Torpeds
Spectators: 8180 (Terracing: 6137,
Seating: 1881, VIP seats: 162) Torpedos AFC's Hipolito Maria 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. Fidel Txurio made a fantastic save in the 4th minute, when Atilano Estebe sent off a good shot on target. After a rather tough play, Torpedos AFC's Victorio Raymundo got a free kick in the 5th minute. In the 9th minute, Torpedos AFC's Hipolito Maria dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 1-0. Andres Niguel showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Pablo Acevedo in the 14th minute of the match. 17 minutes into the game, Eustaquio Roldan was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Torpedos AFC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Jaguars Veracruz the free kick. Andres Niguel took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Pablo Acevedo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Andres Niguel showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Pablo Acevedo, who was totally free with the ball in the 21st minute. A collision led to Torpedos AFC getting a freekick after 23 minutes play. Edelmiro Socorro hit a great ball. 24 minutes into the match, Torpedos AFC's goal looked a bit too open when Delmar Artaldo came free, but Andres Niguel reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Andres Niguel made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Leonel Hodei in the 34th minute of play. Andres Niguel took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Pablo Acevedo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 37 minutes into the match, Leonel Hodei notched a goal, 1-1, to the right of Torpedos AFC's Andres Niguel. Andres Niguel was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. After 39 played minutes Torpedos AFC got a freekick which was hit by Ivan Enaut. When Tomás Chano came up free with the goalie in the 40th minute, the Jaguars Veracruz 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 Tomás Chano couldn't finish the play. Tomás Chano sent away a hard shot on goal in the 41st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. An unexpectedly hard shot by Leonel Hodei in the 43rd minute of play forced Torpedos AFC's goalkeeper Andres Niguel to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Andres Niguel made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Delmar Artaldo in the 44th minute of play. Andres Niguel showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Tomás Chano in the 47th minute of the match. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 1-1 after a close first half.
Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Tomás Chano to make the kick off. Tomás Chano fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 51st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Andres Niguel having to interfere. Norberto Guifre hit a great freekick 53 minutes into the match. In the 54th minute Atilano Estebe shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Fidel Txurio saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Andres Niguel took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Pablo Acevedo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Tomás Chano received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 58th minute. Andres Niguel tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 61 minutes into the match, Torpedos AFC's goal looked a bit too open when Delmar Artaldo came free, but Andres Niguel reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. A collision led to Torpedos AFC getting a freekick after 62 minutes play. Victorio Raymundo hit a great ball. The audience was convinced that Pablo Acevedo's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Andres Niguel was relentless in the 64th minute of the game. Andres Niguel made a fantastic save in the 67th minute, when Tomás Chano sent off a good shot on target. Tomás Chano could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 69th minute of the match, but Andres Niguel made a huge save. In the 70th match minute, Torpedos AFC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Victorio Raymundo to maneuver through the defense. Fidel Txurio showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Atilano Estebe in the 73rd minute of the match. After a rather tough play, Jaguars Veracruz's Norberto Guifre got a free kick in the 73rd minute. 79 minutes into the match, Torpedos AFC's goal looked a bit too open when Pablo Acevedo came free, but Andres Niguel reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Hipolito Maria fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 80th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Fidel Txurio having to interfere. Tomás Chano could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 82nd minute of the match, but Andres Niguel made a huge save. If Pablo Acevedo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 84th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Tomás Chano sent away a hard shot on goal in the 88th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 90th minute, Jaguars Veracruz's Delmar Artaldo dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 1-2. When the match was over Jaguars Veracruz could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than Torpedos AFC throughout the match.
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