League

Estadio Esperanza
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Esperanza 's Juan Ignazio started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Esperanza 's Gabriel Fix suffered a sore thigh after 3 minutes and couldn't finish the game. Israel Dimas charged in rather forcefully in the 3rd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Israel Dimas the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 3 played minutes Bahoma got a freekick which was hit by Israel Dimas. Blas Furtado took the ball and in the 10 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Pedro Orkatz. Pedro Orkatz dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-1. Ciro Sesuldo received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 15th minute. Pedro Orkatz tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Pedro Orkatz showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Blas Furtado in the 18th minute of the match. In the 20th minute, Santos Raulo 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. Joaquin Chus showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Juan Ignazio, who was totally free with the ball in the 25th minute. Joaquin Chus took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Santos Raulo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 33 minutes into the match, Esperanza 's goal looked a bit too open when Blas Furtado came free, but Pedro Orkatz reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. With a little luck, Bahoma's Joaquin Chus got control of the ball when Angelo Espiridion tried to sneak it across the goal line. 40 minutes into the match, Bahoma's goal looked a bit too open when Damian Bakar came free, but Joaquin Chus reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Pedro Orkatz showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Blas Furtado in the 46th minute of the match. After 46 minutes, Santos Raulo mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Esperanza and the Bahoma players grew even worse after the yellow card. After the first half Bahoma were leading 0-1. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Blas Furtado to make the kick off. Pedro Orkatz made a fantastic save in the 51st minute, when Ciro Sesuldo sent off a good shot on target. Angelo Espiridion recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 54th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Isidoro Inko charged in rather forcefully in the 58th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Isidoro Inko the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 58th minute, Isidoro Inko hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The excitement rose when Esperanza 's Juan Ignazio after 60 played minutes turned away three defenders near the goal, and after that shot a ball that was too difficult for Bahoma's goalkeeper to hold. Score! 1-1. 64 minutes into the match, Blas Furtado had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Pedro Orkatz. Esperanza 's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Blas Furtado was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-2. Ciro Sesuldo received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 67th minute. Pedro Orkatz tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Angelo Espiridion had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 71st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Joaquin Chus showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Angelo Espiridion in the 75th minute of the match. When Angelo Espiridion came up free with the goalie in the 77th minute, the Esperanza 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 Angelo Espiridion couldn't finish the play. Juan Ignazio sent away a hard shot on goal in the 79th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Angelo Espiridion received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 82nd minute. Joaquin Chus tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 84 minutes into the game, Esperanza 's Angelo Espiridion nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Joaquin Chus made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-2. If Ciro Sesuldo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 89th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Esperanza 's Pedro Orkatz proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 90th minute of the match, managed to save Esperanza from getting a goal against them. Santos Raulo sent away a hard shot on goal in the 93rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Joaquin Chus showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Angelo Espiridion in the 95th minute of the match. The second half was just like the first, even and exciting. The match ended in a draw.