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Match Report
Caballa
Spectators: 6663 (Terracing: 5000,
Seating: 1663, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Alfredo Hodei got the match started through his kick off. A hard shot 4 in the game by Orlando Admon from a close distance when the talented Cosme Obano managed to make a qualified save. Lapataia's players were relieved. In the 13th minute Ruben Egoi shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ernesto Gutierrez saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Edgard Ekhi recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 14th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. The audience was convinced that Alfredo Hodei's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Ernesto Gutierrez was relentless in the 27th minute of the game. 34 minutes into the match, Lapataia's Ruben Egoi sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Ernesto Gutierrez narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Orlando Admon sent away a hard shot on goal in the 37th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Enzo Isaio's late challenge caught a Caballa's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Enzo Isaio helped the player get up and apologised. Cosme Obano made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Edgard Ekhi in the 42nd minute of play. Lapataia's Ruben Egoi got a good chance for a goal in the 47th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.
If Ruben Egoi had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 53rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. If Orlando Admon had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 56th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 66 minutes, Albino Onofre mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Caballa and the Lapataia players grew even worse after the yellow card. After a rather tough play, Caballa's Albino Onofre got a free kick in the 66th minute. Saul Diaz hit a great freekick 69 minutes into the match. Cosme Obano showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Edgard Ekhi, who was totally free with the ball in the 70th minute. The supporters of Caballa booed when Lapataia was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 70 match minutes in a wonderful position. Nestor Medardo didn't get a good kick on the ball. Orlando Admon received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 71st minute. Cosme Obano tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Orlando Admon fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 79th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Cosme Obano having to interfere. Orlando Admon received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 86th minute. Cosme Obano tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The audience thought a goal was coming when Ruben Egoi got free with Ernesto Gutierrez in the 89th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Alfredo Hodei fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 90th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ernesto Gutierrez having to interfere. 94 minutes into the match, Caballa's goal looked a bit too open when Alfredo Hodei came free, but Ernesto Gutierrez reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The teams fought very hard right up to the final whistle. Both sets of players were happy to go away with a draw.
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