League

Marcelo Gallardo St
Spectators: 7102 (Terracing: 5431, Seating: 1665, VIP seats: 6) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Erubiel Danel started the match with the kick off. Celestino Ayala hit a great freekick 3 minutes into the match. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Erubiel Danel in the 5th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Tiburcio Heli prevented the ball from getting in the gole. When Gabriel Honrio came up free with the goalie in the 6th minute, the Candelaria 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 Gabriel Honrio couldn't finish the play. In a very dangerous position, a player in Winners FC fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 11th minute. Penalty! Winners FC:s Tiburcio Heli showed great skill when he stopped Lorenzo Theobald:s penalty. Tiburcio Heli showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Erubiel Danel in the 15th minute of the match. Severiano Lizer hit a great freekick 15 minutes into the match. Erubiel Danel fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 17th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Tiburcio Heli having to interfere. In the 21stth minute of the game Erubiel Danel who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Winners FC's Tiburcio Heli was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gabriel Honrio in the 26th minute of play forced Winners FC's goalkeeper Tiburcio Heli to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a rather tough play, Candelaria's Teofilo Gabrio got a free kick in the 43rd minute. With a little luck, Candelaria's Rafael Min got control of the ball when Joaquin Artaldo tried to sneak it across the goal line. Valentin Mateo sent away a hard shot on goal in the 46th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Valentin Mateo to make the kick off. Tiburcio Heli made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Erubiel Danel in the 64th minute of play. In the 64th match minute, Winners FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Eduardo Meder to maneuver through the defense. Eduardo Meder kicked well hit freekick during the 66th minute of the match. After 70 played minutes Winners FC got a freekick which was hit by Eduardo Meder. In the 80th minute, Gabriel Honrio made a precise shot to the right of Tiburcio Heli. Winners FC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. If Joaquin Artaldo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 92nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. 95 minutes into the game, Candelaria's Gabriel Honrio nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Tiburcio Heli made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-2. When the final whistle was heard the away supporters stood up and showed their joy. Candelaria had managed to secure a win in what was a close match throughout.