League

Gran Menuco
Spectators: 7271 (Terracing: 5455, Seating: 1672, VIP seats: 144) Ildefonso Gorka started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. After a defensive mix-up in JuanPujol FC's zone, Aurelio Perutxo stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Simon Rafel came out of the goal and Aurelio Perutxo tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Tiburcio Kauldi received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 7th minute. Simon Rafel tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Tiburcio Kauldi fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 10th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Simon Rafel having to interfere. When Aurelio Perutxo came up free with the goalie in the 11th minute, the Menucos 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 Aurelio Perutxo couldn't finish the play. Tiburcio Kauldi fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 16th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Simon Rafel having to interfere. Aurelio Perutxo received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 17th minute. Simon Rafel tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Justo Panfilo fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 19th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Simon Rafel having to interfere. After having played for 20 minutes, Anier Beat managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. JuanPujol FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Anier Beat was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Menucos's Godfredo Asier played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ildefonso Gorka in the 22nd minute of play. After a defensive mix-up in JuanPujol FC's zone, Tiburcio Kauldi stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Simon Rafel came out of the goal and Tiburcio Kauldi tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The audience was convinced that Ildefonso Gorka's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Godfredo Asier was relentless in the 35th minute of the game. If Aurelio Perutxo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 39th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. After some fancy dribbling in the 41st minute, Tiburcio Kauldi managed to get in a good position for a shot. Menucos's supporters rose to their feet, but Tiburcio Kauldi was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Simon Rafel breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. When the match had gone on for 45 minutes, Aurelio Perutxo put it in 1-0 from a short distance just to the right of Simon Rafel.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Aurelio Perutxo to make the kick off. With a little luck, Menucos's Godfredo Asier got control of the ball when Ermegildo Herrera tried to sneak it across the goal line. The audience was convinced that Aurelio Perutxo's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Simon Rafel was relentless in the 54th minute of the game. If Tiburcio Kauldi had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 56th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 58 minutes into the match, Menucos's goalkeeper Godfredo Asier had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Ermegildo Herrera. Godfredo Asier was in exellent shape and made a fantastic save when he, in the 59th minute of the match, managed to get hold of the ball after a long shot from Benedicto Demario. The supporters of JuanPujol FC booed when Menucos was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 60 match minutes in a wonderful position. Tiburcio Kauldi didn't get a good kick on the ball. Aurelio Perutxo fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 63rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Simon Rafel having to interfere. When Menucos's Aurelio Perutxo in the 66th minute got a chance for a shot 66th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye JuanPujol FC's goalie prevented a goal. In the 67thth minute of the game Aurelio Perutxo who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but JuanPujol FC's Simon Rafel was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. 69 minutes into the game, Menucos's Aurelio Perutxo nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Simon Rafel made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-0. 72 minutes into the match, Menucos's Tiburcio Kauldi sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Simon Rafel narrowly saved just below the crossbar. If Aurelio Perutxo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 74th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Aurelio Perutxo in the 75th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Simon Rafel saved JuanPujol FC from getting behind. In the 77th minute of the match Basilio Evangelista sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Simon Rafel skillfully saved the ball. 78 minutes into the game, one of JuanPujol FC:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. After 88 minutes of play, Menucos's Tiburcio Kauldi made it 4-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Simon Rafel was left in no man's land by his defense there! Simon Rafel took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Aurelio Perutxo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. If Tiburcio Kauldi had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 93rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When the referee ended the match the Menucos players were able to celebrate. They had won a fair victory and recieved the ovations of their fans.