League

El Cucarachero
Spectators: 7303 (Terracing: 5478, Seating: 1680, VIP seats: 145) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Antonio Barrionuevo made the kick off which started today's match. Santos Etxatxu sent away a hard shot on goal in the 5th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. When Herminio Victoro came up free with the goalie in the 6th minute, the Los Cucarachos 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 Herminio Victoro couldn't finish the play. Serafin Roland fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 8th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Prospero Mirande having to interfere. In the 13th match minute, PFC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Alejandro Luken to maneuver through the defense. Herminio Victoro fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 15th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Israel Osoitz having to interfere. Santos Etxatxu fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 18th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Israel Osoitz having to interfere. 1-0 became the score in the 21st minute when Herminio Victoro elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. Tadeo Cutberto's late challenge caught a PFC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Tadeo Cutberto helped the player get up and apologised. The supporters of PFC booed when Los Cucarachos was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 24 match minutes in a wonderful position. Tadeo Cutberto didn't get a good kick on the ball. Julio Hanot charged in rather forcefully in the 28th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Julio Hanot the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 29th minute, Julio Hanot hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Prospero Mirande showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Serafin Roland, who was totally free with the ball in the 32nd minute. Florentino Richie kicked well hit freekick during the 40th minute of the match. PFC were awarded a corner in the 43th minute after Los Cucarachos's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Fernan Michael took the corner. PFC's Fernan Michael was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Prospero Mirande in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. When PFC's Serafin Roland in the 46th minute got a chance for a shot 46th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Los Cucarachos's goalie prevented a goal. Los Cucarachos's Dionisio Lidon shoveled away a really nice long shot in the 48th minute of play. The shot was stopped by Israel Osoitz but with some difficulty. 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.

2-0 became the score in the 52nd minute when Herminio Victoro elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. In the 62nd minute the ball was on its way in behind PFC's goalkeeper Israel Osoitz, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. After a defensive mix-up in Los Cucarachos's zone, Antonio Barrionuevo stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Prospero Mirande came out of the goal and Antonio Barrionuevo tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Herminio Victoro in the 68th minute of play forced PFC's goalkeeper Israel Osoitz to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 70th minute the ball was on its way in behind Los Cucarachos's goalkeeper Prospero Mirande, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Serafin Roland in the 71stth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Prospero Mirande, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. In the 74th minute, Santos Etxatxu hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Israel Osoitz took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Santos Etxatxu, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. If Antonio Barrionuevo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 88th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Serafin Roland scored 2-1 in the 89th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Prospero Mirande, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 96th minute, Herminio Victoro 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. For all the effort they put into the match, the PFC players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for Los Cucarachos.