La Villa
Spectators: 7702 (Terracing: 5778,
Seating: 1771, VIP seats: 153) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Lucas Langoni kicked off to start the match. Augusto Udalaitz took the ball and in the 4 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Gabin Françoise. Gabin Françoise dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-0. In the 7th minute, ..Villa Rugby Club..'s Desiderio Arano seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Desiderio Arano the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of ..Villa Rugby Club.. protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and Desiderio Arano had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. Alexandrie CF's Maxence Mangel got a good chance for a goal in the 9th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Humberto Orland took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ívan James, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Rodrigo Mora in the 14th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Humberto Orland prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Gabin Françoise took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Guillermo Kopola, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After taking down the ball on ..Villa Rugby Club..'s corner Cristobal Ariando fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Gabin Françoise quite easily take care of the ball. Humberto Orland showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Rodrigo Mora, who was totally free with the ball in the 20th minute. Humberto Orland came out of the goal in the 22nd minute to try and stop a shot by Alexandrie CF's Fábio Cardoso. But to his dismay, Fábio Cardoso quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-1. In the 25th minute Rodrigo Mora shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Humberto Orland saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Rodrigo Mora took the ball and in the 31 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Humberto Orland. Humberto Orland dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-2. In the 34th minute, Alexandrie CF's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Augusto Udalaitz fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. The supporters of Alexandrie CF booed when ..Villa Rugby Club.. was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 37 match minutes in a wonderful position. Roque James didn't get a good kick on the ball. Humberto Orland showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Rodrigo Mora in the 38th minute of the match. 39 minutes into the match, ..Villa Rugby Club..'s goal looked a bit too open when Ívan James came free, but Humberto Orland reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 42nd minute Fábio Cardoso shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Humberto Orland saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After some careless play in the Alexandrie CF defense, Augusto Udalaitz kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Gabin Françoise. The Alexandrie CF fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Gabin Françoise should have stopped the shot.
The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Ívan James was the one to do the kick off. Humberto Orland showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ívan James in the 51st minute of the match. Humberto Orland took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ívan James, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 55th minute of the match, Ívan James tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Humberto Orland saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. In the 59th minute, Fábio Cardoso 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. Humberto Orland made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ívan James in the 61st minute of play. In the 62nd play minute Fábio Cardoso came free and shot an unsuspected shot which went into goal from the right pole behind a surprised Humberto Orland. 2-3. In the 67th minute, Roque James left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The ..Villa Rugby Club.. fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 3-3. Humberto Orland made a fantastic save in the 71st minute, when Julien Ravet sent off a good shot on target. Humberto Orland made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ívan James in the 77th minute of play. A collision led to Alexandrie CF getting a freekick after 77 minutes play. Renaut De Geyter hit a great ball. In the 80th minute Guillermo Kopola shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Gabin Françoise saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Manuel Iban sent away a hard shot on goal in the 87th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Humberto Orland showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Rodrigo Mora in the 89th minute of the match. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Manuel Iban in the 95th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Gabin Françoise prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 96th minute ..Villa Rugby Club.. were awarded a corner. Manuel Iban went to the cornerflag to take it. The corner ended in Manuel Iban almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Alexandrie CF's Gabin Françoise did a great save. Gabin Françoise stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Guillermo Kopola's shot from short distance in the 96th minute. Despite being the better team, Alexandrie CF failed to find the winning goal and were forced to settle for a single point.
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