League

9 de Diciembre
Spectators: 9233 (Terracing: 6926, Seating: 2124, VIP seats: 183) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Ivan Nisio got the match started through his kick off. The supporters of ✰VILLA SARMIENTO✰ booed when MARTINETA was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 7 match minutes in a wonderful position. Nacho Roca didn't get a good kick on the ball. The crowd rose to their feet as Carlos Cesaro kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Luis Mejía. That made the score 1-0 in the 12 minute of play. If Ivan Nisio had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 18th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Bartolo Beliran showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ivan Nisio, who was totally free with the ball in the 23rd minute. Marian Tuliszewski hit a great freekick 31 minutes into the match. Luis Mejía made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Nacho Roca in the 35th minute of play. In the 43rd minute of the match, Carlos Cesaro got a very nice opportunity to score, but Luis Mejía was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. Bartolo Beliran took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ivan Nisio, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 1-0 at half-time.

Lv Qiang Xiao sent away a hard shot on goal in the 54th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Luis Mejía showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Carlos Cesaro, who was totally free with the ball in the 55th minute. After 57 played minutes ✰VILLA SARMIENTO✰ got a freekick which was hit by Basílio Vilanova. After 58 minutes of play, MARTINETA's Carlos Cesaro made it 2-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Luis Mejía was left in no man's land by his defense there! Bartolo Beliran made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ivan Nisio in the 64th minute of play. MARTINETA made a substitution. Fernando Grover replaced Carlos Cesaro. ✰VILLA SARMIENTO✰'s Semih Recai was substituted for Ivan Nisio. Bartolo Beliran showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Semih Recai in the 72nd minute of the match. ✰VILLA SARMIENTO✰'s attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Nafiz Bilen in the 73rd minute. The corner led ✰VILLA SARMIENTO✰'s Semih Recai to fire away a dangerous shot which Bartolo Beliran despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. Bartolo Beliran took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Semih Recai, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. MARTINETA's Emanuel Mammana managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Julián Delfín in the 86 minute of the game. Fernando Grover might have been able to make a better finish in the 87th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Luis Mejía. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Fernando Grover ran back to his position shaking his head. In the 91st minute of the match MARTINETA got a corner. ✰VILLA SARMIENTO✰'s goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Lv Qiang Xiao ran over to the corner to take the kick. ✰VILLA SARMIENTO✰'s Luis Mejía played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Fernando Grover in the 93rd minute of play. For all the effort they put into the match, the ✰VILLA SARMIENTO✰ players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for MARTINETA.