League

Macarena Stadium
Spectators: 8002 (Terracing: 6003, Seating: 1840, VIP seats: 159) Imperial's Abejundio Madariaga 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 game, Huetre's Vicente Pietro nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Frederick Baltanas made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. Napoleón Azofra sent away a hard shot on goal in the 9th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Vicente Pietro received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 12th minute. Frederick Baltanas tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Vicente Pietro might have been able to make a better finish in the 16th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Frederick Baltanas. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Vicente Pietro ran back to his position shaking his head. Feliz Ladra's late challenge caught a Huetre's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Feliz Ladra helped the player get up and apologised. In the 18th match minute, Imperial was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Feliz Ladra to maneuver through the defense. Frederick Baltanas showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Roque Ribeiro, who was totally free with the ball in the 20th minute. Roque Ribeiro sent away a hard shot on goal in the 21st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Frederick Baltanas took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Vicente Pietro, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 32nd minute, Vicente Pietro left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Huetre fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-2. When Xalvador Navas fell near the penalty area in the 36th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Huetre's protests and gave Xalvador Navas a yellow card for diving instead. After 36 played minutes Huetre got a freekick which was hit by Xalvador Navas. Frederick Baltanas showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Roque Ribeiro in the 38th minute of the match. 42 minutes into the game, Huetre's Vicente Pietro nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Frederick Baltanas made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-3. Vicente Pietro sent away a hard shot on goal in the 45th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Disappointed in the 0-3 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Napoleón Azofra was the one to do the kick off. If Napoleón Azofra had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 51st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 53rd minute, Imperial's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Roque Ribeiro fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. Alfronso Cazorla kicked well hit freekick during the 54th minute of the match. When Napoleón Azofra came up free with the goalie in the 55th minute, the Huetre 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 Napoleón Azofra couldn't finish the play. Vicente Pietro recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 57th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Millano Pacheco kicked well hit freekick during the 60th minute of the match. Nicolás Yeste blasted a shot towards the goal in the 62nd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Frederick Baltanas having to make a save. Napoleón Azofra struck a weak shot in the 63rd minute. Frederick Baltanas didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Huetre. After 65 played minutes Huetre got a freekick which was hit by Bautista Torrente. When Bautista Torrente fell near the penalty area in the 66th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Huetre's protests and gave Bautista Torrente a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to Huetre getting a freekick after 67 minutes play. Bautista Torrente hit a great ball. Huetre's Vicente Pietro got a good chance for a goal in the 74th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Vicente Pietro received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 77th minute. Frederick Baltanas tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Silverio Companys sent away a hard shot on goal in the 80th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. When Huetre's Napoleón Azofra in the 81st minute got a chance for a shot 81st didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Imperial's goalie prevented a goal. 83 minutes into the match, Huetre's Vicente Pietro sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Frederick Baltanas narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Vicente Pietro fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 85th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Frederick Baltanas having to interfere. In the 87th minute, Roque Ribeiro 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. Vicente Pietro might have been able to make a better finish in the 89th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Frederick Baltanas. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Vicente Pietro ran back to his position shaking his head. Vicente Pietro could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 89th minute of the match, but Frederick Baltanas made a huge save. Vicente Pietro received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 91st minute. Frederick Baltanas tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Frederick Baltanas made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Roque Ribeiro in the 92nd minute of play. After 95th play minutes Napoleón Azofra shot 0-4, a short shot which went by Frederick Baltanas and just under the crossbar into goal. Huetre played a much better game than Imperial and deserved their victory. The Imperial players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.