League

Barreal
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Dante Abastas made the kick off which started today's match. In the 6th minute, Leopoldo Edorta 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. After 8 minutes, Candido Nisio mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Ombucta AFC and the Mamá ETO players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 7th minute, one of Ombucta AFC:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Ombucta AFC. 2-0 became the score in the 13th minute when Leopoldo Edorta elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. Guaberto Oliveiro charged in rather forcefully in the 15th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Guaberto Oliveiro the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 16 played minutes Mamá ETO got a freekick which was hit by Guaberto Oliveiro. Eulalio Oton lost his temper 17 minutes into the game and shoved another player to the ground. He was immediately shown a red card. The referee gave Ombucta AFC a penalty, 19 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Eliseo Celino, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of Mamá ETO's Tiburcio Umea. 2-1. Enzo Dabi made in the 24th minute of the game a sloppy throw-in which Ruperto Senen however managed to control. In the 28th minute, Dante Abastas left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Ombucta AFC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-2. An unexpectedly hard shot by Dante Abastas in the 31st minute of play forced Mamá ETO's goalkeeper Tiburcio Umea to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Tiburcio Umea took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Bernardo Estefan, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Gaudencio Quexal showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ariel Mergildo, who was totally free with the ball in the 36th minute. Gaudencio Quexal showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ariel Mergildo in the 38th minute of the match. After a defensive mix-up in Ombucta AFC's zone, Hector Austin stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Gaudencio Quexal came out of the goal and Hector Austin tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 41 minutes into the game, Ombucta AFC's Bernardo Estefan nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Tiburcio Umea made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-3. Ruperto Senen took the ball and in the 45 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Tiburcio Umea. Tiburcio Umea dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-4. 49 minutes into the match, Dante Abastas had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Tiburcio Umea. Mamá ETO's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Dante Abastas was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-5. Disappointed in the 2-5 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The wind increased when Ariel Mergildo made the kick off in the second half. The long shot by Eliseo Celino in the 56th minute really tested Tiburcio Umea's skills. The ball was on its way into the goal to the left of him when he managed to stretch himself and save the shot and avoid a goal. 58 minutes into the match, Mamá ETO's goalkeeper Tiburcio Umea had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Ruperto Senen. In the 60th match minute, Mamá ETO was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Guaberto Oliveiro to maneuver through the defense. 61 minutes into the match, Mamá ETO's goalkeeper Tiburcio Umea had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Eliseo Celino. Guaberto Oliveiro received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 64th minute. Gaudencio Quexal tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. A collision led to Ombucta AFC getting a freekick after 65 minutes play. Natalio Guib hit a great ball. An unexpected shot in the 69th minute by Bernardo Estefan got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. A collision led to Mamá ETO getting a freekick after 77 minutes play. Honorato Chesus hit a great ball. Tiburcio Umea showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Dante Abastas in the 79th minute of the match. Honorato Chesus fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 82nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Gaudencio Quexal having to interfere. Ariel Mergildo received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 84th minute. Gaudencio Quexal tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. A collision led to Ombucta AFC getting a freekick after 86 minutes play. Enzo Dabi hit a great ball. 87 minutes into the match, Mamá ETO's Ariel Mergildo sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Gaudencio Quexal narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Ariel Mergildo fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 91st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Gaudencio Quexal having to interfere. Ombucta AFC's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.