League

Estadio Tartagal
Spectators: 7627 (Terracing: 5721, Seating: 1754, VIP seats: 152) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Victorio Otsoa started the match with the kick off. In the 6th minute Siro Iliana shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Juan Urko saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gabriel Barea in the 7th minute of play forced ZeRoCooL's goalkeeper Juan Urko to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. ZeRoCooL's Juan Urko proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 9th minute of the match, managed to save ZeRoCooL from getting a goal against them. Victorio Otsoa sent away a hard shot on goal in the 10th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Juan Urko showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Siro Iliana, who was totally free with the ball in the 19th minute. Victorio Otsoa struck a weak shot in the 23rd minute. Juan Urko didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Tartagal FC. 25 minutes into the match, ZeRoCooL's goal looked a bit too open when Aaron Isidor came free, but Juan Urko reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The supporters of ZeRoCooL booed when Tartagal FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 26 match minutes in a wonderful position. Teobaldo Darien didn't get a good kick on the ball. Juan Urko made an important save on a dangerous shot by Arsenio Faro in the 29th minute. Gogo Merexildo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Mateo Chano in the 31st minute of play. In the 32nd minute of the match ZeRoCooL got a corner. Tartagal FC's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Anibal Quirze ran over to the corner to take the kick. 34 minutes into the game, Siro Iliana cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-0. Juan Urko was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. A collision led to ZeRoCooL getting a freekick after 39 minutes play. Raimundo Goyo hit a great ball. Juan Urko showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Teobaldo Darien, who was totally free with the ball in the 40th minute. Tartagal FC's Victorio Otsoa got a good chance for a goal in the 42nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 1-0.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Mateo Chano to strike the kick off in the second half. 51 minutes into the match, Tartagal FC's goalkeeper Gogo Merexildo had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Mateo Chano. Siro Iliana fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 53rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Juan Urko having to interfere. Gogo Merexildo stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Mateo Chano's shot from short distance in the 56th minute. The supporters of Tartagal FC booed when ZeRoCooL was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 59 match minutes in a wonderful position. Gogo Maidana didn't get a good kick on the ball. 63 minutes into the match, ZeRoCooL's goal looked a bit too open when Fausto Sazon came free, but Juan Urko reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpected shot in the 68th minute by Serafino Hernando got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Siro Iliana in the 70th minute of play forced ZeRoCooL's goalkeeper Juan Urko to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. If Victorio Otsoa had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 72nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. ZeRoCooL's Juan Urko played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Siro Iliana in the 74th minute of play. Arsenio Faro hit a great freekick 74 minutes into the match. Tartagal FC's Astor Bittor was substituted for Siro Iliana. The supporters of ZeRoCooL booed when Tartagal FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 76 match minutes in a wonderful position. Arsenio Faro didn't get a good kick on the ball. Juan Urko made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Victorio Otsoa in the 78th minute of play. Mateo Chano could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 79th minute of the match, but Gogo Merexildo made a huge save. Simon Lorien kicked well hit freekick during the 81st minute of the match. 86 minutes into the match, ZeRoCooL's goal looked a bit too open when Victorio Otsoa came free, but Juan Urko reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 88th minute of the match Tartagal FC got a corner. ZeRoCooL's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Teobaldo Darien ran over to the corner to take the kick. The corner went over the outstretched arms of ZeRoCooL's goalie and right to Ladislao Claris. He fired away a shot at goal, but the shot had too much spin, and it went just outside the goal. ZeRoCooL's manager breathed a sigh of relief on the sidelines as his team had managed to escape an almost certain goal. ZeRoCooL's Juan Urko played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Arsenio Faro in the 90th minute of play. In the 91st minute, Arsenio Faro ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Juan Urko was frozen by the shot and now it was 3-0. Juan Urko took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Astor Bittor, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. There was no doubt that Tartagal FC were the better team. Tartagal FC's players enjoyed the ovations of the crowd after the victory.