League

El Arenero
Spectators: 7265 (Terracing: 5450, Seating: 1671, VIP seats: 144) Gatitos del Sur's Claudio Maju 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. In the 4thth minute of the game Valentin Basajaun who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Gatitos del Sur's Jeremias Cai was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. After some careless play in the Gatitos del Sur defense, Lucio Domeka kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Jeremias Cai. The Gatitos del Sur fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Jeremias Cai should have stopped the shot. The audience was convinced that Valentin Basajaun's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Jeremias Cai was relentless in the 8th minute of the game. Alianza Boquense were awarded a corner in the 10th minute after Gatitos del Sur's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Cayetano Patxi took the corner. Cleto Jerrald's late challenge caught a Alianza Boquense's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Cleto Jerrald helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to Gatitos del Sur getting a freekick after 15 minutes play. Cleto Jerrald hit a great ball. In the 16th minute, Severino Chano hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Joel Raulo hit a great freekick 19 minutes into the match. The audience was convinced that Valentin Basajaun's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Jeremias Cai was relentless in the 24th minute of the game. The supporters of Gatitos del Sur booed when Alianza Boquense was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 26 match minutes in a wonderful position. Valentin Basajaun didn't get a good kick on the ball. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Valentin Basajaun in the 28th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Jeremias Cai prevented the ball from getting in the gole. When Alianza Boquense's Valentin Basajaun in the 30th minute got a chance for a shot 30th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Gatitos del Sur's goalie prevented a goal. A hard shot 33 in the game by Cleto Jerrald from a close distance when the talented Vladimiro Ceandro managed to make a qualified save. Alianza Boquense's players were relieved. Claudio Maju struck a weak shot in the 34th minute. Vladimiro Ceandro didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Gatitos del Sur. Alianza Boquense's Vladimiro Ceandro played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Claudio Maju in the 37th minute of play. Jeremias Cai stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Valentin Basajaun's shot from short distance in the 39th minute. Vladimiro Ceandro made a fantastic save in the 43rd minute, when Javier Cebrian sent off a good shot on target. An unexpectedly hard shot by Valentin Basajaun in the 44th minute of play forced Gatitos del Sur's goalkeeper Jeremias Cai to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Valentin Basajaun in the 47th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Jeremias Cai saved Gatitos del Sur from getting behind. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-1.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Valentin Basajaun was the one to do the kick off. Gatitos del Sur's Claudio Maju got a good chance for a goal in the 52nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After a defensive mix-up in Gatitos del Sur's zone, Cayetano Patxi stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Jeremias Cai came out of the goal and Cayetano Patxi tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Jeremias Cai made an important save on a dangerous shot by Valentin Basajaun in the 62nd minute. After a defensive mix-up in Gatitos del Sur's zone, Mario Ermengol stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Jeremias Cai came out of the goal and Mario Ermengol tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Jeremias Cai showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Valentin Basajaun in the 67th minute of the match. With his leg Jeremias Cai managed to avoid a goal in the 71stth minute, when Alianza Boquense's Valentin Basajaun fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Valentin Basajaun struck a weak shot in the 73rd minute. Jeremias Cai didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Alianza Boquense. In the 74th minute, Lucio Domeka ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Jeremias Cai was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-2. Thanks to some nice moves Lucio Domeka could shoot a difficult shot in the 77th minute, which Jeremias Cai however easily saved by the left post. Alianza Boquense were awarded a corner in the 78th minute after Gatitos del Sur's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Cayetano Patxi took the corner. The audience was convinced that Valentin Basajaun's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Jeremias Cai was relentless in the 82nd minute of the game. In the 83rd minute of the match, Mario Ermengol tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Jeremias Cai saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. If Cleto Jerrald had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 86th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 88 minutes into the game, Claudio Maju was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Gatitos del Sur's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Alianza Boquense the free kick. A collision led to Gatitos del Sur getting a freekick after 88 minutes play. Claudio Maju hit a great ball. Valentin Basajaun in the 89thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Jeremias Cai, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. In the 95th minute, Lucio Domeka got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. When the final whistle sounded Alianza Boquense left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than Gatitos del Sur.