League

Salazar
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Jesus Abechuco kicked off to start the match. Chu Petek's late challenge caught a Salazar's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Chu Petek helped the player get up and apologised. In the 2nd minute, Chu Petek hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 5 played minutes Santa Rosa de Lima got a freekick which was hit by Aquilino Mederi. Isaias Oriche hit a great freekick 7 minutes into the match. Basilio Jatsu charged in rather forcefully in the 8th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Basilio Jatsu the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. 8 minutes into the game, one of Salazar:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. Jesus Abechuco took the ball and in the 12 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Julian Olayo. Julian Olayo dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-1. After some fancy dribbling in the 15th minute, Jesus Abechuco managed to get in a good position for a shot. Santa Rosa de Lima's supporters rose to their feet, but Jesus Abechuco was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Julian Olayo breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 20 minutes into the match, Salazar's goal looked a bit too open when Jesus Abechuco came free, but Julian Olayo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 23rd minute, Igor Eguntsenti hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Julian Olayo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Carlos Servando, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 25 minutes into the match, Jesus Abechuco had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Julian Olayo. Salazar's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Jesus Abechuco was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-2. The Santa Rosa de Lima fans' excitement grew in the 28th match minute when Santa Rosa de Lima's Jesus Abechuco 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 0-3 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Leonides Gudesteo fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 33rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Kepa Arrizabalaga having to interfere. Jesus Abechuco sent away a hard shot on goal in the 38th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Julian Olayo came out of the goal in the 42nd minute to try and stop a shot by Santa Rosa de Lima's Jesus Abechuco. But to his dismay, Jesus Abechuco quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-4. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-4 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

Santa Rosa de Lima's Kepa Arrizabalaga played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Leonides Gudesteo in the 53rd minute of play. When Santa Rosa de Lima's Jesus Abechuco in the 61st minute got a chance for a shot 61st didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Salazar's goalie prevented a goal. In the 68th minute Guillermo Umbruso shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Kepa Arrizabalaga saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When Santa Rosa de Lima's Jesus Abechuco in the 75th minute got a chance for a shot 75th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Salazar's goalie prevented a goal. Christian Runeberg charged in rather forcefully in the 79th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Christian Runeberg the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After a defensive mix-up in Salazar's zone, Jesus Abechuco stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Julian Olayo came out of the goal and Jesus Abechuco tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 87th minute, Constantino Cordarrol left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Santa Rosa de Lima fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-5. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Jesus Abechuco in the 93rd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Julian Olayo saved Salazar from getting behind. When Santa Rosa de Lima's Jesus Abechuco in the 94th minute got a chance for a shot 94th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Salazar's goalie prevented a goal. The audience was convinced that Jesus Abechuco's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Julian Olayo was relentless in the 95th minute of the game. Santa Rosa de Lima played a much better game than Salazar and deserved their victory. The Salazar players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.