League

Estadio Azteca
Spectators: 7500 (Terracing: 5625, Seating: 1725, VIP seats: 150) Leon Constancio started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Honorato Goiz's late challenge caught a VILLAREAL FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Honorato Goiz helped the player get up and apologised. In the 2nd match minute, Jaguars Veracruz was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Honorato Goiz to maneuver through the defense. After a rather tough play, Jaguars Veracruz's Tomas Balasi got a free kick in the 9th minute. In the 10th minute of the match Delmar Lixandro sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Fidel Txurio skillfully saved the ball. In the 19th match minute, VILLAREAL FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Delmar Lixandro to maneuver through the defense. A collision led to VILLAREAL FC getting a freekick after 30 minutes play. 严悦伟 hit a great ball. VILLAREAL FC's Olgierd Paciuszko proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 32nd minute of the match, managed to save VILLAREAL FC from getting a goal against them. Jaguars Veracruz's Pablo Acevedo suffered a concussion in the 34th minute, after a hard challenge, and had to leave the field. After 34 minutes, Armando Osoitz mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the VILLAREAL FC and the Jaguars Veracruz players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 35th minute, Armando Osoitz hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Delmar Artaldo might have been able to make a better finish in the 35th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Olgierd Paciuszko. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Delmar Artaldo ran back to his position shaking his head. A collision led to VILLAREAL FC getting a freekick after 36 minutes play. Amador Loi hit a great ball. Oleg Lapikov took the ball and in the 41 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Fidel Txurio. Fidel Txurio dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-1.

51 minutes into the game, Paolo Fernanco was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Jaguars Veracruz's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave VILLAREAL FC the free kick. The supporters of VILLAREAL FC booed when Jaguars Veracruz was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 51 match minutes in a wonderful position. Paolo Fernanco didn't get a good kick on the ball. Leonel Hodei sent away a hard shot on goal in the 54th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. If Leon Constancio had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 56th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Leon Constancio in the 58th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Fidel Txurio saved Jaguars Veracruz from getting behind. Tomás Chano sent away a hard shot on goal in the 64th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Leon Constancio in the 67th minute of play forced Jaguars Veracruz's goalkeeper Fidel Txurio to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 67th match minute, VILLAREAL FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Julian Terciero to maneuver through the defense. Jaguars Veracruz's Fidel Txurio played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Leon Constancio in the 75th minute of play. After a defensive mix-up in VILLAREAL FC's zone, Leonel Hodei stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Olgierd Paciuszko came out of the goal and Leonel Hodei tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 80th minute, Tomás Chano ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Olgierd Paciuszko was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-2. In the 82nd match minute, Jaguars Veracruz was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Norberto Guifre to maneuver through the defense. If Fernando Gustau had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 86th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When the match had gone on for 89 minutes, Tomás Chano put it in 2-2 from a short distance just to the right of Olgierd Paciuszko. Leon Constancios short, quick shot in the 94thth minute got Fidel Txurio to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. An unexpectedly hard shot by Leon Constancio in the 96th minute of play forced Jaguars Veracruz's goalkeeper Fidel Txurio to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The second half was just like the first, even and exciting. The match ended in a draw.