League

Estadio Sambuca
Spectators: 7197 (Terracing: 5399, Seating: 1655, VIP seats: 143) Bonifacio Gregory started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Julio Cesaro showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ramon Salvidor, who was totally free with the ball in the 5th minute. In the 5th minute, Anselmo Patrido hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. A collision led to FC Schalke 04 getting a freekick after 11 minutes play. Augusto Gonsalvo hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Laureano Urtsua in the 12th minute of play forced FC Schalke 04's goalkeeper Rodolfo Cordara to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 14th minute Fermin Jurdan shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Julio Cesaro saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Ovidio Eguen fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 17th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Julio Cesaro having to interfere. Valentin Quinto hit a great freekick 18 minutes into the match. A collision led to FC Schalke 04 getting a freekick after 23 minutes play. Silvestre Ofelio hit a great ball. FC Schalke 04's Silvestre Ofelio got a good chance for a goal in the 28th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Ovidio Eguen received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 31st minute. Julio Cesaro tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Martin Mendiko had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 32nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Rodolfo Cordara took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Bonifacio Gregory, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Rodolfo Cordara took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Bonifacio Gregory, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Rodolfo Cordara was a little too slow when Gaspar Katia got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 41st minute. The score was now 2-0. The long shot by Baldomiro Jerrold in the 45th minute really tested Rodolfo Cordara's skills. The ball was on its way into the goal to the left of him when he managed to stretch himself and save the shot and avoid a goal. Rodolfo Cordara was out of position in the 47 minute of play, and Gaspar Katia capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Gaspar Katia really showed his touch with that goal: 3-0. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 3-0.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Martin Mendiko stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Martin Mendiko received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 54th minute. Julio Cesaro tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Julio Cesaro took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Fermin Jurdan, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 62nd minute Leopoldo Iyan shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Rodolfo Cordara saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 66 minutes into the match, Sambuca FC's goalkeeper Julio Cesaro had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Silvestre Ofelio. 68 minutes into the game, Ramon Salvidor was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. FC Schalke 04's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Sambuca FC the free kick. Ramon Salvidor hit a great freekick 69 minutes into the match. A collision led to Sambuca FC getting a freekick after 74 minutes play. Iker Guillerme hit a great ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 75th minute, Silvestre Ofelio managed to get in a good position for a shot. FC Schalke 04's supporters rose to their feet, but Silvestre Ofelio was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Julio Cesaro breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After a defensive mix-up in Sambuca FC's zone, Martin Mendiko stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Julio Cesaro came out of the goal and Martin Mendiko tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After 78 played minutes Sambuca FC got a freekick which was hit by Laureano Urtsua. An unexpected shot in the 85th minute by Ovidio Eguen got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. Ovidio Eguen received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 88th minute. Julio Cesaro tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Martin Mendiko received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 90th minute. Julio Cesaro tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When Ramon Salvidor came up free with the goalie in the 91st minute, the FC Schalke 04 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 Ramon Salvidor couldn't finish the play. After some careless play in the Sambuca FC defense, Martin Mendiko kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Julio Cesaro. The Sambuca FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Julio Cesaro should have stopped the shot. Rodolfo Cordara showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gaspar Katia in the 97th minute of the match. When the referee blew the final whistle, Sambuca FC could leave the field as winners, despite FC Schalke 04 having more of the ball for most of the match.