League

Gabriel Gil
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Virgilio Arlo started the match with the kick off. Villa Podestá's Amadeo Lamberto played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Leopoldo Napier in the 9th minute of play. Lino Maldonado took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Virgilio Arlo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. If Enzo Ekain had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 15th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Valentin Orkatz's late challenge caught a Villa Podestá's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Valentin Orkatz helped the player get up and apologised. Leandro Cordearo's late challenge caught a Villa Podestá's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Leandro Cordearo helped the player get up and apologised. Leandro Cordearo kicked well hit freekick during the 23rd minute of the match. Lino Maldonado made an important save on a dangerous shot by Virgilio Arlo in the 25th minute. Amadeo Lamberto stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Enzo Ekain's shot from short distance in the 27th minute. When Enzo Ekain came up free with the goalie in the 36th minute, the Dog Soldiers F.C. 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 Enzo Ekain couldn't finish the play. A collision led to Villa Podestá getting a freekick after 37 minutes play. Justo Henrico hit a great ball. Sebastian Gaizkine received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 46th minute. Amadeo Lamberto tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The first half was very even, with the score at 0-0 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

Dog Soldiers F.C.'s Lino Maldonado played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Virgilio Arlo in the 52nd minute of play. After a rather tough play, Dog Soldiers F.C.'s Enzo Ekain got a free kick in the 55th minute. 57 minutes into the match, Dog Soldiers F.C.'s goal looked a bit too open when Virgilio Arlo came free, but Lino Maldonado reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When Valentin Orkatz was, once again, overly rough in his play he received his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. 58 minutes had been played. After recieving a nice pass, Villa Podestá's Ubaldo Pio tried to score from far away in the 59th minute, but the ball went over the crossbar. When Villa Podestá's Virgilio Arlo in the 61st minute got a chance for a shot 61st didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Dog Soldiers F.C.'s goalie prevented a goal. The audience was convinced that Enzo Ekain's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Amadeo Lamberto was relentless in the 63rd minute of the game. Dog Soldiers F.C.'s Lino Maldonado played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jonas Umbruso in the 68th minute of play. If Jonas Umbruso had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 71st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 85 minutes into the match, Villa Podestá's goalkeeper Amadeo Lamberto had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Enzo Ekain. Lino Maldonado took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jonas Umbruso, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Leandro Cordearo hit a great freekick 87 minutes into the match. Enzo Ekain who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 93rdth minute tested the skills of Amadeo Lamberto when he managed to save the team from getting behind. The teams fought very hard right up to the final whistle. Both sets of players were happy to go away with a draw.