League

Estadio Abuela Chona
Spectators: 7686 (Terracing: 5765, Seating: 1768, VIP seats: 153) CHONA AFC's Julio Cruz 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. When Estrellas de Caballito's Josiah Mwangi Rop in the 3rd minute got a chance for a shot 3rd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye CHONA AFC's goalie prevented a goal. In the 5th minute Estrellas de Caballito were awarded a corner. Donato Erramun went to the cornerflag to take it. The corner led Estrellas de Caballito's Cristobal Patxi to fire away a dangerous shot which Héctor David Calderón despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. Héctor David Calderón made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Americo Fernendo in the 8th minute of play. After 12 minutes of play, Estrellas de Caballito's Josiah Mwangi Rop made it 0-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Héctor David Calderón was left in no man's land by his defense there! In a very dangerous position, a player in Estrellas de Caballito fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 15th minute. Penalty! The goalkeeper, Esteve Blanco, was totally fooled by CHONA AFC's Placido Primeiro, who 17 minutes into the game made a penalty shot that went in on the goalkeeper's left side. 20 minutes into the match, CHONA AFC's goal looked a bit too open when Josiah Mwangi Rop came free, but Héctor David Calderón reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Héctor David Calderón showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Josiah Mwangi Rop, who was totally free with the ball in the 24th minute. Esteve Blanco showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Julio Cruz in the 25th minute of the match. With a little luck, Estrellas de Caballito's Esteve Blanco got control of the ball when Julio Cruz tried to sneak it across the goal line. The audience was convinced that Josiah Mwangi Rop's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Héctor David Calderón was relentless in the 28th minute of the game. Esteve Blanco showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Maxim Vacarciuc in the 32nd minute of the match. Herminio Haimar hit a great freekick 33 minutes into the match. Haroldo Cordarius could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 36th minute of the match, but Esteve Blanco made a huge save. Julio Cruz could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 43rd minute of the match, but Esteve Blanco made a huge save. Cristobal Patxi received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 44th minute. Héctor David Calderón tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Héctor David Calderón made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Josiah Mwangi Rop in the 46th minute of play.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Josiah Mwangi Rop was the one to do the kick off. With 53 minutes on the clock, Placido Primeiro commited a dangerous tackle. The referee had no choice but to show him the red card. After 52 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for CHONA AFC! Héctor David Calderón had in the 54thth minute some difficulties stopping Donato Erramun's well aimed penalty as it nearly passed him on his left side, but he still managed to hold the ball. 56 minutes in the game, the ball went up into the seats when Estrellas de Caballito's Cristobal Patxi fired away a shot that was just a little bit too high. He walked away shaking his head. Esteve Blanco showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Tyrone Coburn, who was totally free with the ball in the 59th minute. With a little luck, CHONA AFC's Héctor David Calderón got control of the ball when Artemio Francho tried to sneak it across the goal line. Esteve Blanco took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Kimmo Führer, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Kimmo Führer in the 73rd minute of play forced Estrellas de Caballito's goalkeeper Esteve Blanco to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Cristobal Patxi's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Héctor David Calderón read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 75th minute of play. The audience was convinced that Julio Cruz's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Esteve Blanco was relentless in the 81st minute of the game. When Aquiles Iraitz came up free with the goalie in the 82nd minute, the Estrellas de Caballito 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 Aquiles Iraitz couldn't finish the play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Cristobal Patxi got free with Héctor David Calderón in the 84th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After 86 played minutes CHONA AFC got a freekick which was hit by Haroldo Cordarius. CHONA AFC's Héctor David Calderón proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 86th minute of the match, managed to save CHONA AFC from getting a goal against them. In the 93rd minute of the match, Josiah Mwangi Rop got a very nice opportunity to score, but Héctor David Calderón was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. Neither set of supporters seemed pleased with the draw, but both teams had played equally well today.