ELLAND ROAD
Spectators: 145 (Terracing: 110,
Seating: 33, VIP seats: 2) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Abelardo Ledesma started the match with the kick off. Jorge Cervera hit a great freekick 4 minutes into the match. If Wilfredo Cordario had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 6th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 9th minute Wilfredo Cordario shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Anibal Txerran saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. lןןl EdF Garrafa Sanchez's Anibal Txerran proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 10th minute of the match, managed to save lןןl EdF Garrafa Sanchez from getting a goal against them. The supporters of lןןl EdF Garrafa Sanchez booed when Kaplan was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 11 match minutes in a wonderful position. Serafin Froylan didn't get a good kick on the ball. After some careless play in the lןןl EdF Garrafa Sanchez defense, Amador Bela kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Anibal Txerran. The lןןl EdF Garrafa Sanchez fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Anibal Txerran should have stopped the shot. The audience thought a goal was coming when Serafin Froylan got free with Anibal Txerran in the 19th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. lןןl EdF Garrafa Sanchez's Anibal Txerran played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Wilfredo Cordario in the 21st minute of play. In the 23rd minute Jorge Cervera shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but René Higuita saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. René Higuita showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gerardo Esdras in the 27th minute of the match. After 28 minutes Kaplan's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Fernando Ortiz who took care of the corner kick. The corner led lןןl EdF Garrafa Sanchez's Óscar Acosta to fire away a dangerous shot which René Higuita despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Serafin Froylan during the 29th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 29th minute, Serafin Froylan hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Kaplan's René Higuita played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Christian Leoiar in the 32nd minute of play. 33 minutes into the match, lןןl EdF Garrafa Sanchez's goalkeeper Anibal Txerran had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Wilfredo Cordario. René Higuita took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gerardo Esdras, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. lןןl EdF Garrafa Sanchez's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Fernando Ortiz in the 38th minute. 39 minutes into the match, Kaplan's goal looked a bit too open when Gerardo Esdras came free, but René Higuita reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gerardo Esdras in the 43rd minute of play forced Kaplan's goalkeeper René Higuita to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 45 minutes into the match, Kaplan's goal looked a bit too open when Gerardo Esdras came free, but René Higuita reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Kaplan's René Higuita played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Christian Leoiar in the 46th minute of play. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.
The wind increased when Gerardo Esdras made the kick off in the second half. In the 51st match minute, lןןl EdF Garrafa Sanchez was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Fernando Ortiz to maneuver through the defense. When Gerardo Esdras fell near the penalty area in the 53rd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored lןןl EdF Garrafa Sanchez's protests and gave Gerardo Esdras a yellow card for diving instead. The supporters of Kaplan booed when lןןl EdF Garrafa Sanchez was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 53 match minutes in a wonderful position. Gerardo Esdras didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 59th minute Wilfredo Cordario shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Anibal Txerran saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After a rather tough play, lןןl EdF Garrafa Sanchez's Eugenio Argoitz got a free kick in the 61st minute. A collision led to lןןl EdF Garrafa Sanchez getting a freekick after 63 minutes play. Fernando Ortiz hit a great ball. In the 65th minute Wilfredo Cordario shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Anibal Txerran saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Anibal Txerran showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Wilfredo Cordario, who was totally free with the ball in the 67th minute. Anibal Txerran made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Wilfredo Cordario in the 67th minute of play. When the match had gone on for 74 minutes, Lucio Soin put it in 2-1 from a short distance just to the right of Anibal Txerran. In the 77th minute, Wilfredo Cordario made a precise shot to the right of Anibal Txerran. lןןl EdF Garrafa Sanchez's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 3-1. René Higuita made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Christian Leoiar in the 82nd minute of play. In the 88th minute, Serafin Froylan left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Kaplan fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 4-1. Fernando Ortiz hit a great freekick 95 minutes into the match. In the 96th minute, Serafin Froylan made a precise shot to the right of Anibal Txerran. lןןl EdF Garrafa Sanchez's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 5-1.
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