League

Monumental
Spectators: 6981 (Terracing: 5328, Seating: 1633, VIP seats: 20) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Angelo Romero got the match started through his kick off. Angelo Romero sent away a hard shot on goal in the 4th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Angelo Romero blasted a shot towards the goal in the 5th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Adrian Montxo having to make a save. The audience was convinced that Angelo Romero's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Adrian Montxo was relentless in the 6th minute of the game. 8 minutes into the match, LOD Team Restarting's Claudio Abel sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Adrian Montxo narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 11th minute, Cristo Cesaro fired away a killer shot towards the goal that, to the delight of Sam-Lucas deconinck, passed just outside the right post. Cristo Cesaro sent away a hard shot on goal in the 14th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 15th minute, Claudio Abel 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. The audience was convinced that Angelo Romero's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Adrian Montxo was relentless in the 17th minute of the game. Angelo Romero might have been able to make a better finish in the 23rd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Adrian Montxo. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Angelo Romero ran back to his position shaking his head. Claudio Abel's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Adrian Montxo read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 24th minute of play. Cristo Cesaro fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 33rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Sam-Lucas deconinck having to interfere. Timoteo Gerazan kicked well hit freekick during the 42nd minute of the match. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Claudio Abel in the 46th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Adrian Montxo prevented the ball from getting in the gole. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Cristo Cesaro made a kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Angelo Romero in the 51st minute of play forced Nueva Chicago's goalkeeper Adrian Montxo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After having played for 61 minutes, Claudio Abel managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. LOD Team Restarting's supporters crossed their fingers, but Claudio Abel was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 67 minutes into the match, Claudio Abel had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Adrian Montxo. Nueva Chicago's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Claudio Abel was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Angelo Romero in the 82nd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Adrian Montxo saved Nueva Chicago from getting behind. Nueva Chicago's Adrian Montxo proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 88th minute of the match, managed to save Nueva Chicago from getting a goal against them. When Angelo Romero came up free with the goalie in the 90th minute, the LOD Team Restarting 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 Romero couldn't finish the play. Adrian Montxo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Angelo Romero in the 92nd minute of play. The Nueva Chicago fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. LOD Team Restarting were clearly better and deserved to take the win.