League

Las 3 Marías
Spectators: 7274 (Terracing: 5457, Seating: 1673, VIP seats: 144) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Aaron Oskarbi made the kick off which started today's match. After some fancy dribbling in the 4th minute, Albano Eron managed to get in a good position for a shot. Pichaihué's supporters rose to their feet, but Albano Eron was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Christian Refugio breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Prospero Leocadio lost his temper 6 minutes into the game and shoved another player to the ground. He was immediately shown a red card. After 6 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Abuela Gela! Christian Refugio stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Florencio Ortzi's shot from short distance in the 11th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Florencio Ortzi in the 12th minute of play forced Abuela Gela's goalkeeper Christian Refugio to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When the match had gone on for 14 minutes, Alfonso Rumaldo put it in 0-2 from a short distance just to the right of Christian Refugio. Christian Refugio showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Alfonso Rumaldo in the 19th minute of the match. 21 minutes into the match, Pichaihué's Florencio Ortzi sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Christian Refugio narrowly saved just below the crossbar. If Alfonso Rumaldo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 22nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Silvestre Guillelmo hit a great freekick 26 minutes into the match. In the 27th minute of the match Jacinto Goiz sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Christian Refugio skillfully saved the ball. Florencio Ortzi took the ball and in the 29 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Christian Refugio. Christian Refugio dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-3. Abuela Gela's Natalio Inocente got a good chance for a goal in the 34th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Florencio Ortzi sent away a hard shot on goal in the 39th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 42nd minute, Alfonso Rumaldo 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. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alfonso Rumaldo in the 46th minute of play forced Abuela Gela's goalkeeper Christian Refugio to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After some careless play in the Abuela Gela defense, Alfonso Rumaldo kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Christian Refugio. The Abuela Gela fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Christian Refugio should have stopped the shot. Disappointed in the 0-4 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Florencio Ortzi was the one to do the kick off. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Silvestre Guillelmo during the 60th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The long shot by Niceto Beti in the 62nd minute really tested Christian Refugio's skills. The ball was on its way into the goal to the left of him when he managed to stretch himself and save the shot and avoid a goal. Christian Refugio didn't succeed to prevent the ball from going into goal when Pichaihué's Alfonso Rumaldo shot an unexpected shot in the crossbar's under edge and made 0-5 in the ordered_time% minute. Pichaihué's Florencio Ortzi got a good chance for a goal in the 69th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Christian Refugio made a fantastic save in the 76th minute, when Alfonso Rumaldo sent off a good shot on target. Abuela Gela's Christian Refugio played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Florencio Ortzi in the 77th minute of play. In the 82nd play minute Alfonso Rumaldo came free and shot an unsuspected shot which went into goal from the right pole behind a surprised Christian Refugio. 0-6. Alfonso Rumaldo sent away a hard shot on goal in the 86th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. With his leg Christian Refugio managed to avoid a goal in the 89thth minute, when Pichaihué's Alfonso Rumaldo fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. 91 minutes into the match, Pichaihué's goal looked a bit too open when Cornelio Matxin came free, but Amancio Enetz reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 92nd minute the ball was on its way in behind Abuela Gela's goalkeeper Christian Refugio, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Pichaihué's fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.