League

Tony Pacheco
Spectators: 8472 (Terracing: 6355, Seating: 1948, VIP seats: 169) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Toro Fernández started the match with the kick off. The supporters of Tigres F.C. booed when Piedritas AFC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 4 match minutes in a wonderful position. Liberto Pillado didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 5 minutes of play, Tigres F.C.'s Toro Fernández made it 1-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Osoitz Rosines was left in no man's land by his defense there! After some fancy dribbling in the 8th minute, Toro Fernández managed to get in a good position for a shot. Tigres F.C.'s supporters rose to their feet, but Toro Fernández was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Osoitz Rosines breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Osoitz Rosines made an important save on a dangerous shot by Santiago Pescatori in the 9th minute. Tigres F.C.'s Gines Vazan played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Matias Sandianes in the 12th minute of play. Toro Fernández did some fancy footwork in front of goal and succeeded to deceive the defenders so he could slam the ball in 2-0 to the left of a surprised Osoitz Rosines 15 minutes into the match. Toro Fernández sent away a hard shot on goal in the 18th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 20 minutes into the match, Piedritas AFC's goalkeeper Osoitz Rosines had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Santiago Pescatori. Toro Fernández's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 25thth minute, Osoitz Rosines skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. Cornelio Fuertes might have been able to make a better finish in the 28th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Osoitz Rosines. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Cornelio Fuertes ran back to his position shaking his head. In the 32nd match minute, Tigres F.C. was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Bjorn Ironside to maneuver through the defense. Sesuldo Donis's late challenge caught a Piedritas AFC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Sesuldo Donis helped the player get up and apologised. After a rather tough play, Tigres F.C.'s Sesuldo Donis got a free kick in the 36th minute. The supporters of Tigres F.C. booed when Piedritas AFC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 40 match minutes in a wonderful position. Aurre Almendras didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 43rd minute, Sesuldo Donis hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. An unexpectedly hard shot by Matias Sandianes in the 45th minute of play forced Tigres F.C.'s goalkeeper Gines Vazan to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 2-0 at half-time.

Osoitz Rosines showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Cornelio Fuertes, who was totally free with the ball in the 51st minute. After some careless play in the Piedritas AFC defense, Toro Fernández kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Osoitz Rosines. The Piedritas AFC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Osoitz Rosines should have stopped the shot. If Toro Fernández had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 56th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 58 minutes into the match, Fertus Chaves notched a goal, 3-1, to the right of Tigres F.C.'s Gines Vazan. Gines Vazan was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. After 64 played minutes Piedritas AFC got a freekick which was hit by Matias Sandianes. A collision led to Tigres F.C. getting a freekick after 67 minutes play. Bjorn Ironside hit a great ball. Gines Vazan made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Matias Sandianes in the 67th minute of play. Osoitz Rosines didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Toro Fernández went, in the 70th minute, to the upper right corner, 4-1 was the resulting score. 73 minutes into the match, Piedritas AFC's goal looked a bit too open when Toro Fernández came free, but Osoitz Rosines reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Jacindo Salces hit a great freekick 74 minutes into the match. After 80 minutes of play, Tigres F.C.'s Cornelio Fuertes made it 5-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Osoitz Rosines was left in no man's land by his defense there! When Toro Fernández came up free with the goalie in the 83rd minute, the Tigres F.C. 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 Toro Fernández couldn't finish the play. The supporters of Tigres F.C. booed when Piedritas AFC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 85 match minutes in a wonderful position. Matias Sandianes didn't get a good kick on the ball. When Tigres F.C.'s Toro Fernández in the 88th minute got a chance for a shot 88th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Piedritas AFC's goalie prevented a goal. After 89 minutes, Cornelio Fuertes mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Tigres F.C. and the Piedritas AFC players grew even worse after the yellow card. Cornelio Fuertes hit a great freekick 89 minutes into the match. After 92 minutes, Toro Fernández made it 6-1 with a short kick to the right side. Piedritas AFC's Osoitz Rosines tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. Fertus Chaves fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 95th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Gines Vazan having to interfere. It was no surprise that this one had ended in a win for the home team. Tigres F.C. had played much better football throughout.