League

Estadio Pedernal
Spectators: 6666 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1666, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Isidoro Solustiano kicked off to start the match. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Tadeo Poz in the 5th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Ricardo Aguirre prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Tadeo Poz in the 7th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Ricardo Aguirre prevented the ball from getting in the gole. When Sampdoria AC's Tadeo Poz in the 11th minute got a chance for a shot 11th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Pedernal's goalie prevented a goal. Pedernal's Ricardo Aguirre played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Tadeo Poz in the 13th minute of play. After a defensive mix-up in Pedernal's zone, Gilberto Mergildo stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Ricardo Aguirre came out of the goal and Gilberto Mergildo tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After a defensive mix-up in Pedernal's zone, Tadeo Poz stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Ricardo Aguirre came out of the goal and Tadeo Poz tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Sampdoria AC's Jacinto Lucila got a good chance for a goal in the 23rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After a defensive mix-up in Pedernal's zone, Tadeo Poz stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Ricardo Aguirre came out of the goal and Tadeo Poz tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 31 minutes into the match, Jacinto Lucila had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Ricardo Aguirre. Pedernal's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Jacinto Lucila was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-2. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Tadeo Poz in the 36th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Ricardo Aguirre saved Pedernal from getting behind. The audience was convinced that Tadeo Poz's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Ricardo Aguirre was relentless in the 39th minute of the game. In the 41st minute of the match Gilberto Mergildo sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Ricardo Aguirre skillfully saved the ball. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Tadeo Poz in the 43rd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Ricardo Aguirre prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 45th minute of the match Marco Gabino shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Ricardo Aguirre showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. In the 46th minute, Jacinto Lucila ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Ricardo Aguirre was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-3. Disappointed in the 0-3 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Tadeo Poz stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. When Sixto Artaldo came up free with the goalie in the 52nd minute, the Pedernal 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 Sixto Artaldo couldn't finish the play. Feliberto Ramos took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Alvaro Iztal, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 57 minutes had been played when some careless play by Pedernal's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Rodrigo Manny was slow to take the kick. During this time Sampdoria AC's players had a chance to rest. The corner ended in Rodrigo Manny almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Pedernal's Ricardo Aguirre did a great save. If Tadeo Poz had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 60th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Sampdoria AC's Jacinto Lucila got a good chance for a goal in the 70th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Sampdoria AC made a substitution. Marciano Farias replaced Tadeo Poz. Ricardo Aguirre stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Marciano Farias's shot from short distance in the 89th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Candido Pacorro in the 93rd minute of play forced Pedernal's goalkeeper Ricardo Aguirre to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The audience was convinced that Marciano Farias's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Ricardo Aguirre was relentless in the 97th minute of the game. Sampdoria AC played a much better game than Pedernal and deserved their victory. The Pedernal players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.