League

Gigante de Arroyito
Spectators: 7831 (Terracing: 5925, Seating: 1748, VIP seats: 158) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Petronio Checa got the match started through his kick off. A collision led to Rosario Central getting a freekick after 3 minutes play. Heli Soler hit a great ball. After having played for 4 minutes, Ansuro Garay managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Palma City's supporters crossed their fingers, but Ansuro Garay was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After 5 played minutes Rosario Central got a freekick which was hit by Checa Sobera. After some careless play in the Palma City defense, Petronio Checa kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Uxio Pedraza. The Palma City fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Uxio Pedraza should have stopped the shot. Uxio Pedraza came out of the goal in the 12th minute to try and stop a shot by Rosario Central's Petronio Checa. But to his dismay, Petronio Checa quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 2-0. Tito Vila showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Erasmo Soler in the 17th minute of the match. After 18 played minutes Petronio Checa rounded Palma City's defense and shot a beautiful shot into goal via left pole - 3-0. The crowd rose to their feet as Petronio Checa kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Uxio Pedraza. That made the score 4-0 in the 22 minute of play. Ansuro Garay sent away a hard shot on goal in the 37th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ansuro Garay in the 39th minute of play forced Rosario Central's goalkeeper Tito Vila to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 42nd minute of the match Blai Raya shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Tito Vila showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. After having played for 43 minutes, Petronio Checa managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Rosario Central's supporters crossed their fingers, but Petronio Checa was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 5-0 at half-time.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Ansuro Garay was the one to do the kick off. Blai Raya got a throw-in 51 minutes in the game and the ball was received by Mazuste Verdu. In the 54th minute, Petronio Checa left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Rosario Central fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 6-0. Rosario Central's Tito Vila played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ansuro Garay in the 60th minute of play. Blai Raya charged in rather forcefully in the 62nd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Blai Raya the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to Palma City getting a freekick after 62 minutes play. Blai Raya hit a great ball. Petronio Checa sent away a hard shot on goal in the 63rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. If Petronio Checa had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 67th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After having played for 68 minutes, Petronio Checa managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Rosario Central's supporters crossed their fingers, but Petronio Checa was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. A collision led to Rosario Central getting a freekick after 72 minutes play. Joseba Romero hit a great ball. 74 minutes into the match, Rosario Central's goal looked a bit too open when Ansuro Garay came free, but Tito Vila reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Rosario Central's Tito Vila played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ansuro Garay in the 76th minute of play. In the 79th match minute, Rosario Central was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Checa Sobera to maneuver through the defense. The audience thought a goal was coming when Carmelo Reina got free with Tito Vila in the 81st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Eusebio Maldonado's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Tito Vila firmly grabbed it by the left post. Tito Vila showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ansuro Garay in the 91st minute of the match. Tito Vila made a fantastic save in the 92nd minute, when Carmelo Reina sent off a good shot on target. Tito Vila showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Erasmo Soler, who was totally free with the ball in the 93rd minute. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The Rosario Central fans cheered their team off the field, for while Palma City had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.