League

La Villa
Spectators: 7178 (Terracing: 5494, Seating: 1684, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Armando Eli started the match with the kick off. The audience was convinced that Astor Uhin's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Cirilo Cesario was relentless in the 10th minute of the game. In the 12th minute, Armando Rio hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Filomeno Tartalo made an important save on a dangerous shot by Armando Eli in the 15th minute. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Augusto Martino in the 15th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Filomeno Tartalo saved Ravdar FC from getting behind. Cirilo Cesario took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Luis Fresco, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 24 played minutes Ravdar FC got a freekick which was hit by Luis Fresco. The crowd rose to their feet as Augusto Martino kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Filomeno Tartalo. That made the score 1-0 in the 27 minute of play. Filomeno Tartalo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Alonzo Cordero in the 29th minute of the match. 33 minutes into the match, Ravdar FC's goalkeeper Filomeno Tartalo had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Armando Eli. Armando Eli sent away a hard shot on goal in the 34th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. A hard shot by Damaso Gabino from long distance, 38 minutes into the match, got Filomeno Tartalo's attention. Through a fast twist with his body, he could stop the ball from going in on his right side. Augusto Martino recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 42nd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. 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.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Jorge Bizen made a kick off. After 52nd play minutes Augusto Martino shot 3-0, a short shot which went by Filomeno Tartalo and just under the crossbar into goal. If Augusto Martino had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 58th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. A collision led to Tumberos FC getting a freekick after 61 minutes play. Armando Rio hit a great ball. Filomeno Tartalo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Augusto Martino in the 63rd minute of play. 64 minutes into the match, Ravdar FC's goal looked a bit too open when Armando Eli came free, but Filomeno Tartalo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jorge Bizen in the 66th minute of play forced Tumberos FC's goalkeeper Cirilo Cesario to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 71 minutes into the match, Armando Eli had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Filomeno Tartalo. Ravdar FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Armando Eli was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 4-0. Filomeno Tartalo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Armando Eli in the 75th minute of play. The audience was convinced that Augusto Martino's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Filomeno Tartalo was relentless in the 82nd minute of the game. Tumberos FC's Oscar Vincente was substituted for Armando Rio. Luis Fresco hit a great freekick 84 minutes into the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 86th minute, Alonzo Cordero managed to get in a good position for a shot. Tumberos FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Alonzo Cordero was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Filomeno Tartalo breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Armando Eli's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Filomeno Tartalo read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 90th minute of play. In the 92nd minute Alonzo Uzuri shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Filomeno Tartalo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 93 minutes into the game, Damaso Gabino was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Tumberos FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Ravdar FC the free kick. Damaso Gabino kicked well hit freekick during the 93rd minute of the match. For all the effort they put into the match, the Ravdar FC players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for Tumberos FC.