League

Fortaleza del Bicho
Spectators: 7198 (Terracing: 5400, Seating: 1655, VIP seats: 143) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Emanuel Bide started the match with the kick off. Joel Matthew made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Leon Czysty in the 5th minute of play. The audience was convinced that Leon Czysty's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Joel Matthew was relentless in the 6th minute of the game. After a rather tough play, 【F.A.I】Union de Sunchales's Agustin Bingen got a free kick in the 11th minute. Bruno Ascencio made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Emanuel Bide in the 13th minute of play. In the 14thth minute of the game Braulio Sansone who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but 【F.A.I】Union de Sunchales's Joel Matthew was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Albano Cuartio's late challenge caught a SITAS's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Albano Cuartio helped the player get up and apologised. After a rather tough play, 【F.A.I】Union de Sunchales's Albano Cuartio got a free kick in the 18th minute. In the 21st minute, Braulio Sansone 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. After a defensive mix-up in 【F.A.I】Union de Sunchales's zone, Luca Iordache stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Joel Matthew came out of the goal and Luca Iordache tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Braulio Sansone took the ball and in the 24 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Joel Matthew. Joel Matthew dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-2. Joel Matthew stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Braulio Sansone's shot from short distance in the 27th minute. Albano Cuartio was shown his second yellow card after 27 minutes, following a rather ugly tackle on opponent. That was the end of his participation in the match. A collision led to 【F.A.I】Union de Sunchales getting a freekick after 28 minutes play. Albano Cuartio hit a great ball. Lucas Lizer hit a great freekick 35 minutes into the match. In the 36th minute, Braulio Sansone ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Joel Matthew was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-3. Joel Matthew stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Leon Czysty's shot from short distance in the 38th minute. Braulio Sansone fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 41st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Joel Matthew having to interfere. In the 44th minute Braulio Sansone shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Joel Matthew saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Braulio Sansone in the 47th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Joel Matthew prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Disappointed in the 0-3 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Leon Czysty stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. After a defensive mix-up in SITAS's zone, Amador Ugutz stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Bruno Ascencio came out of the goal and Amador Ugutz tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After having played for 55 minutes, Leon Czysty managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. SITAS's supporters crossed their fingers, but Leon Czysty was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. When Lucas Lizer fell near the penalty area in the 60th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored 【F.A.I】Union de Sunchales's protests and gave Lucas Lizer a yellow card for diving instead. After 60 played minutes 【F.A.I】Union de Sunchales got a freekick which was hit by Lucas Lizer. A hard shot 61 in the game by Braulio Sansone from a close distance when the talented Joel Matthew managed to make a qualified save. 【F.A.I】Union de Sunchales's players were relieved. In the 65th minute, Braulio Sansone 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. 【F.A.I】Union de Sunchales's Joel Matthew played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Leon Czysty in the 68th minute of play. The SITAS fans' excitement grew in the 76th match minute when SITAS's Braulio Sansone looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 0-5 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Leon Czysty in the 80th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Joel Matthew saved 【F.A.I】Union de Sunchales from getting behind. Joel Matthew showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Leon Czysty, who was totally free with the ball in the 83rd minute. After a defensive mix-up in 【F.A.I】Union de Sunchales's zone, Braulio Sansone stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Joel Matthew came out of the goal and Braulio Sansone tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Epifanio Jenaro hit a great freekick 89 minutes into the match. 92 minutes into the game, Emanuel Bide was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. 【F.A.I】Union de Sunchales's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave SITAS the free kick. Joel Matthew took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Leon Czysty, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After some fancy dribbling in the 100th minute, Braulio Sansone managed to get in a good position for a shot. SITAS's supporters rose to their feet, but Braulio Sansone was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Joel Matthew breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. SITAS'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.