League

Estadio Ybarlucea
Spectators: 7281 (Terracing: 5463, Seating: 1674, VIP seats: 144) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Santiago Garin took the kick off in the first half of the match. Gral. Manchester's Sergio Sol pulled a muscle in his leg after 5 minutes and couldn't finish the game. Jonas Rojelio hit a great freekick 6 minutes into the match. Jonas Rojelio blasted a shot towards the goal in the 10th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Evaristo Panfilo having to make a save. If Carolo Erdiano had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 14th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 17 minutes into the game, Vicente Rufo cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Evaristo Panfilo was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Evaristo Panfilo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Vicente Rufo, who was totally free with the ball in the 20th minute. 27 minutes into the game, Anacleto Rubio was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. InDePeNdIeNtE's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Gral. Manchester the free kick. A collision led to InDePeNdIeNtE getting a freekick after 27 minutes play. Anacleto Rubio hit a great ball. Jonas Rojelio struck a weak shot in the 31st minute. Evaristo Panfilo didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for InDePeNdIeNtE. InDePeNdIeNtE's attentive Leandro Perutxo managed to snatch the ball when Anier Chorache made a throw-in in the 33rd minute of the game. After some careless play in the Gral. Manchester defense, Vicente Rufo kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Evaristo Panfilo. The Gral. Manchester fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Evaristo Panfilo should have stopped the shot. After a defensive mix-up in Gral. Manchester's zone, Vicente Rufo stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Evaristo Panfilo came out of the goal and Vicente Rufo tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Jonas Rojelio received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 42nd minute. Evaristo Panfilo tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The Gral. Manchester players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. InDePeNdIeNtE were winning 0-2.

The wind increased when Jonas Rojelio made the kick off in the second half. Vicente Rufo received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 53rd minute. Evaristo Panfilo tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 62 minutes into the match, Gral. Manchester's goalkeeper Evaristo Panfilo had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Jonas Rojelio. Vicente Rufo hit a great freekick 67 minutes into the match. If Vicente Rufo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 70th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When Julian Gorka fell near the penalty area in the 73rd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Gral. Manchester's protests and gave Julian Gorka a yellow card for diving instead. InDePeNdIeNtE's Anacleto Rubio managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Anier Chorache in the 75 minute of the game. In the 76th minute Jonas Rojelio shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Evaristo Panfilo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 77th minute, Vicente Rufo hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The audience thought a goal was coming when Jonas Rojelio got free with Evaristo Panfilo in the 79th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Delmiro Eron sent away a hard shot on goal in the 80th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Vicente Rufo sent away a hard shot on goal in the 91st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. InDePeNdIeNtE played a much better game than Gral. Manchester and deserved their victory. The Gral. Manchester players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.