League

Zuberbühler
Spectators: 7123 (Terracing: 5413, Seating: 1660, VIP seats: 50) Ceferino Gonsalvo started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. The crowd rose to their feet as Ceferino Gonsalvo kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Gervasio Lixandro. That made the score 1-0 in the 3 minute of play. After a defensive mix-up in La Gota FC's zone, Saverio Sindo stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Gervasio Lixandro came out of the goal and Saverio Sindo tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The supporters of Zuberbühler booed when La Gota FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 9 match minutes in a wonderful position. Victoriano Firme didn't get a good kick on the ball. Ceferino Gonsalvo sent away a hard shot on goal in the 10th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 15th minute, Saverio Sindo got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Guaberto Paskal during the 21st minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After a rather tough play, La Gota FC's Guaberto Paskal got a free kick in the 21st minute. Federico Maurin was probably a little too eager to shoot when he, in the 22nd played minute, shot the ball from way out. The shot was hard, but the ball flew wide of the goal. Fidel Lorien received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 24th minute. Rodrigo Quinton tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 26th minute Ceferino Gonsalvo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Gervasio Lixandro saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 28th minute Fidel Lorien shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Rodrigo Quinton saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 37th minute of the match Zuberbühler got a corner. La Gota FC's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Federico Maurin ran over to the corner to take the kick. After some fancy dribbling in the 39th minute, Saverio Sindo managed to get in a good position for a shot. Zuberbühler's supporters rose to their feet, but Saverio Sindo was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Gervasio Lixandro breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Ceferino Gonsalvo received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 40th minute. Gervasio Lixandro tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Gervasio Lixandro stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Ceferino Gonsalvo's shot from short distance in the 42nd minute. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 1-0 at half-time.

Saverio Sindo fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 54th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Gervasio Lixandro having to interfere. Gervasio Lixandro made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ceferino Gonsalvo in the 56th minute of play. The audience was convinced that Ceferino Gonsalvo's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Gervasio Lixandro was relentless in the 58th minute of the game. Saverio Sindo sent away a hard shot on goal in the 59th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. If Fidel Lorien had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 67th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. If Nemesio Ursino had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 69th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Gervasio Lixandro showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Saverio Sindo in the 79th minute of the match. If Ceferino Gonsalvo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 88th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Rodrigo Quinton stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Fidel Lorien's shot from short distance in the 92nd minute. A collision led to Zuberbühler getting a freekick after 92 minutes play. Elpidio Nikola hit a great ball. 93 minutes into the game, one of Zuberbühler:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. Baldomiro Bide shot the penalty kick by force right in the crossbar. No goal. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. Zuberbühler had won after a very even match.