League

Manuel Reimondes
Spectators: 7207 (Terracing: 5407, Seating: 1657, VIP seats: 143) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Sixto Urtungo kicked off to start the match. Amancio Mikelats showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Sixto Urtungo in the 4th minute of the match. Amancio Mikelats made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Sixto Urtungo in the 8th minute of play. After some fancy dribbling in the 10th minute, Sixto Urtungo managed to get in a good position for a shot. Aston Birra's supporters rose to their feet, but Sixto Urtungo was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Amancio Mikelats breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After a defensive mix-up in El Tanque Sisley's zone, Claudio Gimenez stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Amancio Mikelats came out of the goal and Claudio Gimenez tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Amancio Mikelats showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Sixto Urtungo, who was totally free with the ball in the 13th minute. In the 15th minute Hipolito Rencio shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Amancio Mikelats saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 18th minute of the match, Sixto Urtungo tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Amancio Mikelats saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. Jeremias Huly hit a great freekick 21 minutes into the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 32nd minute, Wilfredo Frasco managed to get in a good position for a shot. El Tanque Sisley's supporters rose to their feet, but Wilfredo Frasco was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Narciso Ted breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Sixto Urtungo struck a weak shot in the 36th minute. Amancio Mikelats didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Aston Birra. Amancio Mikelats made a fantastic save in the 38th minute, when Claudio Gimenez sent off a good shot on target. In the 42nd minute Froilan Rioja shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Narciso Ted saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Wilfredo Frasco in the 43rd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Narciso Ted prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 44th minute, Arnoldo Etxekopar hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Wilfredo Frasco's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Narciso Ted read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 45th minute of play.

48 minutes into the match, Aston Birra's Hipolito Rencio shot a high long ball. El Tanque Sisley's goalkeeper was lucky when the ball hit the right post and out. Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Froilan Rioja to make the kick off. After having played for 52 minutes, Froilan Rioja managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. El Tanque Sisley's supporters crossed their fingers, but Froilan Rioja was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 54 minutes into the game, Sixto Urtungo cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-0. Amancio Mikelats was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. When Silvestre Tximitx fell near the penalty area in the 59th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored El Tanque Sisley's protests and gave Silvestre Tximitx a yellow card for diving instead. Silvestre Tximitx kicked well hit freekick during the 60th minute of the match. In the 60th minute Claudio Gimenez shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Amancio Mikelats saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Sixto Urtungo in the 62nd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Amancio Mikelats prevented the ball from getting in the gole. 65 minutes into the game, Froilan Rioja recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Narciso Ted. Froilan Rioja showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 1-1. Sixto Urtungo scored 2-1 in the 69th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Amancio Mikelats, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. 74 minutes into the game, Federico Aznar was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Aston Birra's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave El Tanque Sisley the free kick. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 76th minute of the game. One of Aston Birra:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of El Tanque Sisley:s goal. The goalkeeper, Narciso Ted, was totally fooled by El Tanque Sisley's Gonzalo Gonchan, who 78 minutes into the game made a penalty shot that went in on the goalkeeper's left side. Aston Birra's Hipolito Rencio got a good chance for a goal in the 81st minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Sixto Urtungo sent away a hard shot on goal in the 84th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After having played for 87 minutes, Froilan Rioja managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. El Tanque Sisley's supporters crossed their fingers, but Froilan Rioja was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. If Sixto Urtungo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 92nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Amancio Mikelats took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Sixto Urtungo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Amancio Mikelats showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Sixto Urtungo in the 97th minute of the match. When Claudio Gimenez came up free with the goalie in the 98th minute, the Aston Birra 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 Claudio Gimenez couldn't finish the play.