League

Ovara
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) El Rejunte F.C's Atilano Isauro started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Cecilio Bizen sent away a hard shot on goal in the 7th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Desiderio Garikoitz received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 11th minute. Fidel Cai tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Luisito Raymundo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Atilano Isauro in the 13th minute of play. A collision led to La Reserva getting a freekick after 13 minutes play. Pablo Duarte hit a great ball. In the 15th minute, Atilano Isauro ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Luisito Raymundo was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-0. After 18 minutes, Gerardo Heriberto mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the El Rejunte F.C and the La Reserva players grew even worse after the yellow card. Gerardo Heriberto hit a great freekick 18 minutes into the match. Benjamin Derwin's late challenge caught a La Reserva's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Benjamin Derwin helped the player get up and apologised. The supporters of La Reserva booed when El Rejunte F.C was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 21 match minutes in a wonderful position. Benjamin Derwin didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 23rd minute, Cecilio Bizen left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The La Reserva fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-1. La Reserva's Luisito Raymundo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Atilano Isauro in the 29th minute of play. A hard shot by Bernardo Garci from long distance, 31 minutes into the match, got Luisito Raymundo's attention. Through a fast twist with his body, he could stop the ball from going in on his right side. Desiderio Garikoitz fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 36th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Fidel Cai having to interfere. With a little luck, La Reserva's Luisito Raymundo got control of the ball when Gerardo Heriberto tried to sneak it across the goal line. With an all-out effort, El Rejunte F.C's Luisito Raymundo threw himself towards the right post 46 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Atilano Isauro, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. 47 minutes into the match, La Reserva's goalkeeper Luisito Raymundo had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Gerardo Heriberto. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Desiderio Garikoitz was the one to do the kick off. 51 minutes into the match, La Reserva's Cecilio Bizen sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Fidel Cai narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 53rd minute, Atilano Isauro made a precise shot to the right of Luisito Raymundo. La Reserva's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-1. Atilano Isauro sent away a hard shot on goal in the 56th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After having played for 58 minutes, Cecilio Bizen managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. La Reserva's supporters crossed their fingers, but Cecilio Bizen was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. If Cecilio Bizen had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 60th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After some fancy dribbling in the 64th minute, Desiderio Garikoitz managed to get in a good position for a shot. La Reserva's supporters rose to their feet, but Desiderio Garikoitz was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Fidel Cai breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Fidel Cai took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Desiderio Garikoitz, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. If Atilano Isauro had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 73rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 79th minute Gerardo Heriberto shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Luisito Raymundo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Luisito Raymundo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Atilano Isauro, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Luisito Raymundo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Atilano Isauro in the 90th minute of the match. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Wilfredo Ciano during the 92nd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Cecilio Bizen spun around in front of the goal 94 minutes in the game, and got away a shot that, to his disappointment, went to the left of El Rejunte F.C's goal. Fidel Cai showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Desiderio Garikoitz, who was totally free with the ball in the 96th minute. For all the effort they put into the match, the La Reserva players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for El Rejunte F.C.