League

EL MONUMENTAL
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Ermegildo Sesuldo took the kick off in the first half of the match. In the 3rd minute, Teofilo Bemabe ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Federico Soin was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. 8 minutes into the match, Dawid Zabrzeski notched a goal, 0-2, to the right of Deportivo Ceres's Federico Soin. Federico Soin was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. 17 minutes into the match, Espinillo's goalkeeper Freddy Evarado had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Cesar Eztebe. When Dawid Zabrzeski came up free with the goalie in the 19th minute, the Espinillo 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 Dawid Zabrzeski couldn't finish the play. The audience was convinced that Dawid Zabrzeski's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Federico Soin was relentless in the 23rd minute of the game. Freddy Evarado took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ermegildo Sesuldo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Dawid Zabrzeski sent away a hard shot on goal in the 27th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 31st minute, Stathis Papafotiou 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. When Dawid Zabrzeski came up free with the goalie in the 32nd minute, the Espinillo 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 Dawid Zabrzeski couldn't finish the play. Freddy Evarado made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ermegildo Sesuldo in the 38th minute of play. Stathis Papafotiou sent away a hard shot on goal in the 43rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Christian Iratzeder during the 43rd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Dawid Zabrzeski sent away a hard shot on goal in the 46th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Stathis Papafotiou made a kick off. Federico Soin showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Dawid Zabrzeski, who was totally free with the ball in the 51st minute. After 52 played minutes Deportivo Ceres got a freekick which was hit by Christian Iratzeder. 54 minutes into the game, Donato Evis was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Deportivo Ceres's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Espinillo the free kick. After 54 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Deportivo Ceres! Stathis Papafotiou shot the penalty kick by force right in the crossbar. No goal. Federico Soin stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Dawid Zabrzeski's shot from short distance in the 64th minute. Dawid Zabrzeski sent away a hard shot on goal in the 70th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. A hard shot 70 in the game by Stathis Papafotiou from a close distance when the talented Federico Soin managed to make a qualified save. Deportivo Ceres's players were relieved. Federico Soin made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Dawid Zabrzeski in the 73rd minute of play. In the 79th minute Dawid Zabrzeski shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Federico Soin saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Stathis Papafotiou had several of the Deportivo Ceres's defenders around him in the penalty area when he, after 80 minutes of play, received a pass and succeeded in some way to shoot a shot which went straight ahead into goal. This resulted in a 0-6 score and a disappointed Federico Soin as he didn't even see the shot coming. Federico Soin showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Dawid Zabrzeski in the 88th minute of the match. Dawid Zabrzeski received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 90th minute. Federico Soin tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 92nd minute the ball was on its way in behind Espinillo's goalkeeper Freddy Evarado, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Isidro Gilabert fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 95th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Freddy Evarado having to interfere. The supporters of Deportivo Ceres booed when Espinillo was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 96 match minutes in a wonderful position. Enzo Abadie didn't get a good kick on the ball. Espinillo played a much better game than Deportivo Ceres and deserved their victory. The Deportivo Ceres players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.