League

El Estadio Hidalgo
Spectators: 6848 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1848, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Bartolo Oalo took the kick off in the first half of the match. Simon Garoa made a fantastic save in the 9th minute, when Bartolo Oalo sent off a good shot on target. 11 minutes into the match, Narciso Ezkerra had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Simon Garoa. Cochinos de Monte's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Narciso Ezkerra was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-1. 15 minutes into the match, Cuervos Negros Salvajes's goal looked a bit too open when Eugenio Mon came free, but Hilario Cruz reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Marcelo Belasko in the 25th minute of play forced Cuervos Negros Salvajes's goalkeeper Hilario Cruz to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a defensive mix-up in Cochinos de Monte's zone, Narciso Ezkerra stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Simon Garoa came out of the goal and Narciso Ezkerra tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Aaron Luzaide received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 35th minute. Simon Garoa tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When Narciso Ezkerra came up free with the goalie in the 36th minute, the Cuervos Negros Salvajes 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 Narciso Ezkerra couldn't finish the play. Bartolo Oalo sent away a hard shot on goal in the 38th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Narciso Ezkerra might have been able to make a better finish in the 40th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Simon Garoa. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Narciso Ezkerra ran back to his position shaking his head. When Narciso Ezkerra came up free with the goalie in the 47th minute, the Cuervos Negros Salvajes 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 Narciso Ezkerra couldn't finish the play. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 2-1.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Valentin Jerico stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. 52 minutes into the match, Cochinos de Monte's goal looked a bit too open when Aaron Luzaide came free, but Simon Garoa reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Hilario Cruz showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Eugenio Mon in the 54th minute of the match. After a defensive mix-up in Cuervos Negros Salvajes's zone, Leandro Azubeli stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Hilario Cruz came out of the goal and Leandro Azubeli tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. If Valentin Jerico had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 59th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Leandro Azubeli could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 61st minute of the match, but Hilario Cruz made a huge save. Cuervos Negros Salvajes's Hilario Cruz played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Valentin Jerico in the 63rd minute of play. Aaron Luzaide recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 66th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. After a rather tough play, Cuervos Negros Salvajes's Aaron Luzaide got a free kick in the 66th minute. Godofredo Iraido charged in rather forcefully in the 73rd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Godofredo Iraido the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In a very dangerous position, a player in Cochinos de Monte fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 73rd minute. Penalty! The referee gave Cuervos Negros Salvajes a penalty, 75 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Bartolo Oalo, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of Cochinos de Monte's Simon Garoa. 3-1. 83 minutes into the match, Cuervos Negros Salvajes's goalkeeper Hilario Cruz had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Marcelo Belasko. After 95 minutes of play Cuervos Negros Salvajes's Aaron Luzaide was too eager in his attempt to stop his opponent and brought him down. With that he got his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. Aaron Luzaide kicked well hit freekick during the 96th minute of the match. Simon Garoa came out of the goal in the 98th minute to try and stop a shot by Cuervos Negros Salvajes's Bartolo Oalo. But to his dismay, Bartolo Oalo quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 4-1. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The Cuervos Negros Salvajes fans cheered their team off the field, for while Cochinos de Monte had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.