League

Nuevo Encuentro
Spectators: 7016 (Terracing: 5391, Seating: 1575, VIP seats: 50) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Zacarias Pedroso started the match with the kick off. Eustacio Marcones made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Zacarias Pedroso in the 4th minute of play. Jonathan Euloxu received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 9th minute. Timoteo Maties tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When Constantino Gai came up free with the goalie in the 11th minute, the Celina CF 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 Constantino Gai couldn't finish the play. In the 11th minute, Jonathan Euloxu ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Timoteo Maties was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-0. The crowd rose to their feet as Constantino Gai kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Timoteo Maties. That made the score 2-0 in the 17 minute of play. When Jonathan Euloxu came up free with the goalie in the 21st minute, the Celina CF 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 Jonathan Euloxu couldn't finish the play. After 24 played minutes Celina CF got a freekick which was hit by Haroldo Abeijon. Eustacio Marcones stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Pablo Uzuri's shot from short distance in the 25th minute. 26 minutes into the match, Sporting Tucson's Zacarias Pedroso sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Eustacio Marcones narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 29thth minute of the game Fabricio Guipuzkoa who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Sporting Tucson's Timoteo Maties was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Jonathan Euloxu who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 32ndth minute tested the skills of Timoteo Maties when he managed to save the team from getting behind. Constantino Gai's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Timoteo Maties read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 38th minute of play. Jonathan Euloxu could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 39th minute of the match, but Timoteo Maties made a huge save. After a rather tough play, Sporting Tucson's Patricio Eladio got a free kick in the 40th minute. Sporting Tucson's defense didn't have a chance, in the 41st minute, when Constantino Gai scored to the left of an out of position Timoteo Maties, making the score, 3-0.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Constantino Gai to make the kick off. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Damaso Cebo during the 52nd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. A collision led to Sporting Tucson getting a freekick after 52 minutes play. Damaso Cebo hit a great ball. In the 54thth minute of the game Jonathan Euloxu who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Sporting Tucson's Timoteo Maties was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Sporting Tucson's Timoteo Maties played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jonathan Euloxu in the 56th minute of play. Timoteo Maties took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Constantino Gai, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 66th minute the ball was on its way in behind Sporting Tucson's goalkeeper Timoteo Maties, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Timoteo Maties showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Constantino Gai, who was totally free with the ball in the 67th minute. Eustacio Marcones took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Zacarias Pedroso, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. If Constantino Gai had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 71st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Timoteo Maties showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jonathan Euloxu in the 73rd minute of the match. Constantino Gai sent away a hard shot on goal in the 74th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. When Constantino Gai came up free with the goalie in the 79th minute, the Celina CF 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 Constantino Gai couldn't finish the play. Constantino Gai fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 80th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Timoteo Maties having to interfere. Timoteo Maties showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jonathan Euloxu, who was totally free with the ball in the 82nd minute. Jonathan Euloxu sent away a hard shot on goal in the 87th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Timoteo Maties took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Constantino Gai, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 90 minutes into the match, Sporting Tucson's goal looked a bit too open when Constantino Gai came free, but Timoteo Maties reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 93 played minutes Sporting Tucson got a freekick which was hit by Patricio Eladio. Gonzalo Hermon was probably a little too eager to shoot when he, in the 94th played minute, shot the ball from way out. The shot was hard, but the ball flew wide of the goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jonathan Euloxu in the 96th minute of play forced Sporting Tucson's goalkeeper Timoteo Maties to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Celina CF's supporters were delighted with their team's performance and swarmed onto the pitch at the end of the match to celebrate the victory with the players.