League

Estadio San Martín
Spectators: 7524 (Terracing: 5644, Seating: 1730, VIP seats: 150) Escalada City FC's Pastor Quiroga 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. An unexpectedly hard shot by Fabio Lixandro in the 5th minute of play forced Escalada City FC's goalkeeper Pastor Noriega to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Celestino Ponce sent away a hard shot on goal in the 7th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 22 minutes into the match, Escalada City FC's Pastor Quiroga sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Vinicio Fidencio narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 24th minute, Cesar Columbo left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Escalada City FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-1. Celestino Ponce sent away a hard shot on goal in the 26th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After having played for 29 minutes, Pastor Quiroga managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Escalada City FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Pastor Quiroga was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Diego Gonchan received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 35th minute. Pastor Noriega tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When Cesar Columbo came up free with the goalie in the 38th minute, the Escalada City FC 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 Cesar Columbo couldn't finish the play. In the 41st minute Fabio Lixandro shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Pastor Noriega saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 42nd minute Diego Gonchan shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Pastor Noriega saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line.

An unexpectedly hard shot by Pastor Quiroga in the 54th minute of play forced Alejo Ledesma. cba.'s goalkeeper Vinicio Fidencio to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The audience was convinced that Pastor Quiroga's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Vinicio Fidencio was relentless in the 57th minute of the game. After having played for 58 minutes, Diego Gonchan managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Alejo Ledesma. cba.'s supporters crossed their fingers, but Diego Gonchan was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Cesar Columbo kicked well hit freekick during the 61st minute of the match. 63 minutes into the match, Escalada City FC's goal looked a bit too open when Fabio Lixandro came free, but Pastor Noriega reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Alejo Ledesma. cba.'s Fabio Lixandro got a good chance for a goal in the 65th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 66th match minute, Alejo Ledesma. cba. was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Gregorio Bartolome to maneuver through the defense. When the match had gone on for 70 minutes, Fabio Lixandro took a quick shot and it went in 1-2 without a chance for Pastor Noriega to make any attempt to save it. After some fancy dribbling in the 76th minute, Celestino Ponce managed to get in a good position for a shot. Escalada City FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Celestino Ponce was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Vinicio Fidencio breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Vinicio Fidencio took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Pastor Quiroga, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Alejo Ledesma. cba.'s Vinicio Fidencio played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Pastor Quiroga in the 82nd minute of play. After 86 minutes, Gregorio Bartolome mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Alejo Ledesma. cba. and the Escalada City FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. Escalada City FC made a substitution. Gonzalo Higuaín replaced Edelmiro Bartoli. Gregorio Bartolome kicked well hit freekick during the 88th minute of the match. Pastor Quiroga struck a weak shot in the 89th minute. Vinicio Fidencio didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Escalada City FC. Escalada City FC's Pastor Noriega proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 94th minute of the match, managed to save Escalada City FC from getting a goal against them. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched Alejo Ledesma. cba. eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.