League

Gigante de Arroyito
Spectators: 7177 (Terracing: 5385, Seating: 1650, VIP seats: 142) Churqui's Pablo Chumo 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. Timoteo Hegoi received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 2nd minute. Alejandro Gartzea tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Edelmiro Columbo sent away a hard shot on goal in the 4th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After 7 minutes, Desiderio Mergildo mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the CENTRAL and the Churqui players grew even worse after the yellow card. The supporters of Churqui booed when CENTRAL was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 7 match minutes in a wonderful position. Desiderio Mergildo didn't get a good kick on the ball. Churqui's Aurelio Sergi couldn't find anyone to pass the ball to, so he shot a long shot towards the goal in the 8th minute. The shot went wide which resulted in a goal kick for CENTRAL. After a defensive mix-up in CENTRAL's zone, Cristo Illart stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Gaspar Eliazar came out of the goal and Cristo Illart tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Pablo Chumo fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 10th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Gaspar Eliazar having to interfere. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Pablo Chumo in the 13th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Gaspar Eliazar prevented the ball from getting in the gole. The supporters of CENTRAL booed when Churqui was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 14 match minutes in a wonderful position. Cristo Illart didn't get a good kick on the ball. After a rather tough play, Churqui's Aurelio Sergi got a free kick in the 19th minute. Timoteo Hegoi was extremely unlucky when he, in the 22nd minute, took a shot that hit the right post and went out. In the 26th minute, Pablo Chumo left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Churqui fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. Edelmiro Columbo received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 29th minute. Alejandro Gartzea tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 33 minutes into the game, Churqui's Pablo Chumo nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Gaspar Eliazar made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-2. An unexpectedly hard shot by Pablo Chumo in the 37th minute of play forced CENTRAL's goalkeeper Gaspar Eliazar to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Cristo Illart's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Gaspar Eliazar read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 38th minute of play. If Pablo Chumo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 46th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead.

The wind increased when Timoteo Hegoi made the kick off in the second half. Pablo Chumo sent away a hard shot on goal in the 54th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The supporters of CENTRAL booed when Churqui was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 58 match minutes in a wonderful position. Aurelio Sergi didn't get a good kick on the ball. Edelmiro Columbo sent away a hard shot on goal in the 64th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After a defensive mix-up in CENTRAL's zone, Pablo Chumo stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Gaspar Eliazar came out of the goal and Pablo Chumo tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. When Fabio Harkaitz came up free with the goalie in the 71st minute, the Churqui 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 Fabio Harkaitz couldn't finish the play. Aristides Rico hit a great freekick 72 minutes into the match. Timoteo Hegoi fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 75th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Alejandro Gartzea having to interfere. Pablo Chumo received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 78th minute. Gaspar Eliazar tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Segundo Guipuzkoa kicked well hit freekick during the 83rd minute of the match. After a defensive mix-up in CENTRAL's zone, Pablo Chumo stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Gaspar Eliazar came out of the goal and Pablo Chumo tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Gaspar Eliazar stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Pablo Chumo's shot from short distance in the 89th minute. Aristides Rico kicked well hit freekick during the 90th minute of the match. Cristo Illart could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 95th minute of the match, but Gaspar Eliazar made a huge save. With his leg Gaspar Eliazar managed to avoid a goal in the 96thth minute, when Churqui's Cristo Illart fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Churqui's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.