League

Old Trafford
Spectators: 7442 (Terracing: 5583, Seating: 1712, VIP seats: 147) Constantino Bras started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. An unexpectedly hard shot by Benicio Sadurni in the 4th minute of play forced Atlético Mermoz's goalkeeper Arnulfo Txema to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Emil Martinez made an important save on a dangerous shot by Aaron Ritchie in the 7th minute. Emil Martinez showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Felix Orte in the 8th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Constantino Bras in the 13th minute of play forced Atlético Mermoz's goalkeeper Arnulfo Txema to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 14 minutes into the match, Colazo AFC's goalkeeper Emil Martinez had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Aaron Ritchie. An unexpectedly hard shot by Primitivo Chuse in the 17th minute of play forced Atlético Mermoz's goalkeeper Arnulfo Txema to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A hard shot 18 in the game by Aaron Ritchie from a close distance when the talented Emil Martinez managed to make a qualified save. Colazo AFC's players were relieved. In the 26th minute Rosendo Barbosa shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Emil Martinez saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Felix Orte received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Emil Martinez came out and tried to block the shot, but Felix Orte slotted it home off the left post making it 1-0 in the 28th minute. Atlético Mermoz's Arnulfo Txema played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Primitivo Chuse in the 35th minute of play. Benicio Sadurni scored 1-1 in the 36th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Arnulfo Txema, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Leonel Gipuzkoa charged in rather forcefully in the 41st minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Leonel Gipuzkoa the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The nice shot from Gavino Pacho in the 45thth minute just in front of the goal should have ended in point on the board, but Emil Martinez had a great feel for the game and superbly saved the ball from getting in by the left post. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Felix Orte was the one to do the kick off. Atlético Mermoz's Aaron Ritchie got a good chance for a goal in the 52nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Aaron Ritchie took the ball and in the 53 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Emil Martinez. Emil Martinez dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-1. Atlético Mermoz's Arnulfo Txema proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 58th minute of the match, managed to save Atlético Mermoz from getting a goal against them. In the 59th minute Rosendo Barbosa shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Emil Martinez saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When Leonel Gipuzkoa came up free with the goalie in the 63rd minute, the Colazo AFC 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 Leonel Gipuzkoa couldn't finish the play. Colazo AFC's Emil Martinez played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Rosendo Barbosa in the 67th minute of play. Emil Martinez showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Rosendo Barbosa in the 70th minute of the match. Colazo AFC's Emil Martinez played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Rosendo Barbosa in the 73rd minute of play. Colazo AFC's Emil Martinez played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Aaron Ritchie in the 79th minute of play. Flavio Diaz lost his temper 81 minutes into the game and shoved another player to the ground. He was immediately shown a red card. After 81 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Atlético Mermoz! In the 88th minute, Constantino Bras hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Felix Orte in the 89th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Emil Martinez saved Colazo AFC from getting behind. 92 minutes into the match, Colazo AFC's goal looked a bit too open when Fabian Jerico came free, but Emil Martinez reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Arnulfo Txema took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Constantino Bras, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Rosendo Barbosa hit a great freekick 96 minutes into the match. Both teams had looked equal from kick-off, and no-one was surprised when the match finally ended in a draw.