League

La Bestia
Spectators: 7675 (Terracing: 5757, Seating: 1765, VIP seats: 153) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Hector Esquipula kicked off to start the match. İlyas Özkılıc fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 8th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Benigno Saturnin having to interfere. In the 11th minute İlyas Özkılıc shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Benigno Saturnin saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Benigno Saturnin took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Elias Roldan, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 13 minutes into the match, Rosario Central's goal looked a bit too open when Luis Liberto came free, but Cristian Lucchetti reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 14thth minute of the game Luis Liberto who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Rosario Central's Cristian Lucchetti was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Cristian Lucchetti showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Luis Liberto in the 15th minute of the match. POETAS DEL CESPED's Benigno Saturnin played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Elias Roldan in the 15th minute of play. Melchor Gonzalez hit a great freekick 16 minutes into the match. Elias Roldan might have been able to make a better finish in the 20th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Benigno Saturnin. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Elias Roldan ran back to his position shaking his head. Benigno Saturnin took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Elias Roldan, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 26 minutes into the match, POETAS DEL CESPED's goal looked a bit too open when Elias Roldan came free, but Benigno Saturnin reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 29 minutes into the match, POETAS DEL CESPED's goal looked a bit too open when Elias Roldan came free, but Benigno Saturnin reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 30thth minute of the game Elias Roldan who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but POETAS DEL CESPED's Benigno Saturnin was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Benigno Saturnin made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Igor Silvino in the 32nd minute of play. After some fancy dribbling in the 35th minute, Elias Roldan managed to get in a good position for a shot. Rosario Central's supporters rose to their feet, but Elias Roldan was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Benigno Saturnin breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Gerson Carneiro in the 38th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Benigno Saturnin saved POETAS DEL CESPED from getting behind. Urbano Jaunti kicked well hit freekick during the 39th minute of the match. Luis Liberto in the 40thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Cristian Lucchetti, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. 42 minutes into the match, Rosario Central's goal looked a bit too open when Luis Liberto came free, but Cristian Lucchetti reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Cristian Lucchetti made an important save on a dangerous shot by Hector Esquipula in the 45th minute. POETAS DEL CESPED's Benigno Saturnin played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Elias Roldan in the 46th minute of play. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the 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. Elias Roldan was the one to do the kick off. When POETAS DEL CESPED's Luis Liberto in the 51st minute got a chance for a shot 51st didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Rosario Central's goalie prevented a goal. 54 minutes into the match, POETAS DEL CESPED's goal looked a bit too open when Gerson Carneiro came free, but Benigno Saturnin reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 56th minute Albino Presebal shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Cristian Lucchetti saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 59th match minute, POETAS DEL CESPED was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Luis Liberto to maneuver through the defense. POETAS DEL CESPED's Silverio Boniel was substituted for Eloy Santiago. After some fancy dribbling in the 65th minute, Hector Esquipula managed to get in a good position for a shot. POETAS DEL CESPED's supporters rose to their feet, but Hector Esquipula was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Cristian Lucchetti breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Justo Mergildo in the 68thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Benigno Saturnin, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. With his leg Benigno Saturnin managed to avoid a goal in the 69thth minute, when Rosario Central's Justo Mergildo fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. After 71 minutes, Cleto Bertran mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the POETAS DEL CESPED and the Rosario Central players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 77th minute, Rosario Central's Lautaro Martines ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Benigno Saturnin. Benigno Saturnin yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 0-2. In the 85th minute, Taurino Bedia hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Cristian Lucchetti made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Mateo Kepa in the 86th minute of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Justo Mergildo got free with Benigno Saturnin in the 90th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. Rosario Central walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.