League

New Trafford
Spectators: 6683 (Terracing: 5536, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 147) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Claudio Dabi took the kick off in the first half of the match. German Estevez was extremely unlucky when he, in the 3rd minute, took a shot that hit the right post and went out. Sir Alex Gang's Ceferino Bastia got a good chance for a goal in the 5th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Benicio Perutxo sent away a hard shot on goal in the 8th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. German Estevez sent away a hard shot on goal in the 10th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After a rather tough play, Faro's Claudio Dabi got a free kick in the 16th minute. The supporters of Sir Alex Gang booed when Faro was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 21 match minutes in a wonderful position. Angelo Eguerdi didn't get a good kick on the ball. The supporters of Sir Alex Gang booed when Faro was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 22 match minutes in a wonderful position. Julio Hug didn't get a good kick on the ball. An unexpected shot in the 27th minute by Ceferino Bastia got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. Cristobal Nafarroa made an important save on a dangerous shot by Ceferino Bastia in the 28th minute. Claudio Dabi sent away a hard shot on goal in the 33rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. A collision led to Sir Alex Gang getting a freekick after 34 minutes play. Cleto Iago hit a great ball. In the 35th minute of the match Claudio Teofilio shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Edelmiro Bermudez showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. In the 36th match minute, Sir Alex Gang was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Nicanor Diegotxe to maneuver through the defense. Ceferino Bastia might have been able to make a better finish in the 43rd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Cristobal Nafarroa. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Ceferino Bastia ran back to his position shaking his head. The first half was very even, with the score at 0-0 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Ceferino Bastia to strike the kick off in the second half. A collision led to Sir Alex Gang getting a freekick after 53 minutes play. Anselmo Oxarra hit a great ball. Edelmiro Bermudez made an important save on a dangerous shot by Benicio Perutxo in the 54th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ceferino Bastia in the 55th minute of play forced Faro's goalkeeper Cristobal Nafarroa to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 58th minute Anselmo Oxarra shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Cristobal Nafarroa saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. If Benicio Perutxo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 65th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When Claudio Dabi came up free with the goalie in the 68th minute, the Faro 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 Claudio Dabi couldn't finish the play. Faro's Cristobal Nafarroa played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ceferino Bastia in the 70th minute of play. In the 72nd match minute, Faro was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Benicio Perutxo to maneuver through the defense. Sir Alex Gang's Ceferino Bastia got a good chance for a goal in the 84th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Anselmo Oxarra kicked well hit freekick during the 87th minute of the match. In the 89th minute Claudio Dabi shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Edelmiro Bermudez saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Emanuel Vachon's late challenge caught a Faro's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Emanuel Vachon helped the player get up and apologised. Emanuel Vachon kicked well hit freekick during the 90th minute of the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 92nd minute, Ceferino Bastia managed to get in a good position for a shot. Sir Alex Gang's supporters rose to their feet, but Ceferino Bastia was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Cristobal Nafarroa breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Despite being the better team, Sir Alex Gang failed to find the winning goal and were forced to settle for a single point.