League

Estadio Mborore
Spectators: 7553 (Terracing: 5666, Seating: 1737, VIP seats: 150) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Ijaz Putāns kicked off to start the match. Tulio Contratas fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 5th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Gabriel Furtado having to interfere. Ijaz Putāns blasted a shot towards the goal in the 11th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Gabriel Furtado having to make a save. El Azulgrana's Roque Savion played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Freddy Ishmael in the 13th minute of play. Tulio Contratas received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 18th minute. Gabriel Furtado tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Tulio Contratas's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 20thth minute, Gabriel Furtado skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. In the 22nd minute of the match El Azulgrana got a corner. Escurfa's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Celestino Elorri ran over to the corner to take the kick. El Azulgrana's Tulio Contratas came free and shot a quick shot against goal 24 minutes in the game, fortunately Gabriel Furtado had problems saving as it came toward the left post. After 29 minutes of play, El Azulgrana's Ijaz Putāns made it 3-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Gabriel Furtado was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 34th minute Ijaz Putāns shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Gabriel Furtado saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After a defensive mix-up in Escurfa's zone, Tulio Contratas stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Gabriel Furtado came out of the goal and Tulio Contratas tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Ijaz Putāns did some fancy footwork in front of goal and succeeded to deceive the defenders so he could slam the ball in 4-0 to the left of a surprised Gabriel Furtado 39 minutes into the match. When Ijaz Putāns in the 43rd play minute got the chance to kick a hard shot on goal from short distance neither the defense or Gabriel Furtado kept up with the ball and suddenly the score was 5-0 when the ball slipped into goal inside the left pole. 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.

The wind increased when Eloy Chayo made the kick off in the second half. An unexpectedly hard shot by Celestino Elorri in the 53rd minute of play forced Escurfa's goalkeeper Gabriel Furtado to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Tulio Contratas sent away a hard shot on goal in the 55th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. El Azulgrana made a substitution. Gregorio Laurin replaced Tulio Contratas. Ijaz Putāns sent away a hard shot on goal in the 59th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 6-0 became the score in the 61st minute when Ijaz Putāns elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. After some careless play in the Escurfa defense, Gregorio Laurin kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Gabriel Furtado. The Escurfa fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Gabriel Furtado should have stopped the shot. 69 minutes into the game, El Azulgrana's Ijaz Putāns nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Gabriel Furtado made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 8-0. Gabriel Furtado took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gregorio Laurin, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 76 minutes into the game, El Azulgrana's Ijaz Putāns nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Gabriel Furtado made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 9-0. Gregorio Laurin sent away a hard shot on goal in the 80th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 81 minutes into the game, Ijaz Putāns cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 10-0. Gabriel Furtado was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. In the 85th minute, Vinicio Franco left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The El Azulgrana fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 11-0. Ijaz Putāns blasted a shot towards the goal in the 88th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Gabriel Furtado having to make a save. Ijaz Putāns sent away a hard shot on goal in the 89th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 95th minute Gregorio Laurin shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Gabriel Furtado saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. There was no doubt that El Azulgrana were the better team. El Azulgrana's players enjoyed the ovations of the crowd after the victory.