League

Henderson
Spectators: 7245 (Terracing: 5435, Seating: 1666, VIP seats: 144) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Epifanio Chorche took the kick off in the first half of the match. Pedernal's Donato Casado got a good chance for a goal in the 9th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After 11 played minutes Pedernal got a freekick which was hit by Ignacio Berriotxoa. If Ruben Mikelats had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 12th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Ruben Mikelats in the 14thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Anastasio Perez, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. Dante Theodore hit a great freekick 14 minutes into the match. Ruben Mikelats blasted a shot towards the goal in the 19th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Anastasio Perez having to make a save. The audience was convinced that Celedonio Iraunkor's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Anastasio Perez was relentless in the 20th minute of the game. Pedernal's Anastasio Perez proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 22nd minute of the match, managed to save Pedernal from getting a goal against them. If Celedonio Iraunkor had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 27th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Rigoberto Lorenz charged in rather forcefully in the 33rd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Rigoberto Lorenz the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 33rd match minute, Pedernal was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Rigoberto Lorenz to maneuver through the defense. 35 minutes into the match, Pedernal's goalkeeper Anastasio Perez had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Ruben Mikelats. 38 minutes into the match, Henderson's goal looked a bit too open when Epifanio Chorche came free, but Adan Endira reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Remigio Chaime's late challenge caught a Pedernal's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Remigio Chaime helped the player get up and apologised. Donato Casado received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 43rd minute. Adan Endira tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 44th match minute, Henderson was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Remigio Chaime to maneuver through the defense. After having played for 46 minutes, Epifanio Chorche managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Pedernal's supporters crossed their fingers, but Epifanio Chorche was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. The score stood at 0-0 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

The wind increased when Celedonio Iraunkor made the kick off in the second half. The audience thought a goal was coming when Donato Casado got free with Adan Endira in the 52nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 56 minutes into the match, Henderson's goalkeeper Adan Endira had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Donato Casado. 63 minutes into the match, Pedernal's goal looked a bit too open when Celedonio Iraunkor came free, but Anastasio Perez reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After having played for 70 minutes, Epifanio Chorche managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Pedernal's supporters crossed their fingers, but Epifanio Chorche was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. When Ruben Mikelats came up free with the goalie in the 75th minute, the Henderson 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 Ruben Mikelats couldn't finish the play. Epifanio Chorche sent away a hard shot on goal in the 78th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. During the 79th minute of the match Remigio Chaime completely mistimed his tackle and brought down his opponent. The referee gave Remigio Chaime a yellow card, his second in the match, which meant he could no longer take part in the game. Remigio Chaime hit a great freekick 80 minutes into the match. Epifanio Chorche sent away a hard shot on goal in the 85th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 89 minutes into the match, Henderson's goal looked a bit too open when Epifanio Chorche came free, but Adan Endira reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After some fancy dribbling in the 94th minute, Ruben Mikelats managed to get in a good position for a shot. Henderson's supporters rose to their feet, but Ruben Mikelats was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Anastasio Perez breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. The final whistle blew with the score still tied, and both teams left the pitch thinking about the missed chances that could have given their team the win.