Virginia Bolten
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27,
Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Ernesto Urtsua started the match with the kick off. If Placido Ilazki had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 4th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 9th minute, Eusebio Veronica made a precise shot to the right of Prospero Muc. Maravilla's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-0. After some careless play in the Maravilla defense, Placido Ilazki kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Prospero Muc. The Maravilla fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Prospero Muc should have stopped the shot. In the 18th minute Ernesto Urtsua shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Candido Quinteros saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Enzo Martinez during the 19th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After a rather tough play, Maravilla's Enzo Martinez got a free kick in the 20th minute. In the 22nd minute, Jonathan Handi ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Prospero Muc was frozen by the shot and now it was 3-0. After a defensive mix-up in Maravilla's zone, Jonathan Handi stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Prospero Muc came out of the goal and Jonathan Handi tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Saul Unax's late challenge caught a Acratas Unidos's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Saul Unax helped the player get up and apologised. In the 36th match minute, Maravilla was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Saul Unax to maneuver through the defense. Aurelio Osorio, 37 minutes into the match, dribbled the ball up the side of the field and decided to take a long shot at the goal. Unfortunately, the ball was poorly hit and landed closer to the corner than to the goal. After having played for 39 minutes, Jonathan Handi managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Acratas Unidos's supporters crossed their fingers, but Jonathan Handi was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Maravilla's Prospero Muc played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Eusebio Veronica in the 44th minute of play. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 3-0 at half-time.
The wind increased when Eusebio Veronica made the kick off in the second half. Prospero Muc took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Eusebio Veronica, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Acratas Unidos were awarded a corner in the 54th minute after Maravilla's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Aurelio Osorio took the corner. Aurelio Osorio made a great header on Acratas Unidos's corner, it was just that Maravilla's Prospero Muc managed to reach the ball for a save. Aurelio Osorio succeeded in the game's 54th minute to get real power on a long shot . Maravilla's Prospero Muc hadn't the time to block the shot which was pasted into the goal, 4-0! In the 58th minute, Eusebio Veronica left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Acratas Unidos fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 5-0. In the 62nd minute, Eusebio Veronica 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. Jonathan Handi charged in rather forcefully in the 64th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Jonathan Handi the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 65th match minute, Acratas Unidos was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jonathan Handi to maneuver through the defense. 74 minutes into the game, Vladimiro Ondino was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Maravilla's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Acratas Unidos the free kick. In the 74th match minute, Maravilla was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Vladimiro Ondino to maneuver through the defense. Prospero Muc took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jonathan Handi, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jonathan Handi in the 81st minute of play forced Maravilla's goalkeeper Prospero Muc to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Prospero Muc showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Placido Ilazki in the 83rd minute of the match. When Eusebio Veronica came up free with the goalie in the 87th minute, the Acratas Unidos 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 Eusebio Veronica couldn't finish the play. 91 minutes into the match, Jonathan Handi had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Prospero Muc. Maravilla's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Jonathan Handi was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 6-0. Acratas Unidos walked away with a well-earned victory that was much celebrated by the crowd.
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