League

Esperanza
Spectators: 6730 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1730, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Robustiano Palazuelo started the match with the kick off. After 3 minutes, William Montalban mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Esperanza FC and the Allende AFC players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 4th minute, William Montalban hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Allende AFC's Tano Pro played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Lohitzun Cachupin in the 8th minute of play. After a defensive mix-up in Allende AFC's zone, Lohitzun Cachupin stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Tano Pro came out of the goal and Lohitzun Cachupin tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Tano Pro showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Lohitzun Cachupin, who was totally free with the ball in the 16th minute. Bakar Sandines hit a great freekick 29 minutes into the match. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Prudentio Mañueco during the 32nd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 32nd minute, Prudentio Mañueco hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Iyan Guillamon's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Tano Pro read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 34th minute of play. Chuan Pisciña scored 0-2 in the 36th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Tibalt Cuerva, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Iyan Guillamon fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 44th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Tano Pro having to interfere. After the first half Allende AFC were leading 0-2. 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 Lohitzun Cachupin to make the kick off. Savion Darroja fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 52nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Tibalt Cuerva having to interfere. Lohitzun Cachupin 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. If Robustiano Palazuelo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 57th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The audience thought a goal was coming when Chuan Pisciña got free with Tibalt Cuerva in the 67th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Iyan Guillamon fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 68th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Tano Pro having to interfere. Robustiano Palazuelo sent away a hard shot on goal in the 75th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Iyan Guillamon fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 78th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Tano Pro having to interfere. In the 80th minute, Iyan Guillamon 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. 83 minutes into the match, Esperanza FC's goalkeeper Tibalt Cuerva had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Chuan Pisciña. The audience was convinced that Iyan Guillamon's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Tano Pro was relentless in the 87th minute of the game. Tano Pro showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Lohitzun Cachupin in the 89th minute of the match. An unexpected shot in the 93rd minute by Robustiano Palazuelo got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. The Allende AFC players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.