League

Cangrejillos
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Florencio Gutxi started the match with the kick off. In the 12th minute, Eusebio Ourente 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. 15 minutes into the match, Armando Arnau had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Segundo Maraman. El Bidon Del Narigon's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Armando Arnau was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. 22 minutes into the match, El Bidon Del Narigon's goal looked a bit too open when Florencio Gutxi came free, but Segundo Maraman reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Segundo Maraman made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Armando Arnau in the 23rd minute of play. Segundo Maraman made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Eustacio Inguma in the 26th minute of play. 30 minutes into the match, El Bidon Del Narigon's goal looked a bit too open when Florencio Gutxi came free, but Segundo Maraman reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. With 31 minutes on the clock, Nestor Henry commited a dangerous tackle. The referee had no choice but to show him the red card. After a rather tough play, El Bidon Del Narigon's Nestor Henry got a free kick in the 31st minute. Octavio Romildo recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 32nd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 36th minute the ball was on its way in behind Vantarck's goalkeeper Fernan Benino, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. 38 minutes in the game, Eusebio Ourente fired away an excellent shot, which passed to the side of the right post without Fernan Benino having to interfere. Vantarck's Fernan Benino played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Mariano Distiratsu in the 43rd minute of play. Mariano Distiratsu sent away a hard shot on goal in the 44th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-1 lead.

Segundo Maraman made an important save on a dangerous shot by Eustacio Inguma in the 52nd minute. The audience thought a goal was coming when Eustacio Inguma got free with Segundo Maraman in the 55th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Eustacio Inguma could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 56th minute of the match, but Segundo Maraman made a huge save. Segundo Maraman was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Armando Arnau showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 0-2 in the 58 minute of play. Mariano Distiratsu received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 61st minute. Fernan Benino tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Mariano Distiratsu received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 64th minute. Fernan Benino tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 68th minute Mariano Distiratsu shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Fernan Benino saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 69th minute El Bidon Del Narigon were awarded a corner. Mariano Distiratsu went to the cornerflag to take it. The corner went over the outstretched arms of Vantarck's goalie and right to Ciriaco Manny. He fired away a shot at goal, but the shot had too much spin, and it went just outside the goal. Vantarck's manager breathed a sigh of relief on the sidelines as his team had managed to escape an almost certain goal. Mariano Distiratsu struck a weak shot in the 83rd minute. Fernan Benino didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for El Bidon Del Narigon. Fernan Benino made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Eusebio Ourente in the 85th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ciriaco Manny in the 87th minute of play forced Vantarck's goalkeeper Fernan Benino to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After having played for 88 minutes, Mariano Distiratsu managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. El Bidon Del Narigon's supporters crossed their fingers, but Mariano Distiratsu was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Fernan Benino showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Fulgencio Otsoa in the 90th minute of the match. In the 91st match minute, El Bidon Del Narigon was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Americo Birila to maneuver through the defense. Mariano Distiratsu blasted a shot towards the goal in the 95th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Fernan Benino having to make a save. Mariano Distiratsu received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 97th minute. Fernan Benino tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The Vantarck players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.