League

Mataracan
Spectators: 7471 (Terracing: 5695, Seating: 1746, VIP seats: 30) 2 minutes into the match, Tigre's goal looked a bit too open when Leandro Fagildo came free, but Vicente Eyague reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Jorge Cachorro in the 6th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Tilson Zavala saved Matará FC【LBF】 from getting behind. In the 10th minute Osvaldo Geofredo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Tilson Zavala saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 11 minutes had been played when some careless play by Matará FC【LBF】's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Karel Van Engelen was slow to take the kick. During this time Tigre's players had a chance to rest. A nice corner shot did that Karel Van Engelen got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Tilson Zavala quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. Tigre's Vicente Eyague proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 13th minute of the match, managed to save Tigre from getting a goal against them. In the 14th minute of the match Matará FC【LBF】 got a corner. Tigre's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Rigoberto Dacio ran over to the corner to take the kick. Osvaldo Geofredo fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 18th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Tilson Zavala having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jorge Cachorro in the 21st minute of play forced Matará FC【LBF】's goalkeeper Tilson Zavala to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a rather tough play, Tigre's Julio Gaxan got a free kick in the 23rd minute. The Tigre fans' excitement grew in the 26th match minute when Tigre's Jorge Cachorro looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 0-1 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Samuel Goren who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 33rdth minute tested the skills of Vicente Eyague when he managed to save the team from getting behind. Osvaldo Geofredo sent away a hard shot on goal in the 35th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. It seemed to be an obvious goal in the 36th minute, but Vicente Eyague got his fingers on the ball or the save, leaving Tigre hanging dry this time. Matará FC【LBF】 were awarded a corner in the 38th minute after Tigre's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Rigoberto Dacio took the corner. Rigoberto Dacio made a great header on Matará FC【LBF】's corner, it was just that Tigre's Vicente Eyague managed to reach the ball for a save. Matará FC【LBF】's Samuel Goren got a good chance for a goal in the 45th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Osvaldo Geofredo sent away a hard shot on goal in the 47th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Samuel Goren to make the kick off. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Osvaldo Geofredo during the 52nd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Osvaldo Geofredo kicked well hit freekick during the 53rd minute of the match. Tilson Zavala had great luck who in the 59thth minute grab hold of the ball when Osvaldo Geofredo from a short distance tried to put the ball inside the right post. Vicente Eyague showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Narciso Feo, who was totally free with the ball in the 60th minute. In the 63rd minute the ball was on its way in behind Matará FC【LBF】's goalkeeper Tilson Zavala, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Tigre's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Karel Van Engelen in the 66th minute. After taking down the ball on Tigre's corner Karel Van Engelen fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Tilson Zavala quite easily take care of the ball. After having played for 70 minutes, Osvaldo Geofredo managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Tigre's supporters crossed their fingers, but Osvaldo Geofredo was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Tigre made a substitution. Nathan de Haan replaced Osvaldo Geofredo. Tigre's Benedicto Aztore was substituted for Nico Otamendi. The supporters of Matará FC【LBF】 booed when Tigre was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 73 match minutes in a wonderful position. Horacio Belarmo didn't get a good kick on the ball. When Nathan de Haan came up free with the goalie in the 80th minute, the Tigre 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 Nathan de Haan couldn't finish the play. Matará FC【LBF】 made a substitution. Angel Fernado replaced Rigoberto Dacio. Matará FC【LBF】 made a substitution. Fabricio Clementi replaced Inocencio Diegotxe. Vicente Eyague showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Narciso Feo in the 84th minute of the match. Vicente Eyague showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Narciso Feo, who was totally free with the ball in the 87th minute. Narciso Feo recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 89th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. After 91 played minutes, Matará FC【LBF】's Hipolito Mede shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Vicente Eyague came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Matará FC【LBF】 reached it. In the 93rdth minute of the game Gonzalo Bernal who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Tigre's Vicente Eyague was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. When Matará FC【LBF】's Gonzalo Bernal in the 93rd minute got a chance for a shot 93rd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Tigre's goalie prevented a goal. After 95 minutes of play, Matará FC【LBF】's Samuel Goren made it 1-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Vicente Eyague was left in no man's land by his defense there! The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched Tigre eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.