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Match Report
Artigas
Spectators: 9289 (Terracing: 6968,
Seating: 2136, VIP seats: 185) Artigas's Florentino Fidalgo 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 5th minute Sociedad Anónima were awarded a corner. Niva Bruna went to the cornerflag to take it. 7 minutes into the match, Pero Barrutia notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of Artigas's Colon Tordomar. Colon Tordomar was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. After 10 played minutes Artigas got a freekick which was hit by Celso Mesa. In the 12th minute, Velasco Rollan left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Sociedad Anónima fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-2. Gianluigi Buffon made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Celso Mesa in the 16th minute of play. In the 30th minute, Velasco Rollan made a precise shot to the right of Colon Tordomar. Artigas's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-3. Lia Engraba could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 39th minute of the match, but Gianluigi Buffon made a huge save. Artigas's Xano Villerias couldn't find anyone to pass the ball to, so he shot a long shot towards the goal in the 40th minute. The shot went wide which resulted in a goal kick for Sociedad Anónima. Xano Villerias made in the 46th minute of the game a sloppy throw-in which Lia Engraba however managed to control. In the 47th match minute, Sociedad Anónima was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Tulio Bringas to maneuver through the defense. The supporters of Artigas booed when Sociedad Anónima was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 49 match minutes in a wonderful position. Tulio Bringas didn't get a good kick on the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Xano Villerias in the 49th minute of play forced Sociedad Anónima's goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The Artigas players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Sociedad Anónima were winning 0-3.
The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Pero Barrutia to strike the kick off in the second half. Gianluigi Buffon showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Lia Engraba, who was totally free with the ball in the 53rd minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Rodrigo Amaral in the 55th minute of play forced Sociedad Anónima's goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. If Lia Engraba had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 62nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Gianluigi Buffon took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Leocadio Teja, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Gianluigi Buffon showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Leocadio Teja in the 73rd minute of the match. In the 73rd minute the ball was on its way in behind Sociedad Anónima's goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. After having played for 74 minutes, Velasco Rollan managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Sociedad Anónima's supporters crossed their fingers, but Velasco Rollan was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Sociedad Anónima's Cordaryal Valdecañas was substituted for Ramos Trasmiera. A collision led to Artigas getting a freekick after 80 minutes play. Celso Mesa hit a great ball. Sociedad Anónima's Marino Malet was substituted for Pero Barrutia. In the 81st match minute, Artigas was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Celso Mesa to maneuver through the defense. After a rather tough play, Artigas's Xano Villerias got a free kick in the 87th minute. Xano Villerias got a throw-in 89 minutes in the game and the ball was received by Esteban Sustrai. The supporters of Artigas booed when Sociedad Anónima was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 94 match minutes in a wonderful position. Zavior Negral didn't get a good kick on the ball. After having played for 95 minutes, Xano Villerias managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Artigas's supporters crossed their fingers, but Xano Villerias was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Xano Villerias got a throw-in 97 minutes in the game and the ball was received by Leocadio Teja. The Artigas supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching Sociedad Anónima's performance. The match ended with a win for Sociedad Anónima.
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