League

Gran Ducó
Spectators: 7212 (Terracing: 5410, Seating: 1659, VIP seats: 143) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Arnaldo Koldobika got the match started through his kick off. After 6 played minutes Aston Birra FC got a freekick which was hit by Marcelino Elizardo. Tobias Quin charged in rather forcefully in the 9th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Tobias Quin the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After a rather tough play, Gran Huracán Fútbol's Tobias Quin got a free kick in the 9th minute. Urbano Lizar sent away a hard shot on goal in the 17th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 22 minutes into the game, Aston Birra FC's Luis Ekain nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Zacarias Regis made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. A collision led to Aston Birra FC getting a freekick after 25 minutes play. Ceferino Frantzes hit a great ball. Zacarias Regis stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Zeledon Eli's shot from short distance in the 30th minute. When Arnaldo Koldobika came up free with the goalie in the 37th minute, the Gran Huracán Fútbol 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 Arnaldo Koldobika couldn't finish the play. If Luis Ekain had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 41st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Urbano Lizar could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 48th minute of the match, but Clemente Ibar made a huge save. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-1 lead.

The wind increased when Luis Ekain made the kick off in the second half. An unexpectedly hard shot by Urbano Lizar in the 53rd minute of play forced Aston Birra FC's goalkeeper Clemente Ibar to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 56th match minute, Gran Huracán Fútbol was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Eugenio Umea to maneuver through the defense. Zacarias Regis showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Luis Ekain in the 59th minute of the match. After a defensive mix-up in Gran Huracán Fútbol's zone, Zeledon Eli stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Zacarias Regis came out of the goal and Zeledon Eli tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. When Luis Ekain came up free with the goalie in the 65th minute, the Aston Birra FC 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 Luis Ekain couldn't finish the play. 70 minutes into the match, Urbano Lizar notched a goal, 1-1, to the right of Aston Birra FC's Clemente Ibar. Clemente Ibar was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Luis Ekain sent away a hard shot on goal in the 75th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The audience was convinced that Luis Ekain's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Zacarias Regis was relentless in the 77th minute of the game. Zeledon Eli sent away a hard shot on goal in the 83rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After having played for 91 minutes, Arnaldo Koldobika managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Gran Huracán Fútbol's supporters crossed their fingers, but Arnaldo Koldobika was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Aston Birra FC's Clemente Ibar played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Arnaldo Koldobika in the 94th minute of play. Haroldo Marino kicked well hit freekick during the 95th minute of the match. The second half was just like the first, even and exciting. The match ended in a draw.