League

Palacio Bahiense
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Florentino Tano kicked off to start the match. After having played for 3 minutes, Freddy Rubio managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Hydra's supporters crossed their fingers, but Freddy Rubio was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. The supporters of Hydra booed when Real Beltran was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 5 match minutes in a wonderful position. Aaron Bizen didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 7th minute of the match, Tiran Goma tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Cristobal Lorenz saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. Tiran Goma sent away a hard shot on goal in the 8th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Alejandro Garoa showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Freddy Rubio, who was totally free with the ball in the 14th minute. When Hydra's Freddy Rubio in the 16th minute got a chance for a shot 16th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Real Beltran's goalie prevented a goal. Albino Millano came free with the goalkeeper in the 19th minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Cristobal Lorenz could save by the left post. 24 minutes into the match, Freddy Rubio had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Alejandro Garoa. Real Beltran's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Freddy Rubio was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-1. After 30 played minutes Hydra got a freekick which was hit by Freddy Rubio. Alejandro Garoa showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Teodoro Ugutz in the 35th minute of the match. Donato Orlondon's late challenge caught a Hydra's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Donato Orlondon helped the player get up and apologised. In the 48th minute, one of Real Beltran: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 Real Beltran. Victorio Barros shot the penalty kick by force right in the crossbar. No goal. Af the end of the first half the score was 2-1. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The wind increased when Freddy Rubio made the kick off in the second half. When Freddy Rubio came up free with the goalie in the 56th minute, the Hydra 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 Freddy Rubio couldn't finish the play. 58 minutes into the match, Teodoro Ugutz notched a goal, 2-2, to the right of Real Beltran's Alejandro Garoa. Alejandro Garoa was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Silvestre Astigar during the 61st minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 62nd minute, Silvestre Astigar hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Real Beltran's Alejandro Garoa played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Freddy Rubio in the 66th minute of play. In the 67th minute, Silvestre Astigar hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Tiran Goma recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 70th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 75th minute, Alonzo Taurino hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Alejandro Garoa made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ismael Polentzi in the 77th minute of play. After a defensive mix-up in Real Beltran's zone, Freddy Rubio stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Alejandro Garoa came out of the goal and Freddy Rubio tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After a rather tough play, Hydra's Alonzo Taurino got a free kick in the 83rd minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Tiran Goma in the 97th minute of play forced Hydra's goalkeeper Cristobal Lorenz to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Hydra's Cristobal Lorenz played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Albino Millano in the 100th minute of play. Hydra's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.