League

Juan José Pizzuti
Spectators: 7145 (Terracing: 5430, Seating: 1665, VIP seats: 50) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Horacio Marques started the match with the kick off. Israel Araoz sent away a hard shot on goal in the 3rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. An unexpectedly hard shot by Rigoberto Harriet in the 5th minute of play forced Racing Club's goalkeeper Lisandro Raulo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 5 played minutes Racing Club got a freekick which was hit by Ricardo Jerrald. Atilano Hurko made an important save on a dangerous shot by Nestor Poncio in the 10th minute. Israel Araoz received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 12th minute. Lisandro Raulo tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Israel Araoz in the 15th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Lisandro Raulo saved Racing Club from getting behind. In the 16th match minute, Mostoles F.C was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Epifanio Senen to maneuver through the defense. After a defensive mix-up in Racing Club's zone, Rigoberto Harriet stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Lisandro Raulo came out of the goal and Rigoberto Harriet tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 21st minute of the match Igor Abadie shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Atilano Hurko showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. Lisandro Raulo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Israel Araoz, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Rigoberto Harriet recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 25th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 26th minute Israel Araoz shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Lisandro Raulo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Lisandro Raulo didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Rigoberto Harriet went, in the 27th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-1 was the resulting score. Rigoberto Harriet sent away a hard shot on goal in the 36th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Racing Club's Lisandro Raulo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Israel Araoz in the 40th minute of play. After a rather tough play, Mostoles F.C's Epifanio Senen got a free kick in the 42nd minute. The supporters of Racing Club booed when Mostoles F.C was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 46 match minutes in a wonderful position. Efrain Mederi didn't get a good kick on the ball. Disappointed in the 0-1 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Rigoberto Harriet to make the kick off. 54 minutes into the match, Racing Club's goal looked a bit too open when Israel Araoz came free, but Lisandro Raulo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Racing Club's goalkeeper couldn't reach when Israel Araoz 56 minutes into the game got a good kick on the ball which found its way into goal just inside left pole. 0-2. Lisandro Raulo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Israel Araoz, who was totally free with the ball in the 64th minute. Lisandro Raulo didn't succeed to prevent the ball from going into goal when Mostoles F.C's Rigoberto Harriet shot an unexpected shot in the crossbar's under edge and made 0-4 in the ordered_time% minute. If Horacio Marques had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 68th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When the match clock showed 71 minutes, the score became 1-4 when Horacio Marques sped through Mostoles F.C's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Atilano Hurko. Atilano Hurko took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Delmar Fe, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Maximiliano Telmo during the 79th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Atilano Hurko showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Horacio Marques in the 81st minute of the match. Rigoberto Harriet could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 83rd minute of the match, but Lisandro Raulo made a huge save. 86 minutes into the match, Racing Club's goal looked a bit too open when Israel Araoz came free, but Lisandro Raulo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. If Israel Araoz had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 91st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Rigoberto Harriet recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 92nd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 95th minute, Rigoberto Harriet 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. When the match was over Mostoles F.C could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than Racing Club throughout the match.