League

Estadio Artigal
Spectators: 7173 (Terracing: 5475, Seating: 1678, VIP seats: 20) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Pascual Gregory kicked off to start the match. After a rather tough play, Thunderstrock's Remigio Furtado got a free kick in the 2nd minute. 4 minutes into the match, Thunderstrock's goal looked a bit too open when Bernardino Gaueko came free, but Epifanio Udalaitz reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Silvano Furtado stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Pascual Gregory's shot from short distance in the 8th minute. In the 9th minute Hipolito Loren shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Epifanio Udalaitz saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After a defensive mix-up in CANASTACOS A&A's zone, Fausto Araújo stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Silvano Furtado came out of the goal and Fausto Araújo tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 1-0 became the score in the 18th minute when Pascual Gregory elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. Silvano Furtado was in exellent shape and made a fantastic save when he, in the 21st minute of the match, managed to get hold of the ball after a long shot from Gregorio Salbatore. When Fausto Araújo came up free with the goalie in the 23rd minute, the Thunderstrock 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 Fausto Araújo couldn't finish the play. 31 minutes into the match, CANASTACOS A&A's goal looked a bit too open when Pascual Gregory came free, but Silvano Furtado reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 38 minutes into the game, Hipolito Loren was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. CANASTACOS A&A's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Thunderstrock the free kick. In the 38th minute, Hipolito Loren hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Through an outstanding action, after 43 minutes, Silvano Furtado successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. Epifanio Udalaitz showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Bernardino Gaueko, who was totally free with the ball in the 44th minute. Thanks to some nice moves Fausto Araújo could shoot a difficult shot in the 48th minute, which Silvano Furtado however easily saved by the left post. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 1-0 at half-time.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Bernardino Gaueko made a kick off. Bernardino Gaueko charged in rather forcefully in the 52nd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Bernardino Gaueko the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Bernardino Gaueko hit a great freekick 52 minutes into the match. In the 53rd match minute, Thunderstrock was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Melchor Tallia to maneuver through the defense. Oscar Gustau charged in rather forcefully in the 55th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Oscar Gustau the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to CANASTACOS A&A getting a freekick after 55 minutes play. Oscar Gustau hit a great ball. Fausto Araújo sent away a hard shot on goal in the 57th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Domingos Valery's late challenge caught a Thunderstrock's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Domingos Valery helped the player get up and apologised. After a rather tough play, CANASTACOS A&A's Domingos Valery got a free kick in the 58th minute. When Thunderstrock's Pascual Gregory in the 66th minute got a chance for a shot 66th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye CANASTACOS A&A's goalie prevented a goal. In the 67th minute of the game, Hipolito Loren landed unfortunately after trying to head the ball, and pulled a muscle in the back, so badly that he had to leave the field. Gregorio Salbatore charged in rather forcefully in the 67th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Gregorio Salbatore the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 68th minute, Gregorio Salbatore hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. CANASTACOS A&A's Bernardino Gaueko couldn't find anyone to pass the ball to, so he shot a long shot towards the goal in the 69th minute. The shot went wide which resulted in a goal kick for Thunderstrock. Silvano Furtado showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Fausto Araújo in the 75th minute of the match. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 76th minute of the game. One of CANASTACOS A&A:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Thunderstrock:s goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Fausto Araújo in the 80th minute of play forced CANASTACOS A&A's goalkeeper Silvano Furtado to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The Thunderstrock fans' excitement grew in the 84th match minute when Thunderstrock's Pascual Gregory looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 2-0 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Silvano Furtado made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Pascual Gregory in the 88th minute of play. Thunderstrock walked away with a well-earned victory that was much celebrated by the crowd.