League

Yasser Arafat
Spectators: 8409 (Terracing: 6307, Seating: 1934, VIP seats: 168) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Ferdinando Galván started the match with the kick off. Robert Haegg's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Leon Aznaro read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 4th minute of play. 10 minutes into the match, ARedonditos de Ricota CFK's Robert Haegg sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Leon Aznaro narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 12th minute, Teobaldo Boni hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 13 minutes into the match, CA Intifada Palestina's goal looked a bit too open when Robert Haegg came free, but Leon Aznaro reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Leon Aznaro took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Robert Haegg, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. CA Intifada Palestina's Leon Aznaro played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Robert Haegg in the 16th minute of play. Robert Haegg's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Leon Aznaro read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 19th minute of play. Teobaldo Boni made in the 25th minute of the game a fairly good throw-in which was taken care of by Segundo Calvino. The audience thought a goal was coming when Isidoro Oxarra got free with Xie Bang Ang in the 28th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Israel Beremundo's late challenge caught a ARedonditos de Ricota CFK's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Israel Beremundo helped the player get up and apologised. Israel Beremundo kicked well hit freekick during the 29th minute of the match. Xie Bang Ang didn't succeed to prevent the ball from going into goal when CA Intifada Palestina's Bruno Peyo shot an unexpected shot in the crossbar's under edge and made 1-0 in the ordered_time% minute. In the 35th minute Robert Haegg shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Leon Aznaro saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Robert Haegg in the 36th minute of play forced CA Intifada Palestina's goalkeeper Leon Aznaro to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Xie Bang Ang showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Isidoro Oxarra, who was totally free with the ball in the 37th minute. In the 43rd minute the ball was on its way in behind CA Intifada Palestina's goalkeeper Leon Aznaro, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. 44 minutes into the match, CA Intifada Palestina's goal looked a bit too open when Robert Haegg came free, but Leon Aznaro reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Robert Haegg blasted a shot towards the goal in the 47th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Leon Aznaro having to make a save. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 1-0 at half-time.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Robert Haegg to strike the kick off in the second half. An unexpectedly hard shot by Bruno Peyo in the 54th minute of play forced ARedonditos de Ricota CFK's goalkeeper Xie Bang Ang to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After having played for 57 minutes, Robert Haegg managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. ARedonditos de Ricota CFK's supporters crossed their fingers, but Robert Haegg was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. ARedonditos de Ricota CFK made a substitution. Clemente Beltran replaced Jonas Paz. During the 59th minute of the match Israel Beremundo completely mistimed his tackle and brought down his opponent. The referee gave Israel Beremundo a yellow card, his second in the match, which meant he could no longer take part in the game. The supporters of ARedonditos de Ricota CFK booed when CA Intifada Palestina was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 60 match minutes in a wonderful position. Israel Beremundo didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 62nd minute of the match ARedonditos de Ricota CFK got a corner. CA Intifada Palestina's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Benjy Muller ran over to the corner to take the kick. Leon Aznaro made an important save on a dangerous shot by Per-Åke Browald in the 73rd minute. After 74 minutes of play, CA Intifada Palestina's Isidoro Oxarra made it 2-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Xie Bang Ang was left in no man's land by his defense there! CA Intifada Palestina made a substitution. Justino Valery replaced Ferdinando Galván. In the 79th minute, Emilio Gonzales reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Leon Aznaro. The goal made the score 2-1. Leon Aznaro showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Clemente Beltran in the 84th minute of the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Emilio Gonzales got free with Leon Aznaro in the 85th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 90th minute the ball was on its way in behind CA Intifada Palestina's goalkeeper Leon Aznaro, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. ARedonditos de Ricota CFK were awarded a corner in the 92th minute after CA Intifada Palestina's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Benjy Muller took the corner. At last the ball reached Per-Åke Browald at the corner, ending with a kick to difficult to stop for the goalkeeper of CA Intifada Palestina. 2-2. The final whistle blew with the score still tied, and both teams left the pitch thinking about the missed chances that could have given their team the win.