La Bombonera
Spectators: 165 (Terracing: 124,
Seating: 38, VIP seats: 3) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Lionel-Andrés Messi got the match started through his kick off. After a rather tough play, Defensores de Lombroso's Lucio Cordarrol got a free kick in the 4th minute. After some fancy dribbling in the 8th minute, Godfredo Gau managed to get in a good position for a shot. Defensores de Lombroso's supporters rose to their feet, but Godfredo Gau was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Fernado Alves breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Lionel-Andrés Messi could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 10th minute of the match, but Fernado Alves made a huge save. An unexpectedly hard shot by Christiano Ronaldo in the 11th minute of play forced Defensores de Lombroso's goalkeeper Denis Paulin to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Christiano Ronaldo in the 13th minute of play forced Defensores de Lombroso's goalkeeper Denis Paulin to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Lionel-Andrés Messi could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 15th minute of the match, but Fernado Alves made a huge save. Defensores de Lombroso's Denis Paulin played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Christiano Ronaldo in the 23rd minute of play. Fernado Alves made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Uriel Ferrer in the 25th minute of play. Fernado Alves made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Uriel Ferrer in the 26th minute of play. Unione Sportiva's attentive Cassiano Vilas Boas managed to snatch the ball when Lucio Cordarrol made a throw-in in the 28th minute of the game. Denis Paulin took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Christiano Ronaldo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 28th minute, Christiano Ronaldo ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Denis Paulin was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. With a little luck, Unione Sportiva's Fernado Alves got control of the ball when Uriel Ferrer tried to sneak it across the goal line. Fernado Alves made a fantastic save in the 34th minute, when Lionel-Andrés Messi sent off a good shot on target. After 35 played minutes Unione Sportiva got a freekick which was hit by Cassiano Vilas Boas. The referee felt a red card was in order, 46 minutes into the game, when August Bratt put in a rough tackle. In the 46th minute, one of Unione Sportiva:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Unione Sportiva. Fernado Alves had in the 49thth minute some difficulties stopping Godfredo Gau's well aimed penalty as it nearly passed him on his left side, but he still managed to hold the ball. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-1.
When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Christiano Ronaldo made a kick off. After some careless play in the Defensores de Lombroso defense, Cassiano Vilas Boas kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Denis Paulin. The Defensores de Lombroso fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Denis Paulin should have stopped the shot. After having played for 58 minutes, Cassiano Vilas Boas managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Unione Sportiva's supporters crossed their fingers, but Cassiano Vilas Boas was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. When Uriel Ferrer came up free with the goalie in the 61st minute, the Defensores de Lombroso fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Uriel Ferrer couldn't finish the play. In the 63rd minute of the match, Cassiano Vilas Boas tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Denis Paulin saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. Fernado Alves took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Roman Riquelme, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. If Lionel-Andrés Messi had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 70th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Defensores de Lombroso's Valentín Barco was substituted for Lucio Cordarrol. 74 minutes into the match, Unione Sportiva's goal looked a bit too open when Roman Riquelme came free, but Fernado Alves reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Denis Paulin made an important save on a dangerous shot by Christiano Ronaldo in the 78th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Roman Riquelme in the 79th minute of play forced Unione Sportiva's goalkeeper Fernado Alves to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Defensores de Lombroso made a substitution. Amadeo Raebert replaced Roman Riquelme. An unexpectedly hard shot by Amadeo Raebert in the 88th minute of play forced Unione Sportiva's goalkeeper Fernado Alves to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Amadeo Raebert in the 88th minute of play forced Unione Sportiva's goalkeeper Fernado Alves to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 92 minutes of play, Defensores de Lombroso's Uriel Ferrer made it 1-3 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Fernado Alves was left in no man's land by his defense there! After a rather tough play, Unione Sportiva's Tao Kun Xuan got a free kick in the 95th minute. After 96 played minutes, Defensores de Lombroso's Godfredo Gau shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Fernado Alves came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Defensores de Lombroso reached it. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched Unione Sportiva eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.
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