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Match Report
Santiago FC
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000,
Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Anastasio Eneto took the kick off in the first half of the match. After a defensive mix-up in Santiago FC's zone, Higinio Garoa stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. David Eyague came out of the goal and Higinio Garoa tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Hector Paulin showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Anastasio Eneto, who was totally free with the ball in the 9th minute. The supporters of Santiago FC booed when Real Favaloro was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 10 match minutes in a wonderful position. Fabricio Baraquiel didn't get a good kick on the ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Romulo Bernat got free with Hector Paulin in the 19th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After a rather tough play, Real Favaloro's Fabricio Baraquiel got a free kick in the 19th minute. The supporters of Santiago FC booed when Real Favaloro was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 21 match minutes in a wonderful position. Octavio Sidoro didn't get a good kick on the ball. If Anastasio Eneto had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 23rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After some careless play in the Santiago FC defense, Celestino Niva kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of David Eyague. The Santiago FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that David Eyague should have stopped the shot. Hector Paulin showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Anastasio Eneto, who was totally free with the ball in the 30th minute. Ernesto Oier received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 31st minute. David Eyague tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 34 minutes into the game, Celestino Niva cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-2. David Eyague was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. David Eyague showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Celestino Niva, who was totally free with the ball in the 38th minute. After a rather tough play, Santiago FC's Romulo Bernat got a free kick in the 43rd minute.
53 minutes had been played when some careless play by Santiago FC's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Leandro Franco was slow to take the kick. During this time Real Favaloro's players had a chance to rest. Leandro Franco made a great header on Real Favaloro's corner, it was just that Santiago FC's David Eyague managed to reach the ball for a save. With his leg David Eyague managed to avoid a goal in the 55thth minute, when Real Favaloro's Celestino Niva fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. In the 62nd minute, Primitivo Etxatxu hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. David Eyague didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Celestino Niva went, in the 67th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-3 was the resulting score. 70 minutes into the match, Anastasio Eneto had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Hector Paulin. Real Favaloro's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Anastasio Eneto was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-3. Anastasio Eneto received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 75th minute. Hector Paulin tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Alejandro Giraldo hit a great freekick 78 minutes into the match. Celestino Niva had several of the Santiago FC's defenders around him in the penalty area when he, after 79 minutes of play, received a pass and succeeded in some way to shoot a shot which went straight ahead into goal. This resulted in a 1-4 score and a disappointed David Eyague as he didn't even see the shot coming. Ernesto Oier sent away a hard shot on goal in the 84th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Romulo Bernat sent away a hard shot on goal in the 86th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Real Favaloro's Hector Paulin played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Francisco Su in the 89th minute of play. The Santiago FC fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. Real Favaloro were clearly better and deserved to take the win.
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