El Gigante Del Norte
Spectators: 7961 (Terracing: 5972,
Seating: 1831, VIP seats: 158) 4 minutes into the match, Gimnasia y tiro's goal looked a bit too open when Prudencio Bilbo came free, but Wieslaw Panasewicz reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Abdel Karim Santirso sent away a hard shot on goal in the 5th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Blitzkrieg's Emiliano Benitez proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 5th minute of the match, managed to save Blitzkrieg from getting a goal against them. In the 13th minute of the match Blitzkrieg got a corner. Gimnasia y tiro's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Fermin Oton ran over to the corner to take the kick. The corner ended in Nestor Gaxan almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Gimnasia y tiro's Wieslaw Panasewicz did a great save. Blitzkrieg's Serafin Janpier quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Esben Nordborg, made in the 20th minute of the game. Wieslaw Panasewicz made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Prudencio Bilbo in the 20th minute of play. 23 minutes into the game, Abdel Karim Santirso recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Emiliano Benitez. Abdel Karim Santirso showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 1-0. After a rather tough play, Gimnasia y tiro's Giorgi Lekov got a free kick in the 29th minute. Gimnasia y tiro's Esben Nordborg got a good chance for a goal in the 32nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Prudencio Bilbo might have been able to make a better finish in the 35th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Wieslaw Panasewicz. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Prudencio Bilbo ran back to his position shaking his head. The supporters of Gimnasia y tiro booed when Blitzkrieg was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 37 match minutes in a wonderful position. Edgard Vasco didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 40th minute Gualterio Faron shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Wieslaw Panasewicz saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Emiliano Benitez made a fantastic save in the 44th minute, when Abdel Karim Santirso sent off a good shot on target. 45 minutes in the game, Esben Nordborg fired away an excellent shot, which passed to the side of the right post without Emiliano Benitez having to interfere. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.
The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Prudencio Bilbo to strike the kick off in the second half. Blitzkrieg's Emiliano Benitez played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Abdel Karim Santirso in the 53rd minute of play. Emiliano Benitez took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Abdel Karim Santirso, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Emiliano Benitez made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Abdel Karim Santirso in the 58th minute of play. Salvador Navarro could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 62nd minute of the match, but Wieslaw Panasewicz made a huge save. The audience thought a goal was coming when Salvador Navarro got free with Wieslaw Panasewicz in the 62nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After a rather tough play, Gimnasia y tiro's Tadeo Beltran got a free kick in the 63rd minute. Tadeo Beltran hit a great freekick 64 minutes into the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Fermin Oton got free with Wieslaw Panasewicz in the 65th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 68 minutes had been played when some careless play by Blitzkrieg's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Esben Nordborg was slow to take the kick. During this time Gimnasia y tiro's players had a chance to rest. Paulo Fix made in the 69th minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by Blitzkrieg's Eloy Javiero. Blitzkrieg's Prudencio Bilbo got a good chance for a goal in the 72nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After 75 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Gimnasia y tiro! Emiliano Benitez showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Reynaldo Montrelle in the 82nd minute of the match. 83 minutes had been played when some careless play by Blitzkrieg's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Esben Nordborg was slow to take the kick. During this time Gimnasia y tiro's players had a chance to rest. Esben Nordborg made a great header on Gimnasia y tiro's corner, it was just that Blitzkrieg's Emiliano Benitez managed to reach the ball for a save. When Gimnasia y tiro's Basilio Guillem in the 83rd minute got a chance for a shot 83rd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Blitzkrieg's goalie prevented a goal. In the 86th minute the ball was on its way in behind Gimnasia y tiro's goalkeeper Wieslaw Panasewicz, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Wieslaw Panasewicz was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Prudencio Bilbo showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-2 in the 86 minute of play. 90 minutes into the match, Gimnasia y tiro's goalkeeper Wieslaw Panasewicz had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Prudencio Bilbo. In the 94th match minute, Gimnasia y tiro was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Tadeo Beltran to maneuver through the defense. When Fermin Oton came up free with the goalie in the 95th minute, the Blitzkrieg 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 Fermin Oton couldn't finish the play. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. Blitzkrieg walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.
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