José Dellagiovanna
Spectators: 7535 (Terracing: 5668,
Seating: 1737, VIP seats: 130) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Blaise Dahmani got the match started through his kick off. Tigre's Stefan Orlicki played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Carlos Larra in the 6th minute of play. NECKER49 were awarded a corner in the 7th minute after Tigre's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Octavio Beat took the corner. 12 minutes into the game, NECKER49's Blaise Dahmani nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Stefan Orlicki made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. In the 15th minute, Octavio Beat 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. Joel Cristofor made a fantastic save in the 21st minute, when Justo Lore sent off a good shot on target. 24 minutes into the match, NECKER49's goalkeeper Joel Cristofor had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Sergio Cordareo. NECKER49's Joel Cristofor proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 27th minute of the match, managed to save NECKER49 from getting a goal against them. 29 minutes into the game, Gwyn Lawson was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Tigre's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave NECKER49 the free kick. After a rather tough play, Tigre's Gwyn Lawson got a free kick in the 29th minute. Joel Cristofor made a fantastic save in the 32nd minute, when Sergio Cordareo sent off a good shot on target. After a defensive mix-up in Tigre's zone, Blaise Dahmani stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Stefan Orlicki came out of the goal and Blaise Dahmani tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 39th minute Blaise Dahmani shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Stefan Orlicki saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Stefan Orlicki came out of the goal in the 45th minute to try and stop a shot by NECKER49's Blaise Dahmani. But to his dismay, Blaise Dahmani quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-2. Sergio Cordareo could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 48th minute of the match, but Joel Cristofor made a huge save. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-2 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.
The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Gwyn Lawson to strike the kick off in the second half. Joel Cristofor made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gwyn Lawson in the 52nd minute of play. NECKER49's Joel Cristofor played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Sergio Cordareo in the 53rd minute of play. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Blaise Dahmani in the 55th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Stefan Orlicki saved Tigre from getting behind. The NECKER49 fans' excitement grew in the 55th match minute when NECKER49's Blaise Dahmani 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 0-3 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. An unexpectedly hard shot by Sergio Cordareo in the 58th minute of play forced NECKER49's goalkeeper Joel Cristofor to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Joel Cristofor took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Sergio Cordareo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Blaise Dahmani sent away a hard shot on goal in the 62nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. NECKER49's Wilson Severino was substituted for Carlos Larra. Joel Cristofor took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gwyn Lawson, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Octavio Beat could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 66th minute of the match, but Stefan Orlicki made a huge save. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Justo Lore in the 72nd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Joel Cristofor prevented the ball from getting in the gole. 76 minutes into the game, Miguel Rojelio threw the ball into play from the sideline. NECKER49's Hugo Gonzáles quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. Stefan Orlicki showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Blaise Dahmani, who was totally free with the ball in the 78th minute. NECKER49's Joel Cristofor played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Masao Koriotto in the 80th minute of play. Blaise Dahmani received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Stefan Orlicki came out and tried to block the shot, but Blaise Dahmani slotted it home off the left post making it 0-4 in the 81st minute. NECKER49 made a substitution. Silvano Casanova replaced Octavio Beat. After 91 minutes NECKER49's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Gwyn Lawson who took care of the corner kick. The corner went over the outstretched arms of NECKER49's goalie and right to Miguel Rojelio. He fired away a shot at goal, but the shot had too much spin, and it went just outside the goal. NECKER49's manager breathed a sigh of relief on the sidelines as his team had managed to escape an almost certain goal. 95 minutes into the match, Tigre's goalkeeper Stefan Orlicki had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Wilson Severino. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. NECKER49 walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.
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