League

Carlos Mastrangelo
Spectators: 6681 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1673, VIP seats: 8) Tocol FC's Enzo Corderall played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Cosme Lauaxeta in the 10th minute of play. After 12 minutes of play, Tocol FC's Elvio Arnas made it 0-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Godfredo Matthew was left in no man's land by his defense there! Ricardo Calixto fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 15th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Godfredo Matthew having to interfere. Enzo Corderall made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cosme Lauaxeta in the 25th minute of play. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Ricardo Calixto in the 26th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Godfredo Matthew saved Sportivo Olimpo TA from getting behind. Godfredo Matthew took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ricardo Calixto, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Godfredo Matthew didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Ricardo Calixto went, in the 28th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-3 was the resulting score. In the 32ndth minute of the game Ricardo Calixto who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Sportivo Olimpo TA's Godfredo Matthew was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 32nd minute, Joel Hondo hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Ricardo Calixto struck a weak shot in the 33rd minute. Godfredo Matthew didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Tocol FC. An unexpectedly hard shot by Elvio Arnas in the 37th minute of play forced Sportivo Olimpo TA's goalkeeper Godfredo Matthew to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Tocol FC's Elvio Arnas got a good chance for a goal in the 39th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Ricardo Calixto fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 43rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Godfredo Matthew having to interfere. Godfredo Matthew showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ricardo Calixto, who was totally free with the ball in the 48th minute. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-3 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Ricardo Calixto to strike the kick off in the second half. In the 51st minute, Anier Gartzi hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Enzo Corderall showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Vinicio Chuse in the 52nd minute of the match. In the 54th minute of the match, Elvio Arnas got a very nice opportunity to score, but Godfredo Matthew was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. Vinicio Chuse charged in rather forcefully in the 57th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Vinicio Chuse the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Vinicio Chuse hit a great freekick 57 minutes into the match. Sportivo Olimpo TA's Godfredo Matthew played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Elvio Arnas in the 58th minute of play. The crowd rose to their feet as Elvio Arnas kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Godfredo Matthew. That made the score 0-4 in the 68 minute of play. With a little luck, Sportivo Olimpo TA's Godfredo Matthew got control of the ball when Elvio Arnas tried to sneak it across the goal line. Godfredo Matthew didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Elvio Arnas went, in the 86th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-5 was the resulting score. When Elvio Arnas came up free with the goalie in the 90th minute, the Tocol FC 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 Elvio Arnas couldn't finish the play. Ricardo Calixto's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Godfredo Matthew read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 94th minute of play. When Elvio Arnas came up free with the goalie in the 96th minute, the Tocol FC 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 Elvio Arnas couldn't finish the play. Tocol FC's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.