League

El sinsajo
Spectators: 7317 (Terracing: 5489, Seating: 1683, VIP seats: 145) After a rather tough play, The Hanging Tree's Hermengildo Rivero got a free kick in the 4th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Melchor Benino in the 5th minute of play forced The Hanging Tree's goalkeeper Lucio Joey to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Dante Moise kicked well hit freekick during the 5th minute of the match. If Melchor Benino had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 9th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After some fancy dribbling in the 11th minute, Raul Ixidor managed to get in a good position for a shot. Montaner Fc's supporters rose to their feet, but Raul Ixidor was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Lucio Joey breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. If Pastor Baumar had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 13th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Raul Ixidor in the 14th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Lucio Joey prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Raul Ixidor fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 19th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Lucio Joey having to interfere. After having played for 20 minutes, Alvaro Bizen managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Montaner Fc's supporters crossed their fingers, but Alvaro Bizen was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Gert-Jan De Witte hit a great freekick 28 minutes into the match. After 31 minutes of play, Montaner Fc's Raul Ixidor made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Lucio Joey was left in no man's land by his defense there! If Raul Ixidor had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 35th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. If Clemente Faro had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 36th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After some careless play in the The Hanging Tree defense, Raul Ixidor kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Lucio Joey. The The Hanging Tree fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Lucio Joey should have stopped the shot. In the 46th match minute, Montaner Fc was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Clemente Faro to maneuver through the defense. After 47 played minutes The Hanging Tree got a freekick which was hit by Dante Moise. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-2 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Clemente Faro stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. 53 minutes into the match, The Hanging Tree's goalkeeper Lucio Joey had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Pastor Baumar. Through an outstanding action, after 55 minutes, Lucio Joey successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. Raul Ixidor could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 56th minute of the match, but Lucio Joey made a huge save. Montaner Fc's Alvaro Bizen got a good chance for a goal in the 57th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Lucio Joey made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Clemente Faro in the 61st minute of play. In the 67th minute, Raul Ixidor ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Lucio Joey was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-3. Pastor Baumar's late challenge caught a The Hanging Tree's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Pastor Baumar helped the player get up and apologised. Pastor Baumar kicked well hit freekick during the 76th minute of the match. Gert-Jan De Witte blasted a shot towards the goal in the 80th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Jonatan Mannuel having to make a save. In the 85th minute, Octavio Su hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Pastor Baumar blasted a shot towards the goal in the 93rd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Lucio Joey having to make a save. Clemente Faro sent away a hard shot on goal in the 94th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. With a little luck, The Hanging Tree's Lucio Joey got control of the ball when Alvaro Bizen tried to sneak it across the goal line. When the match was over Montaner Fc could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than The Hanging Tree throughout the match.