League

cruce de los andes
Spectators: 7191 (Terracing: 5395, Seating: 1653, VIP seats: 143) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Angelo Olando started the match with the kick off. Angelo Olando received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 8th minute. Amado Urtsin tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 10 minutes into the game, SAN MARTIN AFC's Ariel Asier nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Gavino Tadzio made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-0. An unexpectedly hard shot by Feliberto Aragones in the 19th minute of play forced SAN MARTIN AFC's goalkeeper Amado Urtsin to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A collision led to SAN MARTIN AFC getting a freekick after 20 minutes play. Godofredo Orlandus hit a great ball. Teofilo Salbatore took the ball and in the 25 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Gavino Tadzio. Gavino Tadzio dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-0. SAN MARTIN AFC's Ariel Asier got a good chance for a goal in the 30th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Angelo Olando succeeded in the game's 36th minute to shoot an unreachable shot under the crossbar and scored - 2-1. In the 42nd minute, Teofilo Salbatore reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Gavino Tadzio. The goal made the score 3-1. If Teofilo Salbatore had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 46th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 3-1 at half-time.

Amado Urtsin showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Feliberto Aragones in the 53rd minute of the match. Amado Urtsin made an important save on a dangerous shot by Feliberto Aragones in the 57th minute. After 59 minutes, Godofredo Orlandus mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the SAN MARTIN AFC and the Alta Gracia F. C. players grew even worse after the yellow card. Feliberto Aragones received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 60th minute. Amado Urtsin tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When Godofredo Orlandus was, once again, overly rough in his play he received his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. 61 minutes had been played. In the 62nd minute, Godofredo Orlandus hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When Ariel Asier came up free with the goalie in the 65th minute, the SAN MARTIN AFC 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 Ariel Asier couldn't finish the play. If Feliberto Aragones had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 70th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 72nd minute Angelo Olando shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Amado Urtsin saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Feliberto Aragones 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. In the 92nd minute, Angelo Olando 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. Amadeo Bras's late challenge caught a Alta Gracia F. C.'s player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Amadeo Bras helped the player get up and apologised. Eulalio Abadia sent away a hard shot on goal in the 95th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After having played for 97 minutes, Angelo Olando managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Alta Gracia F. C.'s supporters crossed their fingers, but Angelo Olando was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. For all the effort they put into the match, the Alta Gracia F. C. players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for SAN MARTIN AFC.