Friendly League

Campeón del Siglo
Spectators: 39 (Terracing: 30, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Nestor Barria took the kick off in the first half of the match. Maxi López who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 5thth minute tested the skills of Jacinto Cross when he managed to save the team from getting behind. With a little luck, Talcampeón FC's Jacinto Cross got control of the ball when Maxi López tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 22nd minute, Nestor Barria made a precise shot to the right of Enzo Baracaldo. C.A. Peñarol's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. 27 minutes into the match, Nestor Barria notched a goal, 0-2, to the right of C.A. Peñarol's Enzo Baracaldo. Enzo Baracaldo was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Samuel Benavente's late challenge caught a Talcampeón FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Samuel Benavente helped the player get up and apologised. In the 30th minute, Samuel Benavente hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Enzo Baracaldo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Nestor Barria, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Jacinto Cross showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Maxi López, who was totally free with the ball in the 38th minute. The crowd rose to their feet as C.A. Peñarol's Maxi López slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Jacinto Cross. That made the score 1-2 after 40 minutes of play. Maxi López received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 45th minute. Jacinto Cross tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When Severiano Hasche fell near the penalty area in the 46th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Talcampeón FC's protests and gave Severiano Hasche a yellow card for diving instead. After a rather tough play, Talcampeón FC's Severiano Hasche got a free kick in the 46th minute.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Maxi López made a kick off. Enzo Baracaldo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Nestor Barria, who was totally free with the ball in the 52nd minute. Maxi López fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 54th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Jacinto Cross having to interfere. C.A. Peñarol's Enzo Baracaldo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Nestor Barria in the 60th minute of play. Nestor Barria could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 63rd minute of the match, but Enzo Baracaldo made a huge save. Jacinto Cross showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Maxi López in the 65th minute of the match. Jacinto Cross made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Samuel Benavente in the 70th minute of play. After having played for 71 minutes, Maxi López managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. C.A. Peñarol's supporters crossed their fingers, but Maxi López was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 73rd minute, Maxi López 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. Enzo Baracaldo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Fernán Parga in the 74th minute of the match. Enzo Baracaldo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from José Francisco Maffey, who was totally free with the ball in the 80th minute. Maxi López sent away a hard shot on goal in the 83rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The Talcampeón FC players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.