League

Napostá
Spectators: 7199 (Terracing: 5403, Seating: 1656, VIP seats: 140) Bragado For Ever's Uriel Estefan 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. If Uriel Estefan had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 13th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Adrian Toro showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Uriel Estefan in the 19th minute of the match. In the 20th minute Edgard Guzman shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Adrian Toro saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After some careless play in the Napostá defense, Edgard Guzman kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Adrian Toro. The Napostá fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Adrian Toro should have stopped the shot. When Edgard Guzman came up free with the goalie in the 26th minute, the Bragado For Ever 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 Edgard Guzman couldn't finish the play. Arnoldo Ibañez fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 30th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Lázaro Ciano having to interfere. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Venancio Egoitz during the 33rd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After a rather tough play, Napostá's Venancio Egoitz got a free kick in the 33rd minute. In the 34th minute, Aquiles Brais sent off a long shot on goal, but the shot was nowhere near the goal and Napostá's Adrian Toro didn't even have to move. Lázaro Ciano made a fantastic save in the 37th minute, when Jose Nuñez sent off a good shot on target. 42 minutes into the game, Napostá's Venancio Egoitz nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Lázaro Ciano made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-1. The score stood at 1-1 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Arnoldo Ibañez was the one to do the kick off. Adrian Toro came out of the goal in the 60th minute to try and stop a shot by Bragado For Ever's Edgard Guzman. But to his dismay, Edgard Guzman quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-2. Gregorio Calixto kicked well hit freekick during the 65th minute of the match. In the 66th minute the ball was on its way in behind Bragado For Ever's goalkeeper Lázaro Ciano, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Edgard Guzmans short, quick shot in the 69thth minute got Adrian Toro to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. Arnoldo Ibañez recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 71st minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. 72 minutes into the game, Napostá's Jose Nuñez nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Lázaro Ciano made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-2. Lázaro Ciano made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Arnoldo Ibañez in the 78th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jose Nuñez in the 82nd minute of play forced Bragado For Ever's goalkeeper Lázaro Ciano to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A collision led to Napostá getting a freekick after 84 minutes play. Salvador Astrada hit a great ball. When Jose Nuñez came up free with the goalie in the 87th minute, the Napostá 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 Jose Nuñez couldn't finish the play. After a defensive mix-up in Bragado For Ever's zone, Venancio Egoitz stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Lázaro Ciano came out of the goal and Venancio Egoitz tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After having played for 92 minutes, Jose Nuñez managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Napostá's supporters crossed their fingers, but Jose Nuñez was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Gregorio Calixto charged in rather forcefully in the 93rd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Gregorio Calixto the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 93rd match minute, Bragado For Ever was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Gregorio Calixto to maneuver through the defense. Jose Nuñez fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 95th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Lázaro Ciano having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Arnoldo Ibañez in the 96th minute of play forced Bragado For Ever's goalkeeper Lázaro Ciano to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Neither set of supporters seemed pleased with the draw, but both teams had played equally well today.