie in the 13th minute, the DE LA SALLE fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Arnoldo Rufo couldn't finish the play. Caballo Loco's defense didn't have a chance, in the 17th minute, when Arnoldo Rufo scored to the left of an out of position Luís das Neves, making the score, 1-0. In the 21st minute of the game, German Toro landed unfortunately after trying to head the ball, and pulled a muscle in the back, so badly that he had to leave the field. When Celedonio Corderro fell near the penalty area in the 21st minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored DE LA SALLE's protests and gave Celedonio Corderro a yellow card for diving instead. In the 20th minute, one of DE LA SALLE: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 DE LA SALLE. In the 24th match minute, Caballo Loco was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Leon Oriol to maneuver through the defense. Arnoldo Rufo took the ball and in the 29 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Luís das Neves. Luís das Neves dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-0. Caballo Loco's Luís das Neves played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Arnoldo Rufo in the 33rd minute of play. 34 minutes had been played when some careless play by Caballo Loco's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Florentino Farah was slow to take the kick. During this time DE LA SALLE's players had a chance to rest. A very nice done corner allowed Feliciano Ur to score against Luís das Neves in Caballo Loco's goal. 3-0 after 35 minutes. In the 40th match minute, DE LA SALLE was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Teodoro Cuarto to maneuver through the defense. After a defensive mix-up in Caballo Loco's zone, Teodoro Cuarto stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Luís das Neves came out of the goal and Teodoro Cuarto tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Teodoro Cuarto received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 46th minute. Luís das Neves tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After a rather tough play, DE LA SALLE's Arnoldo Rufo got a free kick in the 47th minute. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.
When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Rafael Padro made a kick off. Feliciano Ur scored 4-0 in the 51st match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Luís das Neves, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. After 54 minutes of play, DE LA SALLE's Arnoldo Rufo made it 5-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Luís das Neves was left in no man's land by his defense there! After some fancy dribbling in the 59th minute, Teodoro Cuarto managed to get in a good position for a shot. DE LA SALLE's supporters rose to their feet, but Teodoro Cuarto was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Luís das Neves breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 60 minutes into the match, Arnoldo Rufo had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Luís das Neves. Caballo Loco's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Arnoldo Rufo was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 6-0. The DE LA SALLE fans' excitement grew in the 66th match minute when DE LA SALLE's Teodoro Cuarto looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 7-0 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Feliciano Ur fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 69th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Luís das Neves having to interfere. After 71 minutes, Rafael Padro mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Caballo Loco and the DE LA SALLE players grew even worse after the yellow card. The supporters of DE LA SALLE booed when Caballo Loco was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 71 match minutes in a wonderful position. Rafael Padro didn't get a good kick on the ball. Luís das Neves didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Arnoldo Rufo went, in the 73rd minute, to the upper right corner, 8-0 was the resulting score. Luís das Neves didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Teodoro Cuarto went, in the 76th minute, to the upper right corner, 9-0 was the resulting score. Luís das Neves took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Arnoldo Rufo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 80th minute Teodoro Cuarto shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Luís das Neves saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The attack was good, but when Teodoro Cuarto in the 82nd minute was about to shoot he didn't kick quite good enough and the ball went high over goal. 84 minutes into the game, DE LA SALLE's Teodoro Cuarto nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Luís das Neves made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 10-0. The supporters of DE LA SALLE booed when Caballo Loco was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 87 match minutes in a wonderful position. Rafael Padro didn't get a good kick on the ball. After some careless play in the Caballo Loco defense, Arnoldo Rufo kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Luís das Neves. The Caballo Loco fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Luís das Neves should have stopped the shot. After having played for 90 minutes, Elias Gonzales managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. DE LA SALLE's supporters crossed their fingers, but Elias Gonzales was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Luís das Neves showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Elias Gonzales, who was totally free with the ball in the 93rd minute. After 96th play minutes Arnoldo Rufo shot 12-0, a short shot which went by Luís das Neves and just under the crossbar into goal. DE LA SALLE walked away with a well-earned victory that was much celebrated by the crowd.
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