League

Cochuna
Spectators: 7234 (Terracing: 5427, Seating: 1664, VIP seats: 143) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Fabricio Orain made the kick off which started today's match. In the 8th minute Fabricio Orain shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Roque Gotzon saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Fabricio Orain received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 13th minute. Roque Gotzon tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Anibal Magdaleno fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 18th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Roque Gotzon having to interfere. Fabricio Orain's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Roque Gotzon read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 19th minute of play. Reynaldo Marko charged in rather forcefully in the 24th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Reynaldo Marko the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 23 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Dopping Positivo! In the 25th minute there was a penalty for Cochuna. Amadeo Cordeal stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Roque Gotzon. 2-0. Ramon Veronica struck a weak shot in the 31st minute. Americo Gustau didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Dopping Positivo. When Fabricio Orain came up free with the goalie in the 33rd minute, the Cochuna 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 Fabricio Orain couldn't finish the play. After a defensive mix-up in Dopping Positivo's zone, Anibal Magdaleno stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Roque Gotzon came out of the goal and Anibal Magdaleno tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Americo Gustau made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ramon Veronica in the 44th minute of play. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

The wind increased when Ramon Veronica made the kick off in the second half. In the 54th minute Anibal Magdaleno shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Roque Gotzon saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Roque Gotzon showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Anibal Magdaleno in the 57th minute of the match. After 65 played minutes Dopping Positivo got a freekick which was hit by Alberto Onbera. Fabricio Orain fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 68th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Roque Gotzon having to interfere. In the 69th minute, Fabricio Orain 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. Anibal Magdaleno sent away a hard shot on goal in the 71st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. An unexpectedly hard shot by Fabricio Orain in the 72nd minute of play forced Dopping Positivo's goalkeeper Roque Gotzon to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Marcelino Urbez charged in rather forcefully in the 73rd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Marcelino Urbez the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Dopping Positivo's Roque Gotzon played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Fabricio Orain in the 77th minute of play. In the 80th minute Ramon Veronica shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Americo Gustau saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Americo Gustau came out of the goal in the 92nd minute to try and stop a shot by Dopping Positivo's Rafael Maura. But to his dismay, Rafael Maura quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 2-2. After 96 minutes of play, Dopping Positivo's Ramon Veronica made it 2-3 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Americo Gustau was left in no man's land by his defense there! When the final whistle went the supporters of Dopping Positivo were delighted that their team had defeated the much more dominant Cochuna side.