League

Estadio Britos
Spectators: 7460 (Terracing: 5596, Seating: 1715, VIP seats: 149) Marcial Rivero took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Arnulfo Opilano, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Paolo Bazil could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 7th minute of the match, but Marcial Rivero made a huge save. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Marcos Froila in the 14th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Marcial Rivero prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Paolo Bazil in the 15thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Marcial Rivero, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. 17 minutes in the game, the ball went up into the seats when RIVER PASION FC's Arnulfo Opilano fired away a shot that was just a little bit too high. He walked away shaking his head. After 19 played minutes Medinas AFC got a freekick which was hit by Amadeo Ciano. Arnulfo Opilano blasted a shot towards the goal in the 21st minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Marcial Rivero having to make a save. After a rather tough play, RIVER PASION FC's Robustiano Vargas got a free kick in the 22nd minute. RIVER PASION FC's Arnulfo Opilano got a good chance for a goal in the 26th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 29th minute Arnulfo Opilano shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Marcial Rivero saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. A collision led to Medinas AFC getting a freekick after 32 minutes play. Astor Hanni hit a great ball. Inocencio Erasto kicked well hit freekick during the 35th minute of the match. Marcial Rivero was out of position in the 37 minute of play, and Paolo Bazil capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Paolo Bazil really showed his touch with that goal: 1-0. Teodoro Ritchie took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Julio Velasco, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. With a little luck, Medinas AFC's Marcial Rivero got control of the ball when Paolo Bazil tried to sneak it across the goal line. German Cardoso hit a great freekick 44 minutes into the match. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 1-0 at half-time.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Julio Velasco was the one to do the kick off. In the 50th minute, Astor Hanni hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After having played for 52 minutes, Herminio Baraquiel managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. RIVER PASION FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Herminio Baraquiel was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After some careless play in the Medinas AFC defense, Herminio Baraquiel kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Marcial Rivero. The Medinas AFC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Marcial Rivero should have stopped the shot. Robustiano Vargas took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 61st minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Marcial Rivero. Medinas AFC's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. After some careless play in the Medinas AFC defense, Arnulfo Opilano kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Marcial Rivero. The Medinas AFC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Marcial Rivero should have stopped the shot. Marcial Rivero showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Paolo Bazil in the 66th minute of the match. Amadeo Ciano hit a great freekick 68 minutes into the match. In the 69th minute, Orlando Estavan hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The audience was convinced that Herminio Baraquiel's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Marcial Rivero was relentless in the 75th minute of the game. Marcial Rivero took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Paolo Bazil, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. A hard shot 85 in the game by Julio Velasco from a close distance when the talented Teodoro Ritchie managed to make a qualified save. RIVER PASION FC's players were relieved. Medinas AFC's Marcial Rivero played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Arnulfo Opilano in the 88th minute of play. 91 minutes into the match, Medinas AFC's goal looked a bit too open when Paolo Bazil came free, but Marcial Rivero reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Herminio Baraquiel during the 92nd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After 92 played minutes RIVER PASION FC got a freekick which was hit by Herminio Baraquiel. It was no surprise that this one had ended in a win for the home team. RIVER PASION FC had played much better football throughout.