National cup

National stadium
Spectators: 13604 (Terracing: 10000, Seating: 3316, VIP seats: 288) Dominican Republic's Hernán Diaz 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. 4 minutes into the match, Dominican Republic's goal looked a bit too open when Valentine Hernandez came free, but Jesús Caminero reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Paraguay's Ariel Balboa played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Hernán Diaz in the 8th minute of play. Ariel Balboa stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Aldo-Pedro Poy's shot from short distance in the 9th minute. 12 minutes into the match, Paraguay's Valentine Hernandez sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Jesús Caminero narrowly saved just below the crossbar. 12 minutes into the game, Paraguay's Valentine Hernandez nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Jesús Caminero made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. 16 minutes into the match, Dominican Republic's goal looked a bit too open when Valentine Hernandez came free, but Jesús Caminero reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Jesús Caminero stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Valentine Hernandez's shot from short distance in the 20th minute. 28 minutes into the match, Dominican Republic's goal looked a bit too open when Valentine Hernandez came free, but Jesús Caminero reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Jesús Caminero showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Valentine Hernandez in the 31st minute of the match. Jesús Caminero took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Valentine Hernandez, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Ariel Balboa took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Bruno Melillo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a defensive mix-up in Dominican Republic's zone, Valentine Hernandez stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Jesús Caminero came out of the goal and Valentine Hernandez tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-2.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Valentine Hernandez made a kick off. Quique Jara charged in rather forcefully in the 52nd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Quique Jara the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Quique Jara kicked well hit freekick during the 52nd minute of the match. Jesús Caminero took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Valentine Hernandez, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Ariel Balboa took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Aldo-Pedro Poy, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 64 minutes into the match, Valentine Hernandez notched a goal, 0-3, to the right of Dominican Republic's Jesús Caminero. Jesús Caminero was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Dominican Republic's goalkeeper couldn't reach when Valentine Hernandez 69 minutes into the game got a good kick on the ball which found its way into goal just inside left pole. 0-4. After having played for 73 minutes, Valentine Hernandez managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Paraguay's supporters crossed their fingers, but Valentine Hernandez was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. The audience was convinced that Valentine Hernandez's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Jesús Caminero was relentless in the 80th minute of the game. Paraguay's Ariel Balboa played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Hernán Diaz in the 82nd minute of play. If Clemente Cisneros had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 88th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 90th minute, Valentine Hernandez reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Jesús Caminero. The goal made the score 0-5. Bruno Melillo charged in rather forcefully in the 95th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Bruno Melillo the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The long shot by Exequiel Viera in the 95th minute really tested Jesús Caminero's skills. The ball was on its way into the goal to the left of him when he managed to stretch himself and save the shot and avoid a goal.